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  • Ramadan TV Series About Gulf Jews Ignites Controversy

    The shows have prompted online calls for a boycott of MBC, the private, Saudi-owned satellite channel airing them. The Cairo-based Union of Arab Television Producers said they should be cancelled, calling them “cheap works” meant to "brainwash" the Arab people.

  • Saudi TV Series Sparks Rare Ramadan Debate on Ties With Israel

    “The notion of a real Saudi-Israeli normalization is still far-fetched,” said Abdulaziz Alghashian, a lecturer of international relations at the U.K.’s University of Essex. But the TV show did at least start to normalize discourse about normalization, he said, and it could be “a way of gradually introducing the Saudi public to very early stages of sporadic Saudi-Israeli cooperation.”

  • Ford F-Series Sales Soared In Saudi Arabia In 2019

    Statistics indicate that sales of the Ford F-150 were up by 50 percent over the entire Middle Eastern region. In Saudi Arabia alone, sales of the F-150 climbed a whopping 96 percent. Sales of the Ford F-Series are strong in the UAE with F-150 up 15 percent there and up 56 percent in Kuwait. The Ford Ranger also saw significant sales increase in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait, with a 93 percent gain overall.

  • Saudi’s Nana raises $18 million Series B led by STV for its online grocery marketplace

    Riyadh-based online grocery platform Nana has raised $18 million in a Series B led by STV, it announced in a statement today. The funding round included participation from current investors Watar Partners, Middle East Venture Partners, Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC), and Wamda, as well as existing angel investors. Founded in 2016 by Sami Alhulwah and others, Nana enables users to order groceries from different supermarkets or shops and have them delivered to their doorstep. It’s network seamlessly connects grocery customers, in-store pickers, supermarkets, and last-mile delivery fleet, to deliver the groceries.

  • Desert X Offers Podcast Series from Saudi Arabia Exhibit

    Following the collaboration of Desert X and the Royal Commission for AlUla – the first site-responsive exhibition of its kind in Saudi Arabia – an eight episode podcast with featured artists is available to the public. Saudi curators Raneem Farsi and Aya Alireza joined Desert X artistic director Neville Wakefield to activate the unique desert landscape of AlUla through installations by Lita Albuquerque, Manal AlDowayan, Zahrah AlGhamdi, Nasser AlSalem, Rashed AlShashai, Gisela Colon, Sherin Guirguis, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Nadim Karam, eL Seed, Wael Shawky, Muhannad Shono, Superflex and Rayyane Tabet.

  • Syria: 21 dead as targets including schools and nurseries bombed in Idlib

    Eight school facilities have been bombed in Idlib province, in Syria, in a single day as the battle for control of the country’s last opposition stronghold intensifies. The attacks came despite warnings that the violence has already led to the worst humanitarian crisis in the Syrian war to date.

  • Titan Series
    Oscar Pujol heads Spanish top 3 after first stage of Saudi Titan Series bike race

    The 89 kilometer opening stage started from the Millennium Hotel and wound through the desert towards Jaw’s campsite. It was the first of four daily stages covering a total distance of 366 km divided into four stages in the shadow of Aja Mountains.

  • “Future’s Folktales”
    Saudi anime series ready for liftoff

    The 13-episode series takes place in a futuristic reimagining of the Kingdom, showcasing tales of Saudi heritage that have been passed down from generation to generation. A grandmother shares her stories with her grandchildren and their robot cat Anis, offering advice and words of wisdom from times past.

  • Reema Juffali
    Reema Juffali Set To Become The First Saudi Woman To Race In An International Series Within The Kingdom

    The Jaguar I-PACE eTrophy is Formula E’s support series. She joins other names like Alice Powell as a VIP driver, so-called because she isn’t contesting the entire season.

  • Iran in the Region
    Clashing statements on series of Iraq attacks expose rift in paramilitary force

    The head of Iraq’s paramilitary forces supported by Iran on Thursday walked back a statement by his deputy the day before in which he blamed Israeli drones and held the U.S. responsible for a series of attacks on bases run by the militias.