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  • Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat

    More than two million people from more than 160 countries will attend, Rabiah said -- a dramatic increase on the 926,000 from last year, when numbers were capped at one million following the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • Saudi Arabia: A Century’s Experience in Crowd Management

    However, the situation is different at the host country of the biggest religious gathering on earth, Saudi Arabia, whose authorities have been running the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage for the past 100 years, and where numbers reach up to 3 million pilgrims from 193 countries, including senior citizens, people with disabilities, and children in an area measuring 33 km2 in only six days.

  • Saudi Arabia: A Century’s Experience in Crowd Management

    However, the situation is different at the host country of the biggest religious gathering on earth, Saudi Arabia, whose authorities have been running the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage for the past 100 years, and where numbers reach up to 3 million pilgrims from 193 countries, including senior citizens, people with disabilities, and children in an area measuring 33 km2 in only six days.

  • Summer transfer window: The biggest moves so far as Saudi Arabia becomes major factor

    The transfer window for clubs in England and Scotland opened on June 14, but clubs will not be able to sign players from abroad until the international window opens on July 1. All of Europe’s top five leagues close their transfer windows on September 1.

  • Commentary: Despite US Efforts, Iran is Ascendant

    The administration has touted the fact that over 200 military exercises have taken place in the region in the last two years, including Juniper Oak, the largest in the region to date, part of a clear message to Iran. Trade between Israel and its new Arab partners is booming, particularly the arms trade; and so is security cooperation.

  • Qatari Investment Authority close to buying stake in Wizards, Capitals, Mystics: Sources

    The NBA and NHL are on the precipice of being the first North American professional sports leagues to receive an investment from a sovereign wealth fund. The Qatari Investment Authority, the country’s sovereign wealth fund, is close to buying a stake in Monumental Sports and Entertainment, the parent company of the Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, and Washington Mystics, sources briefed on the deal told The Athletic.

  • Momentum building in Iran talks with West, says source

    Momentum appears to be building to revive negotiations around Iran’s growing nuclear program. Talks between Iran and the European Union on Wednesday focused on key sticking points, including nuclear enrichment levels and Iranian cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, one diplomatic source briefed on the matter told CNN.

  • ‘Paper Empire’ season 3 to be filmed in Saudi Arabia 

    Film AlUla announced on Wednesday that the production team of the cryptocurrency drama “Paper Empire” will film the entirety of the show’s 10-episode third season in Saudi Arabia’s AlUla.

  • Saudi Arabia Fashion Talents Land in Paris With Emerge Showcase

    The showcase — which highlighted the works of Torba Studio, Hindamme, Mazrood, Noble & Fresh, 1886, and Not Boring — was accompanied by a performance by the dance duo Les Gamal, Saudi female rapper Beast, and the London-based Laughta, as well as musicians from the National Orchestra invited by the Music Commission.

  • VoloCity Became the First Electric Air Taxi to Fly in Saudi Arabia

    Pair a futuristic smart city powered by clean energy with a new type of aircraft for zero-emission air mobility, and you have a Sci-Fi movie scene come true. In an era of ultimate globalism, it's unsurprising that a German-made aircraft became the first eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) to complete flight tests in Saudi Arabia in preparation for future commercial service in NEOM.