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  • Smart apps: Saudi Arabia outshines top countries in pandemic management

    I recently returned from New York City, arguably one of the most “time is money” places in the US. While roaming the streets of Manhattan, what struck me was that everyone took out flimsy pieces of paper to show proof of vaccination, a rule imposed for indoor dining at restaurants. While everyone scrambled to dig into their bags to take out that piece of paper, I quickly took out my phone and showed them my Tawakkalna app, where the dates of my vaccination were clearly visible on the screen. Every barista I talked to told me how impressed they were with the “Saudi app,” which they said was among one of the best they’d seen.

  • Smart apps: Saudi Arabia outshines top countries in pandemic management

    I recently returned from New York City, arguably one of the most “time is money” places in the US. While roaming the streets of Manhattan, what struck me was that everyone took out flimsy pieces of paper to show proof of vaccination, a rule imposed for indoor dining at restaurants. While everyone scrambled to dig into their bags to take out that piece of paper, I quickly took out my phone and showed them my Tawakkalna app, where the dates of my vaccination were clearly visible on the screen. Every barista I talked to told me how impressed they were with the “Saudi app,” which they said was among one of the best they’d seen.

  • Saudi Arabia’s AlUla opens 2nd site-responsive desert art exhibition

    Under the theme of Sarab (mirage in English), the event runs from February 11 to March 30 and aims to explore ideas of mirage and oasis, where participating artists are invited to address dreams, camouflage, fiction, appearance or disappearance, extraction, illusion and myth, and examine the dichotomy between the natural and manmade worlds, reports Xinhua news agency.

  • Neom and MBC partner to establish AAA games development studio in Saudi Arabia

    AAA is a classification within the gaming industry that label games produced and distributed by midsized or big publishers that usually have higher budgets. “We know there is a growing convergence between gaming and the media sector more broadly, so by building one, we are helping the other grow,” Neom’s chief executive Nadhmi Al Nasr said.

  • Saudi Arabia Adopts Smart City Strategy

    The Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs, and Housing stated that over 50 initiatives will be launched in nine sectors by 2030. The initiatives include smart parking and systems to preserve the environment and waste disposal, housing and smart community management, land and asset management, urban landscape improvement, and urban planning. The ministry stressed that through the strategy, it aims to achieve three main goals: improving the quality of life of citizens, achieving financial sustainability, and improving the quality of services.

  • UK Culture secretary Nadine Dorries signs arts agreement with Saudi Arabia

    The UK government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Arabian state designed to strengthen cultural links between the two countries. Nadine Dorries, the UK Culture Secretary, participated in the signing ceremony at the Diriyah Biennale in the Jax district on the outskirts of Riyadh.

  • Saudi Arabia’s flag will be raised tomorrow as the only GCC member participating in 2022 Beijing Olympics

    Abdi will be the only Saudi Winter Olympian to go and will be competing in the alpine skiing Giant Slalom category. The Saudi skier arrived in the Chinese capital on Thursday in preparation for his historic participation on Feb. 13. Two other Saudis — skiers Salman Al-Howaish and Rakan Alireza — earned enough qualifying points to be eligible to compete in Beijing but Saudi Arabia was only allocated one place at the games.

  • Petrochemical projects continue to dominate upcoming oil and gas projects starts in Saudi Arabia by 2026, says GlobalData

    Petrochemical projects continue to dominate the commencement of upcoming projects across the oil and gas value chain in Saudi Arabia, accounting for around 60% of the total projects starts expected during 2022 to 2026, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s report, ‘Middle East Oil and Gas Projects Outlook to 2026 – Development Stage, Capacity, Capex and Contractor Details of All New Build and Expansion Projects’, reveals that petrochemical projects would witness the highest projects starts in Saudi Arabia (45), followed by midstream (15), upstream (fields) and refineries with eight and seven, respectively. Of the 45 petrochemical projects expected to start operations in the country by 2026, 37 would be new builds and the remaining are expansion projects.

  • Saudi Arabia’s TRSDC plans artificial wetlands as project advances in construction

    The developer of the world's largest sustainable tourism sites, The Red Sea Development Co., is planning to create artificial wetlands to further improve the environment as the company is advancing construction work. TRSDC, as the company is known, plans to create 38 hectares of artificial wetlands which are expected to attract birds and bats to feed on the many insects and invertebrates that colonize the wetlands, Damian Smith, a senior manager in the project's environmental team told Arab News.

  • Saudi Arabia requires citizens to take COVID booster shot to travel abroad starting Feb. 9

    Saudi Arabia said on Thursday that citizens will be required to take the COVID-19 booster shot to be able to travel abroad starting Feb. 9, state media reported. The kingdom is also requiring visitors to present a negative PCR result before entry.