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  • Chart: FIFA World Cup: The Biggest Stage of All?

    When Qatar and Ecuador kick off the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Sunday, it is the beginning of what is arguably the biggest sporting event in the world. While maybe not the greatest spectacle in sports – that honor goes to the Super Bowl, which is bridging the gap between sports and entertainment unlike any other event – the quadrennial FIFA World Cup is probably the most followed competition in the world of sports.

  • Chart: FIFA World Cup: The Biggest Stage of All?

    When Qatar and Ecuador kick off the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Sunday, it is the beginning of what is arguably the biggest sporting event in the world. While maybe not the greatest spectacle in sports – that honor goes to the Super Bowl, which is bridging the gap between sports and entertainment unlike any other event – the quadrennial FIFA World Cup is probably the most followed competition in the world of sports.

  • Charted: The Most Expensive Battery Metals

    Supply chain issues and a global rush to secure supplies have skyrocketed battery metal prices over the last year. And if battery metals remain expensive, the decade-long freefall in lithium-ion battery prices might come to a temporary halt.

  • Chart: World Population Reaches 8 Billion

    According to UN calculations, the number of people in the world will exceed the 8 billion mark today, November 15, 2022 - more than three times as many as in 1950. Looking ahead, the UN Population Division's forecast predicts that the world's population will already exceed ten billion by 2059. By the end of the century, however, the number will then decline slightly. The growth of the worldwide populace has already been slowing down for decades, as illustrated by the yellow line in our infographic.

  • Aramex reports an 18% surge in third-quarter revenues

    The Emirati multinational logistics, courier, and package delivery solution provider Aramex reported on Thursday an 18% surge in revenues for the third quarter (Q3) of 2022.

  • Ultra-exclusive party brand Faena coming to The Red Sea in Saudi Arabia

    Faena is as much a hotel as it is an entertainment hub, with its own threatrical productions in Miami and Buenos Aires. Rooted in the idea of ‘personal expression,’ the hotels stay busy well into the night, visited by celebrities such as Beyonce and Jay-Z, Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Campbell and Madonna.

  • Electric Vehicles Start to Enter the Car-Buying Mainstream

    Battery-powered cars now make up the fastest-growing segment of the auto market, with sales jumping 70 percent in the first nine months of the year from the same period in 2021, according to data from Cox Automotive, a research and consulting firm. Sales of conventional cars and trucks fell 15 percent in the same period. Buyers of electric vehicles in 2021 were more likely to be women and tended to be younger than in 2019, according to Cox data.

  • Chart: So Much for a Boycott: Almost 3 Million World Cup Tickets Sold

    Demand for tickets has been highest in Qatar, the United States, Saudi Arabia, England, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, France, Brazil, and Germany. According to a Statista survey conducted last year, only a third of respondents worldwide thought that the tournament should not be held in Qatar because of human rights violations.

  • Noor Riyadh festival to light up Kingdom’s arts & culture scene

    To be held under the theme “We Dream of New Horizons,” the citywide artworks will light up Riyadh from November 3 to 19 across 40 locations and five main hubs:: The Diplomatic Quarter, King Abdullah Financial District, Salam Park, JAX District — a new creative zone in the capital city — and King Abdullah Park. In addition, the exhibition “From Spark to Spirit,” to be held at the JAX 03, will open on November 3 and run until February4, 2023.

  • Noor Riyadh festival to light up Kingdom’s arts & culture scene

    To be held under the theme “We Dream of New Horizons,” the citywide artworks will light up Riyadh from November 3 to 19 across 40 locations and five main hubs:: The Diplomatic Quarter, King Abdullah Financial District, Salam Park, JAX District — a new creative zone in the capital city — and King Abdullah Park. In addition, the exhibition “From Spark to Spirit,” to be held at the JAX 03, will open on November 3 and run until February4, 2023.