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  • $6.9 billion in Tourist Projects Approved under Saudi NTP
     

    Saudi Arabia approved more than SR26 billion ($6.9 billion) of tourism projects under the Kingdom’s National Transformation Program (NTP) on Sunday, according to reports. The funding will go to existing development projects in the pipeline as well as new efforts to preserve Saudi Arabia’s heritage sites, of which many are seen as underdeveloped and inadequately protected. Previously, […]

     
  • Fahad Nazer: ‘What I learned from attending a round table with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia’
     

    Last month, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir hosted a private round table discussion at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington with a very small group of Washington-based political analysts and Middle East scholars. Fahad Nazer, Senior Political Analyst at JTG Inc., shared his reaction from the meeting on JTG’s blog. “In this small, less formal setting, […]

     
  • SABIC, Exxon Affiliate Studying JV Petrochemicals Complex on U.S. Gulf Coast
     

    Saudi Arabia’s SABIC said Monday it is studying launching a jointly-owned petrochemicals complex with an affiliate of U.S. Exxon Mobil. fIf developed, the project would be “located in Texas or Louisiana near natural gas feedstock and include a world-scale steam cracker and derivative units,” the company said. Before making final investment decisions, the companies will “conduct necessary […]

     
  • U.S. Warns Of ‘Potential, Imminent Threat’ Against Americans In Jeddah
     

    The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia posted a notice to its website yesterday warning of “potential, imminent threat against U.S. citizens in areas of Jeddah frequented by Westerners, such as markets, restaurants, and shopping malls, among others.” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington that the notice is “a security message, not a […]

     
  • Pokemon GO Banned in Saudi Arabia; 3 Arrested at Jeddah Airport – Report
     

    Pokemon GO, the viral video game phenomenon that has taken the U.S. and other markets around the world by storm, has been banned in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in the Evening Standard which cited the Arabic-language newspaper Almowaten. Pokemon GO is a game available on smartphones that allows users to catch different characters […]

     
  • Construction Begins on ‘World’s Largest’ Gas Complex in Jazan, Saudi Arabia
     

    Construction has begun on a $2.1 billion industrial gas complex in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, which is slated to become the largest such facility in the world. The industrial gas complex will serve Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery and terminal when complete, and will require 600MW to operate, according to a report in Gulf Business. The contract for the […]

     
  • WTO launches new World Trade Outlook Indicator
     

    The World Trade Organization (WTO) has launched a new World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) designed to provide “real time” information on trends in global trade, the organization said on its website. The WTOI was unveiled in Shanghai, China on July 8th ahead of a meeting of G20 trade ministers. “Combining a variety of trade-related indices, the […]

     
  • Ramadan Must-Watch TV: ‘Selfie 2’
     

    Ramadan in Saudi Arabia is more than a month of fasting and personal reflection.  It is a communal up-ending of one’s normal schedule with work, school and every facet of daily life rearranged in order to fulfill one of the five main pillars of Islam while also coming through this trial healthy and whole. Saudi […]

     
  • Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets U.S. and Saudi Business Leaders in New York
     

    Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with business leaders and others in New York yesterday as his 13-day, packed-schedule visit across the United States comes to a close. Prince Mohammed was photographed meeting with top U.S. business leaders and “pioneers of innovation” in New York for a panel discussion, according to the twitter account […]

     
  • King Salman, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Announce Inclusion of More Than 2,600 U.S. Students Into Scholarship Program on Arrival in Washington
     

    Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman used the occasion of his arrival to the United States this week to include an additional 2,600 Saudi students into the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship program, the visionary educational initiative created by the late King Abdullah that enables young Saudis to receive education and experiences abroad. […]

     

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  • A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say

    Al-Ghamdi drew under the pen name Al-Hazza, with some of his cartoons poking fun at challenges during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, as well as touching occasionally on the politics of the Middle East. But political cartoons, like the content of Arabic-language newspapers in the Gulf states, must carefully thread the needle when discussing the region’s autocratic rulers even in the best of times.

  • New Saudi-U.S. Outfit WeirdBunch Launches With Aim to Make Marvel-Like Content With a Middle-East Flavor

    A new studio called WeirdBunch Entertainment, which aims to make Marvel-like content with a Middle-Eastern flavor, is being launched by a group of industry execs with offices in Saudi Arabia and Los Angeles. WeirdBunch brings together prominent Saudi puppeteer, producer and podcaster Ammar Al-Sabban, who worked on the Arabic adaptation of “Sesame Street”; Marvel comics writer B. Earl; Keith Fay, who is a former director of original series at Cartoon Network; and Saudi entrepreneur and financier Abdullah Al-Sabban.

  • Saudi Arabia and Beyond: Meet the Women Leaders in the World of Sailing

    With five America’s Cups under her belt and over 25 years of experience, Ryan has traveled far and wide to various race locations, including Saudi Arabia in November 2023. The venue for the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta was the Jeddah Yacht Club – notably the only event ever to be hosted outside of Barcelona in this series of the America’s Cup. “I really wanted to spread the reality of what I saw in Saudi Arabia. A lot of people said to me, ‘How did you feel as a female event director running an event in Jeddah; was that challenging?’ I said, ‘Not in the slightest.’ There were many women involved in the Saudi Federation and organizations, and I never once felt any difficulty or challenge being a woman running professional events on this scale. And I wanted more people to realize that.”

  • SBC Concludes Participation in the Saudi-South African Business Forum

    The Saudi Business Center (SBC) has concluded its participation in the Saudi-South African Business Forum, which was held yesterday here by the National Competitiveness Center, the Federation of Saudi Chambers of Commerce, and the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition of the Republic of South Africa. SBC participated in the event to raise awareness about the services provided by government partners to the business sector, and to facilitate the initiation and conduct of business in Saudi Arabia.

  • EU sanctions Iran over alleged missile transfers to Russia

    The European Union has announced sanctions against more than a dozen Iranian individuals and firms, including the country’s deputy defence minister and national airline, over the alleged transfer of missiles and drones to Russia. The European Council said on Monday that seven individuals and as many entities in total would be subject to an asset freeze and travel ban over their involvement in transferring weapons and equipment to Moscow for use in its war against Ukraine.

  • Israel assures US it won’t strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites, US officials say

    The Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not hit Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran’s missile barrage earlier this month, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. The administration also believes that sending a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to operate it has eased some of Israel’s concerns about possible Iranian retaliation and general security issues.

  • The Sahara Desert flooded for the first time in decades. Here’s what it looks like

    Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely in late summer. Over two days in September, however, intense rain fell in parts of the desert in southeast Morocco, after a low pressure system pushed across northwestern Sahara. Preliminary NASA satellite data showed nearly 8 inches of rain in some parts of the region.

  • Saudi Arabia to open four airports for private sector by 2025

    He stated that Saudi Arabia is set to become one of the world’s largest producers of green energy. Additionally, he emphasized the importance of regionalizing supply chains, with plans to establish centers for logistics supply chains in the kingdom.

  • Preview: Saudi Arabia Target Crucial Win Against Bahrain in World Cup Qualifier

    Saudi Arabia, under coach Roberto Mancini, look to end a three-match winless run at home. They previously suffered defeats to Jordan and Japan and settled for a draw with Indonesia. This match provides an opportunity for Saudi Arabia to regain form and push for qualification.

  • Odds rising that Saudi Arabia may ‘open floodgates’ on oil production – report