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  • Noor Riyadh 2023, the annual festival of light and art in Saudi Arabia, announces dates and themes for its third edition

    Noor Riyadh Festival returns for its third edition, which will feature over 120 artworks by more than 100 artists across five hubs in the capital of Saudi Arabia, from November 30 to December 16 The festival features local and international artists and offers diverse workshops, thought-provoking seminars, and stimulating artistic discussions.

  • Morocco earthquake news: Race to find survivors as death toll rises to 2,800

    Rescuers are racing the clock to find survivors in the rubble more than 48 hours after Morocco's deadliest earthquake in more than six decades. More than 2,800 people were killed in a disaster that devastated villages in the High Atlas Mountains.

  • Red Sea Global Partners With EDF And Masdar For 25-Year Solar-Powered Amaala Project In Saudi Arabia

    Red Sea Global (RSG), the developer behind Amaala and The Red Sea, has partnered with French utility firm EDF and clean energy company Masdar to establish a 25-year concession agreement for a multi-utilities infrastructure facility serving the Amaala destination. Similar to The Red Sea, Amaala will rely entirely on solar energy, reducing CO2 emissions by nearly half a million tons annually.

  • Saudi prince sees bright future for esports partnership with China

    China's fast-growing esports sector will continue to attract Saudi capital in the years ahead providing huge opportunities for gaming companies and talents in both sides, said a Saudi royalty. The gaming and esports sector in Saudi Arabia is experiencing rapid growth. This aligns with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and economic diversification plans, aiming for long-term prosperity. The vision has enabled the exploration of new sectors, including gaming and esports, benefiting the country enormously, said Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and the Arab Esports Federation. Launched by the Saudi government in 2016, Saudi Vision 2030 is an economic and social reform blueprint designed to open the kingdom up to the world, and boost communication and coordination on regional and international affairs.

  • Saudi Arabia participates in international conference on combating sand storms held in Tehran

    Saudi Arabia participated on Monday in the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms held in Tehran, where it discussed it Sand and Dust Storm Warning Regional Center. CEO of the Saudi National Center of Meteorology, Ayman bin Salem Ghulam, stressed the kingdom’s efforts to mitigate climate change and combat sand and dust storms, citing the Saudi Green Initiative, introduced by the Crown Prince in March 2021, which is designed to tackle both local and global environmental challenges. The Middle East Initiative aims to plant 50,000,000,000 trees, which is equivalent to five percent of the global afforestation target.

  • Saudi trade with G20 countries worth $421bn, India a key partner

    Saudi Arabia’s trade with G20 countries reached $421bn last year and the Kingdom is looking to boost its economy with key partners.

  • Morocco rescuers race to find survivors as earthquake toll nears 2,500

    Rescuers raced against time on Monday to find survivors in the rubble more than 48 hours after Morocco's deadliest earthquake in over six decades, with nearly 2,500 killed in a disaster that devastated villages in the High Atlas Mountains. Search teams from Spain, Britain and Qatar were joining efforts to find survivors of the 6.8 magnitude quake that struck late on Friday night, 72 km (45 miles) southwest of Marrakech.

  • Biden gives Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed a hearty handshake a year after an awkward fist bump moment

    Biden warmly greeted Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, Mohammed bin Salman, after they appeared together along with several other leaders at the Group of 20 summit Saturday in New Delhi. The leaders had gathered to announce an ambitious plan to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe.

  • Are we seeing the start of Turkey’s economic turnaround?

    “We believe that the monetary policy tightening ..., the unwinding of distortive financial regulations and the fiscal revenue measures to curtail the fiscal deficit being pursued by the Ministry of Finance are steps in the right direction,” said Humberto Lopez, World Bank country director for Turkey. Inflation remains high at 58.9%, and the tax hikes disproportionately hit the poor, as Adam Lucente reports, but there are signs of a path to recovery.

  • First Saudi woman to participate in international beauty pageant: ‘Believe in God, in yourself, set a goal, and everything will come to you’

    Rahaf Al-Harbi became the first Saudi contestant at the Miss Europe Continental pageant in Napoli last year, an experience that brought her widespread recognition and prompted the fashion industry to take her more seriously, she told “The Mayman Show.” Al-Harbi said it was difficult to be accepted into the competition, as one of the prerequisites was prior experience in similar local and regional activities, which did not exist in Saudi Arabia at the time. Now, she has bigger ambitions.