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Gidori, a New Private Golf-Focused Community and Destination at NEOM, Announced with A Focus on Lush Landscaping
The Board of Directors of NEOM has announced Gidori – an exclusive private golf community set amidst the breathtaking coastal hills of the Gulf of Aqaba – as the latest addition to NEOM, the evolving regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia, according to a press release.
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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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Secret Hamas Files Show How It Spied on Everyday Palestinians
The Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar has for years overseen a secret police force in Gaza that conducted surveillance on everyday Palestinians and built files on young people, journalists and those who questioned the government, according to intelligence officials and a trove of internal documents reviewed by The New York Times.
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The A.I. Kingdom Rises: Inside Saudi Arabia’s Ambitious Journey to Reshape the Global Tech Landscape
Mohammed Bin Salman Nonprofit City is a testament to Saudi Arabia's commitment to diversifying its economy and becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence and innovation. By investing in cutting-edge facilities, fostering partnerships, and empowering the youth, the city is poised to play a significant role in reshaping the global tech landscape in line with the kingdom's Vision 2030 blueprint.
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Why are So Many Iranians Seemingly Indifferent to the War in Gaza?
Forty-five years after the revolution that saw the Shah dethroned, there has been a significant shift in Iranian public opinion. While the Islamic Republic is considered the primary state enemy of Israel, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict does not appear to be a priority for the Iranian public, including various opposition groups, students, and intellectuals. This is reflected in the slogan “No to Lebanon, no to Palestine, my life only for Iran,” which appeared in 2009 during the Green Movement that followed fraud-tainted Iranian elections.
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Independent UN experts say radical Saudi Arabia scholar held for years should be tried or released
Al-Hawali, now in his mid-70s, was cited specifically by bin Laden in his 1996 declaration of war on the United States as one of the clerics detained by the kingdom purportedly on the order of the Americans.
The U.N. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities called for al-Hawali's release, saying ailments from strokes he suffered in 2005 and 2006 have made it difficult for him to speak or care for himself.
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Al-Jadaan: Saudi Arabia is approaching goals of Vision 2030 in job creation
“Our non-oil revenues exceeded our expectations. We aim to increase the role of the private sector in the employment process,” he said while noting that the Kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP) has increased by more than 15 percent since the launch of Vision 2030. Al-Jadaan said that the global economy faces serious challenges. He noted that spending at a time of global inflation results in increased costs of projects, saying that this further fuels inflation and overheats the economy. The minister said that Saudi Arabia is in a position to reshape the Gulf region’s overall economy.
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Al-Khateeb: Saudi Arabia has become a global hub for innovations with SR800 billion investments
Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb said that Saudi Arabia has become a hub for innovations around the world with investments reaching SR800 billion. In his speech at the inaugural session of the GREAT FUTURES initiative conference at King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh on Tuesday, he said that the Kingdom has witnessed a robust growth with regard to the issuance of tourist licenses by about 90 percent. “This vital sector contributes 5 percent of the gross domestic product,” he said. GREAT FUTURES is one of the initiatives of the Saudi-UK Strategic Partnership Council, co-chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
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Commentary: Divergent Saudi-Emirati Agendas Cripple Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council
The PLC was established in April 2022 with a dual mandate: to lead the internationally recognized government of Yemen and to unify anti-Houthi factions against their common adversary. The eight-member council is chaired by former interior minister and deputy prime minister Rashad al-Alimi. The UAE and KSA are the PLC’s main backers, but their different agendas and approaches constrain the council’s operations.
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Saudi FM: Israel’s war on Gaza has weakened credibility of international bodies
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that the Israeli occupation forces’ ongoing aggression and violation of all international laws and norms in the Gaza Strip has exacerbated the scale of the humanitarian catastrophe and weakened the credibility of the rules of the international law and its institutions.
He made the remarks while chairing the meeting of the Arab foreign ministers, preparatory for the 33rd Summit of the Arab League, which will be held in Manama, Bahrain on Thursday. -
Bahrain signals willingness to join Arab multinational force in Gaza, US official says
Bahrain has signalled its willingness to be a member of an Arab multinational force that would administer security in Gaza once Israel ends its war on the embattled enclave, a US official familiar with the Biden administration's plans for the region has told Middle East Eye. US officials have made several overtures in recent weeks to see if Bahrain would be a member of the force that will fill the security vacuum in Gaza until a Palestinian governing authority can be formed, the US official said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media. Manama has said it wants to take a bigger role in post-war Gaza's governance, pointing to its position as the fourth country to normalise ties with Israel in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords agreements, the official said.
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Nadhmi Al-Nasr: 140,000 workers involved in NEOM projects around the clock
NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr said that about 140,000 workers are involved in implementing various projects on the NEOM giga city site around the clock.
Addressing the GREAT FUTURES initiative conference at King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh on Tuesday, Al-Nasr expected that the number of project workers would rise to 200,000 by 2025. “We have about 5,000 full-time employees from more than 100 countries,” the NEOM chief said. - 10 of 57904 results<< 1 … 5 6 7 … 5,791 >>