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  • Saudi Arabia Ghazal Defies Camels as SUV for Desert Market
     

    Saudi Arabia is venturing into a territory normally reserved for automakers. The kingdom is developing the Ghazal, a sport-utility vehicle for the hazards of the desert, to diversify its economy beyond oil. The SUV, built by King Saud University in Riyadh, is an all-wheel drive vehicle with a rugged carbon-fiber frame aimed at taking on […]

     
  • Sarah Attar Is a Saudi Trailblazer, By Way of the U.S.
     

    One of the first women to compete for Saudi Arabia at the Olympics was born and raised in California. The athletes are Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani, who competes in judo, and Sarah Attar, a 19-year-old junior at Pepperdine University and a graduate of Escondido High School in California. Attar, who trains in San Diego, […]

     
  • Living Social
     

    In their pursuit to be where the young consum­ers are, brands have long identified social media as a crucial place to establish a presence. Where else will you find huge numbers of youngsters highly active and engaged? Results from market research company TNS indicate that 68 percent of MENA youth spend 12 hours per  week […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia to Send Olympic Women Athletes for First Time
     

    Saudi Arabia will send female athletes to the Olympic Games for the first time, the International Olympic Committee said, ending a ban by the kingdom where women aren’t allowed to drive. Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani will compete in judo at the London Games and Sarah Attar will run the 800 meters. The athletes, who […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Weighs Annual Budget to Boost Clean Energy
     

    An annual budget for renewables would differ from the feed- in tariffs that Germany, Spain, Italy, France and Britain offered to spur solar and wind power in their nations. Germany was first to introduce the feed-in tariff in 2004 and became the world’s biggest market for solar because of the subsidy, which is paid for […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia wins oil battle against Iran
     

    It seems that the first round in the series of the ferocious battles between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the two giant oil-exporting countries, was settled in favor of the latter. The Kingdom continued to produce oil regardless of the Iranian threats warning the Kingdom against filling the shortage in oil supplies that might result from […]

     
  • Showing Pragmatism, Egypt’s Morsi Looks to Saudi
     

    The first official foreign visit of any newly elected president represents a significant symbolic statement. Knowing this, new leaders choose their first visit very carefully, often selecting a country that is either a major strategic ally or an important trade partner. Nonetheless, the Egyptian government’s announcement that President Mohammed Morsi’s first foreign visit will take […]

     
  • Underground in Arabia
     

    Born and raised in Dhahran, I thought I had seen most of the natural wonders of the Eastern kingdom from the towering dunes of the Rub’ Al Khali to the pristine reefs of the Gulf, so it was a true surprise to read the manuscript for John Pint’s Underground in Arabia. I had visited the […]

     
  • Saudi Aramco to invest in new energy ventures
     

    Saudi Aramco has launched an investment arm to buy into companies that have developed technologies of strategic importance to Saudi Arabia and speed their deployment in the kingdom, the state-run energy group said. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC (SAEV) plans to invest in start-up and high-growth ventures offering new technologies to the upstream and downstream […]

     
  • Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia As Seen From Orbit at Night
     

    The city of Al Jubayl (or Jubail) is located on the coast of Saudi Arabia, along the Persian Gulf. The city has a history extending back more than 7,000 years, but since 1975 it has been associated with the petrochemical, fertilizer, and steel industries. At night, these industrial areas form a brightly lit region (image […]

     

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  • Mandarin teachers get ready for Saudi Arabia

    A total of 175 Chinese language teachers for primary and middle schools will begin their careers in Saudi Arabia in mid August.  They will become the first batch of Mandarin teachers to serve in Saudi Arabia, honoring an agreement on enhancing cooperation in Chinese language education that the two countries made last year. They completed pre-service training at Tianjin Normal University from July 29 to Friday.

  • Saudi Arabia’s tourism transformation is all about diversification: Video

    Religious tourism has long been a major driver for Saudi Arabia's economy. The government is now targeting growth in its wider travel and tourism industry, with potential gains for the private sector.

  • U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses

    The U.S. military will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy warships to the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Friday, as Washington seeks to bolster defenses following threats from Iran and its allies Hamas and Hezbollah. The U.S. is bracing for Iran to make good on its vow to respond to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh two days ago in Tehran - one in a series of killings of senior figures in the Palestinian militant group as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza rages.

  • Visit Saudi: The Impact of Tourism on the Saudi Economy

    The growth of tourism in the kingdom has been rapid. Spending by nonresidents visiting Saudi Arabia was four times higher in 2023 than in 2018. Meanwhile, spending by Saudi residents overseas is still below the peak of a decade ago. As a result, the net balance in the travel account of the balance of payments swung from a deficit of $3 billion in 2018 to a substantial surplus of $13 billion in 2023.

  • ‘Axis of Resistance’ girds for response to Israel’s ‘big mistake’

    While there is little dispute that Israel’s Mossad spy agency was behind the killing of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, there is contention over the way in which he was assassinated. Meanwhile, Arab states caught between Iran and Israel are scrambling—together with their US ally—to constrain the eruption of an all-out war that may redefine the region.

  • Qiddiya giga-project set to propel Saudi Arabia’s entertainment sector

    Canadian company AtkinsRéalis is the lead design consultancy for the project, and the firm’s Global Director of Creative, Theming and Show Design Bradley Caruk set out his vision for Qiddiya to  Arab News. “Having worked in the global entertainment industry for the past 25 years, I have learnt we are all the same. Everyone wants to have fun. With major innovative parks like Six Flags Qiddiya City, we have the unexpected – a fully immersive story-driven theme park experience,” he said.

  • Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon immediately

    Saudi foreign ministry urged its citizens on Sunday to leave Lebanon ‘immediately’ as regional tensions recently surged. In a statement, the ministry has reiterated its call for all Saudi nationals to avoid traveling to Lebanon. It said the Kingdom's embassy in Lebanon was closely monitoring the developments in the southern region of the country.

  • Report: Netanyahu decides not to seek normalization with Saudis before US election

    According to a report Sunday on Channel 12 news, Netanyahu made the decision because of the fast-moving US political developments, with the consideration that it might be worth waiting to see whether Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump is returned to the White House in the upcoming vote.

  • Saudi Arabia ranks 1st among G20 countries in workforce growth rate

    Saudi Arabia achieved the highest growth rates in both male and female workforce participation among all G20 countries between 2016 and 2021, according to data from the Kingdom’s National Labor Observatory. The statistics reveal a 1.7 percent growth rate for male workers in Saudi Arabia, surpassing Australia’s 1.5 percent and exceeding the rates of other G20 nations. Female workforce growth was even more notable, with a rate of 5.5 percent in Saudi Arabia compared to 2.1 percent in Australia and lower figures in the rest of the G20.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Domestic Tourism is Surging with Solo Travelers Leading the Charge

    Domestic travel in Saudi Arabia has seen a significant rise, according to recent data from Wego. Wego’s report highlights a notable 20.31 percent increase in domestic flight bookings during Eid Al-Fitr this year compared to the same period last year. The travel app and online marketplace, catering to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, recorded over three million searches specifically for Riyadh. Additionally, there was a 19.63 percent increase in domestic travel bookings during Eid Al-Fitr compared to the previous month.