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  • Ahead of the National Day, Saudi Arabia Celebrates Iconic Cultural Years

    With a bold vision to showcase Saudi Arabia’s majestic heritage, the Kingdom has designated the past four years as prestigious celebrations to crystalize the cultural symbols of the Saudi civilization. Since 2020, Saudi Arabia has embarked on various world initiatives to revolutionize the meanings of traditional symbols and reintroduce these national foundations in a captivating way.

  • Saudi Space Agency Launches ‘Abaad’ Astrophotography Competition

    According to the release, the competition aims to encourage interest in astrophotography and increase scientific awareness of astronomy and space sciences, building a creative and productive community. Saudi Astronaut Ali AlQarni, supervisor of Abaad, emphasized the competition's role in advancing space education and inspiring a new generation of astronomers. "The Abaad competition also aligns perfectly with SSA's mission to enrich Arabic content in space sciences and foster a community passionate about exploring the cosmos," said AlQarni.

  • KAUST announces building of the first regional class research vessel in Saudi Arabia

    KAUST has announced that Freire Shipyards, which has over 100 years of shipbuilding experience, will build its new research vessel, RV Thuwal II, at its yard in Vigo, Spain. Upon the expected completion in 2026, RV Thuwal II will be the first regional class research vessel for Saudi Arabia and enable complete access to the Red Sea, including coastal waters and the deep sea.

  • Saudi Arabia welcomes Sudanese government’s decision to reopen border crossing to aid

    Saudi Arabia on Thursday welcomed the Sudanese sovereign council’s decision to allow the use of the Adre border crossing with Chad for three months to enable the entry of aid into areas of the Darfur region. The Kingdom’s foreign ministry said it notes the positive impact of this step in addressing humanitarian needs, facilitating the delivery of aid, and ensuring the safety of humanitarian workers.

  • Saudi Arabia to Reduce Big Spending on Oil Sector, Goldman Says

    Saudi Arabia is expected to put less money into the oil industry than initially predicted in its goal to invest $1 trillion in strategic sectors by the end of the decade. The Gulf kingdom will likely direct the majority of its funds, around 73% of total investments, into non-oil sectors by 2030, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a shift from the bank’s earlier estimate of 66%.

  • Saudi’s PIF explains impact intention in new campaign

    Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has launched an educational content campaign to explain the relationship between its chosen sponsorships and its impact initiatives. In January, the sovereign wealth fund became a major sponsor of three major electric motorsport championships, including the FIA Formula E World Championship, as part of its mission to support the exploration of new sustainable technologies.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Digital Experience Maturity Index 2024 surges to 85%

    The index included the evaluation of 39 digital platforms according to four main perspectives that cover 20 themes. These perspectives included: measuring beneficiary satisfaction through the participation of more than 175,000 beneficiaries, in addition to evaluating the user experience, and the platforms’ mechanisms for dealing with their beneficiaries’ complaints.

  • Saudi Aramco seeks to deepen ties with China in petrochemicals and low-carbon solutions

    Saudi Aramco is looking to bolster ties with China in petrochemicals and low-carbon solutions, as the world’s largest oil and gas company seeks to diversify its business and support the net-zero goal of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter. “Our relationship with China has grown far beyond crude oil sales to develop into a more extensive, diversified and strategic bilateral collaboration,” Mohammed Al Qahtani, the downstream president of Aramco, said in an emailed interview with the Post.

  • Saudi Arabia launches National Kidney Exchange Program between families

    The program enables reciprocal kidney transplant between a pair of patients and their donors for the first time in the Kingdom, between families at King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam, and King Abdulaziz Medical City at the National Guard in Riyadh, under the supervision of the SCOT.

  • Saudi firm plans hydrogen-powered skyscraper in Egypt’s new capital

    A Saudi-controlled real estate firm says it plans to break ground early next year in Egypt's new capital on a $1 billion, 50-storey office tower that aims to be the first of its kind to be powered by clean hydrogen. The sophisticated design and high price tag represent a bet by Magnom Properties, a subsidiary of Saudi industrial group Rawabi Holding, that international clients will be drawn to the new capital, a city for over 6 million people being built from scratch in the desert east of Cairo.