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Ramadan Fasting Projected to Begin March 11, Muslims Worldwide Prepare
Based on the Islamic lunar calendar, the dates for Ramadan move through the year which can result in significantly different daily fasting periods depending on where you live. Since there are 12 lunar months superimposed over 12 solar months, Ramadan “moves back” about 11 days per solar year.
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Saudi Arabia Transfers 8% of Aramco to Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund
Saudi Arabia has moved a roughly $160 billion stake in its state oil giant Aramco into its main sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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New Imagery Released of F1 Circuit at Forthcoming Entertainment City Qiddiya
Saudi Arabia has released computer-generated images of its planned new racing circuit in the forthcoming mega entertainment project Qiddiya, which will feature a 20-story-high elevated first corner and a swimming pool overlooking a section of track, according to reports.
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Saudi PIF, Bahraini Counterpart Mumtalakat Sign Agreement to Boost Cooperation and Investment
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and its Bahrani counterpart, Mumtalakat, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation and enable new and promising investment opportunities in Bahrain.
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Israel, Gaza, and a region with shifting power dynamics with columnist Hussein Ibish
In Episode 125, the hosts welcome veteran columnist and analyst Hussein Ibish onto The 966 for his third appearance on the program to unpack the implications of Israel’s brutal war in Gaza and the shifting regional and global power dynamics since October 7th.
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Report Says Saudi Arabia Seeing a Surge in Demand for Cybersecurity Specialists
Saudi Arabia has seen a surge in demand for cybersecurity specialists amid growing concerns about cyber threats within the Kingdom, according to a recent report by security software company Qrator Labs.
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Human Capability Initiative Conference in Riyadh Concludes with Goal of Increasing Employment Rate in New Industries
The Human Capability Initiative (HCI) Conference launched this week in Riyadh at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center under the patronage of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with the goal of boosting human capital in the Kingdom.
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Riyadh Air Makes Waves at Aviation Festival of Asia 2024
New Saudi airline Riyadh Air is touting its new offering at an industry event in Asia, with the CEO and COO giving public appearances and with it a glimpse into the plans and aspirations of the startup airline.
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Lucid CEO Says Saudi Arabia Views Struggling EV Maker as Strategic Investment for Economic Diversification
Lucid Motors CEO said at the Geneva International Motor Show today that the struggling EV maker and its Saudi backers are “in this together for the long run” and the relationship is like a “marriage,” according to a report in Bloomberg.
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Ahead of LEAP in Saudi Arabia, MCIT’s Abdullah Alshamrani joins The 966 to talk tech, ecosystem development, and more…
Abdullah Alshamrani, General Manager of the Digital Entrepreneurship Center at Saudi Arabia’s MCIT join The 966 to talk ecosystem development in the Kingdom, the entrepreneurship scene, and the Kingdom as a future destination for tech.
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Entertainment industry playing a lead role in Saudi transformation
The entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia has seen a serious boost in recent years as the country continues on its course to becoming a hub for leisure – and overall a place for the wealthy to spend big. Consumer spending in entertainment is expected to reach $5 trillion by 2028, according to a report from Redseer Strategy Consultants.
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Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for ‘support’ of women’s rights
Saudi officials confirmed in a statement to the United Nations high commissioner for human rights that Manahel al-Otaibi was sentenced on 9 January for what the Saudi government called “terrorist offences”.
Al-Otaibi, who was sentenced in a secret hearing before the counter-terrorism court, was found guilty of charges related to a Saudi anti-terror law that criminalises the use of websites to “broadcasts or publishes news, statements, false or malicious rumors, or the like for committing a terrorist crime”.
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Geothermal – Saudi Arabia’s Next Energy Vector?
For decades, Saudi Arabia’s power sector has heavily relied on hydrocarbons for electricity generation. Their abundant supply, affordability, and differential performance have made them a top choice. A significant portion of this electricity provides power for air conditioning systems and water desalination plants.
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Food-poisoning patients released from intensive care, 25 discharged from Riyadh hospital
More than half of the patients who contracted food poisoning caused by the clostridium botulinum bacteria last Thursday were released from intensive care and 25 discharged from a local hospital, the Ministry of Health reported on X. The ministry’s spokesperson Dr. Mohammed Khalid Alabdulaali confirmed that the only source of the contaminated food was from the local Hamburgini fast-food restaurant chain.
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Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University
New York City police arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed-up in an academic building on Columbia University campus late on Tuesday and removed a protest encampment the Ivy League school had sought to dismantle for nearly two weeks.Shortly after police moved in, Columbia University President Minouche Shafik released a letter in which she requested police stay on campus until at least May 17 - two days after graduation - "to maintain order and ensure that encampments are not re-established."
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In Israel, Blinken set to push Netanyahu for sustained aid into Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, pushing to get more aid into Gaza, while urging Hamas to accept a deal that would halt fighting in the enclave and bring Israeli hostages home.Following visits to Riyadh and Amman earlier this week, the top U.S. diplomat is now in Israel for a series of meetings on the final stop of his Middle East tour.
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As famine looms in Sudan, the hungry eat soil and leaves
Nearly five million people are close to famine as the country’s civil war passes the one-year mark. Aid officials say the warring parties – the army and the Rapid Support Forces – are looting aid or blocking it from reaching areas where starvation is taking hold. But ‘the world’s largest hunger crisis’ is drawing little global attention.
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Biden is facing political pressure to make gas more expensive
Cheap gas is becoming politically expensive for President Joe Biden during a challenging election year. Pressure is building on Biden to ramp up sanctions enforcement against Russia, Iran, and Venezuela, Bloomberg reports — three major oil producers whose supplies have tamped down rising crude prices despite OPEC production cuts and a U.S. production glut.
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SecDef: I haven’t seen a full Israeli plan to protect civilians in Rafah
U.S. officials have “not seen a number of things that we believe that will have to happen” for the operation to proceed, Secretary Lloyd Austin told a House Armed Services Committee hearing. There are “some signs" of such preparations, Austin said, but he wants more assurances and planning, such as “making provisions for the civilians [so that] wherever you direct them to, you have sustainment in that area…so, you know, that the housing, the medical care, all that stuff that, that needs to be in place.”
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Arctech to build 3 GW factory in Saudi Arabia
Arctech Solar has launched a new partnership with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) to set up a production facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The factory will cover an area of approximately 97,000 square meters and will have a production capacity of 3 GW, with the potential to reach up to 10 GW through localized production. It will focus on PV-supporting tracker products for local customers.
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