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  • Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert accused of ‘turning backs on women’ by Saudi ambassador

    Al-Saud said the pair should "get your facts straight" on matters of Saudi law affecting women and said their arguments were "based on outdated stereotypes and western-centric views of our culture". She added: "Failing to acknowledge the great progress women have made in Saudi Arabia denigrates our remarkable journey. This not only undermines the progress of women in sports, it sadly undermines women, progress as a whole. "Sports should not be used as a weapon to advance personal bias or agendas or punish a society that is eager to embrace tennis and help celebrate and grow the sport."

  • Smart grids could improve Saudi Arabia’s renewables potential

    Saudi Arabia’s traditional power grid faces challenges such as transmission losses, low efficiency, and limited ability to accommodate renewable energy sources, creating the need for a modernized smart grid.

  • Top art exhibitions in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to see this spring

    As the calendar ticked over to 2024, art institutions in the Gulf began setting the stage for some of their best exhibitions of the year.

    The UAE will host Art Dubai and March Art Week, while Saudi Arabia has a growing fixture of events anchored by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation as well as exhibitions and biennials staged in AlUla.

  • Top art exhibitions in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to see this spring

    A mix of blockbuster shows and calmer retrospectives to catch in the coming months.

  • Saudi’s Seven and Formula E to open karting attractions

    Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven) has announced its latest partnership, this time with Formula E to launch indoor karting attractions in the kingdom. The Formula E venues will be located in four of Seven’s entertainment destinations across Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Abha. Each family-friendly attraction will offer adult karts, junior karts, and dual karts, as well as 400-metre-long tracks

  • 2 US-flagged ships with cargo for US Defense Department come under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

    Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the U.S. Defense and State departments came under attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Wednesday, officials said, with the U.S. Navy intercepting some of the incoming fire.

    The attacks on the container ships Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake further raise the stakes of the group's ongoing attacks on shipping through the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The U.S. and the United Kingdom have launched multiple rounds of airstrikes seeking to stop the attacks.

  • IBM inaugurates regional Saudi headquarters in Riyadh

    Krishna said that the investment in Saudi Arabia reinforces the firm’s longstanding commitment to the Kingdom. IBM first established its presence in Saudi Arabia in 1947, and has since worked on hundreds of projects in the government and private sectors. In recent years, IBM has worked with government, businesses and partners to help enhance the Kingdom’s tech landscape, including the local digital infrastructure, tech ecosystem and Saudi talent.

  • stc, Saudi Railway Company Partner to Elevate National Cybersecurity

    stc group has announced a strategic partnership between its subsidiary, sirar by stc, and the Saudi Railway Company (SAR), the owner and operator of railway networks in Saudi Arabia. This collaboration is set to revolutionize the realm of Information Technology and technological innovation within the Kingdom's critical infrastructure. This will facilitate an alliance for a strategic move to deepen the national expertise in cybersecurity and technology within critical infrastructure sectors.

  • Schiattarella Associati’s digital art center in Saudi Arabia draws from Najdi architecture

    Schiattarella Associati has unveiled Diriyah Art Futures, a distinctive digital art ‘incubator’ in Saudi Arabia designed for exhibitions, education, and art production. Covering an area of 12,800 square meters, it is situated northwest of Riyadh, close to a significant historical and archaeological site in the Arabian Peninsula. The design approach of Schiattarella Associati emphasizes a connection with the surroundings, considering not only the physical characteristics of the context but also engaging with the cultural values and the memory of the location.

  • Nature’s Palette: Mohammad Alfaraj’s Art Captures the Spirit of Al-Ahsa

    Saudi filmmaker, storyteller, and installation artist Mohammad Alfaraj hails from the agricultural and industrial city of Al-Ahsa, a place that has shaped his creative practice both physically and conceptually. Mohammad’s artwork, often featuring fables with human and nonhuman characters, draws on local and regional histories to explore everyday life and environmental issues as well as to reflect on Saudi natural history. His multidisciplinary practice relies on found materials, such as palm fronds, sand, and dates, in a nod to the environmental pillars of his hometown.