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  • Saudi Arabia’s Art World Has Long Been Isolated. With Its First Ever Biennial, It’s Looking to Usher in a New Chapter

    The rules of engagement for the cultural scene in what is an extremely conservative nation are still unclear. Tinari was likely tapped for his experience in running a museum in China, which requires the fine art of dealing with the People’s Republic and censorship.

  • Arqit in ‘smart city’ deal with Saudi Arabia’s Neom project

    David Williams, founder and chairman of Arqit, said the company will use a distributed ledger technology called Quantum Blockchain, which is “designed to deliver financial payments and smart contracts in a way that is sustainable, energy-efficient and can manage instantaneous transactions at close to zero cost”. He said: “Neom is without doubt leading the world in the development of cognitive communities, and therefore the perfect launch partner for this technology.”

  • ‘West Side Story’ Will Not Play In Saudi Arabia & Other Parts Of Middle East

    The situation is somewhat reminiscent of what happened in early November with Disney/Marvel’s Eternals which featured a same-sex kiss. At the time, Saudi Arabia and censors in other markets also sought cuts beyond any scenes of intimacy and Disney opted not to make them, hence distribution certificates weren’t issued. In the UAE, a version of Eternals was ultimately released that removed all scenes of intimacy — heterosexual and homosexual as is generally normal practice for these markets.

  • Spartan Race returns to Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia’s first Spartan Race took place in the mountains of Al-Soudah during the Asir Season in 2019, drawing more than 1,500 competitors and spectators. The race returns to the Kingdom on January 21, 2022, taking place at Dirab Park in Riyadh from 7am to 4pm.

  • Finnish runner to cross Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand desert

    Jukka Viljanen will set off on Dec. 6 on a 25-day journey through 1,300 km of desert terrain, with the aim of becoming the first person to run across the massive desert

  • AlUla Oasis: six artists to visually transform the cultural site in Saudi Arabia

    Six artists have been living in AlUla Oasis in north-western Saudi Arabia since the start of November as part of the pilot version of AlUla's first artists' residency programme. They have been collaborating with specialists who are developing the natural oasis into the planned 50-square-kilometre hospitality, heritage and cultural venture.

  • How to watch Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2021: UK start time, live stream, TV channel, standings and F1 schedule

    With four races to go Verstappen held a 19-point lead, but Hamilton – having already overcome a 32-point deficit earlier in the season to temporarily move in front of his Red Bull rival – has since reduced the gap to just eight points thanks to wins in Brazil and Qatar.

  • Saudi Arabia artist paints Riyadh’s walls atop a crane

    Saudi mural artist Noura bint Saidan puts the final touches to her mural creation of Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum on the Boulevard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

  • Quick-commerce startup YallaMarket eyes Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year after U.A.E expansion

    YallaMarket, a Dubai-based quick-commerce startup, is planning to expand within the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), and to enter Saudi Arabia and Qatar next year, to tap the appetite for speedy and convenient grocery shopping. The startup, which was formally launched last month, is expanding in the U.A.E cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai by setting up an additional 100 dark stores to offer 15-minute delivery services. Dark stores are order fulfillment centers for online retail outlets. These stores are inaccessible to customers but serve the important role of rapid order fulfillment. YallaMarket has two dark stores that are currently operational with plans to open two more in the next two weeks.

  • Ericsson inks partnership to boost 5G, 6G research in Saudi Arabia

    Ericsson and KAUST will utilize machine learning (ML) for frequency-selective wireless channels, with the aim of using deep learning to solve channel estimation and resource allocation problems for massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems. Moreover, Ericsson and KAUST will look into transparent and flexible intelligent surfaces for 5G and beyond enhanced communication, as future communication networks will have more emphasis on high data rates, low latency, and high security,