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  • Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification: Driving growth beyond oil

    Saudi Arabia’s non-oil sector is experiencing a surge in activity, signaling a pivotal turning point in the Kingdom’s economic diversification efforts. With recent data indicating a growth trajectory, the country stands poised to redefine its economic landscape beyond its traditional reliance on oil revenues.

  • Aramco and GCT Semiconductor sign 5G, AI deal in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabian state-owned Oil Group Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with chip company GCT Semiconductor to bolster the country’s 4G and 5G ecosystem through the development of mission-critical and public safety networks. While financial terms and the length of the MoU were not disclosed, GCT shared in a press statement that the pair will design and co-develop chipsets and modules for LTE, 5G and NTN spectrum in order to “support the localization of wireless end-user devices and IoT manufacturing.”

  • Solar Spider Targets Saudi Arabia Banks via New Malware

    The sophisticated threat group behind a complex JavaScript remote access Trojan (RAT) known as JSOutProx has released a new version of the malware to target organizations in the Middle East. Cybersecurity services firm Resecurity analyzed technical details of multiple incidents involving the JSOutProx malware targeting financial customers and delivering either a fake SWIFT payment notification if targeting an enterprise, or a MoneyGram template when targeting private citizens, the company wrote in a report published this week. The threat group has targeted government organizations in India and Taiwan, as well as financial organizations in the Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, India — and now Saudi Arabia.

  • Saudi Arabia blocks 3,317 sites over intellectual property breaches, seizes over 41 million items

    Saudi Arabia blocked 3,317 websites last year for violating intellectual property rights rules in the kingdom, according to an official report.
    The Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, a government agency, added that it seized more than 41 million items that had infringed intellectual property rights last year.

  • Saudi Arabia could lead this new and safer form of nuclear energy

    Saudi Arabia’s per capita fossil fuel consumption is the lowest among the Gulf states but still double that of Germany, representing a very significant financial opportunity cost in terms of revenue from exports. Moreover, a 2020 report from the Brookings Institute pointed out, “In the medium term, revenues from oil are expected to decline in the face of reductions in global demand starting around 2040, if not sooner.”

  • Dengue outbreak raises concerns in Saudi Arabia as mosquito numbers surge

    Saudi Arabia is grappling with a surge in dengue fever cases, leading to growing concerns among health authorities who say intensified efforts are needed to control outbreaks and raise awareness on preventative measures.

    The virus is spread from the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito, primarily the Aedes aegypti species, which thrives in tropical and subtropical climates. It spreads dengue and other viruses, including Zika, making it one of the top three mosquitoes in the world in terms of the number of diseases it can spread.

  • Saudi Arabia starts enforcing first phase of regulating order delivery sector

    The Saudi Transport General Authority (TGA) has started enforcing the first phase of the decisions to regulate the order delivery sector from Tuesday, April 2. This covers three decisions such as obligating non-Saudis working in delivery applications to join one of the companies licensed for light transport activity in four regions of the Kingdom in the first phase; limiting freelance work to Saudis, in addition to issuing controls regulating the use of motorcycles in delivering orders in coordination with the General Department of Traffic, and adoption of uniform for drivers.

  • WTA Finals to be held in Saudi Arabia from 2024-2026 with record prize money

    The season-ending WTA Finals will be held in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh from 2024-2026, the women's tennis body said on Thursday, ending months of speculation and marking the Gulf country's latest foray into the sport.
    Riyadh will host the season finale - which features the top eight singles players and doubles teams - from Nov. 2-9 and replaces last year's hosts Cancun, Mexico.
    The WTA said its agreement with the Saudi Tennis Federation will offer record prize money of $15.25 million this year with further increases in 2025 and 2026.

  • Sand creature — like something out of ‘Dune’ — found in Saudi Arabia. See new species

    Along the coast of Saudi Arabia, the Red Sea retreats from the rocky and sandy beaches with the tide, revealing small pools teeming with life. The “lagoon-like” environments are scattered along the shore where land meets water, and in them, tiny creatures crawl up under the rocks and burrow into the sand. Then the rock lifts, and the creepy crawlies are met with the wide eyes of a researcher. One of these researchers is Chloé Fourreau, a PhD student at the University of Ryukyus in Japan. Fourreau is part of a team searching the coastline for the presence of Perinereis, a type of segmented marine ragworm. It wasn’t long before researchers found one — and it’s a new species.

  • Motorists in Saudi Arabia offered new fine reduction scheme

    The Saudi interior ministry announced a new scheme on Thursday that would allow motorist in the Kingdom to reduce their outstanding fines by 50 percent. The rule will allow motorists a six month window starting on April 18 to make use of the grace policy. The decision comes “in implementation of the directives of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,” the ministry said.

    It urged drivers to adhere to the traffic laws and not commit violations.