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  • Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Port enhances connectivity with new shipping service

    Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam is set to enhance its maritime links with key ports in India and China with the introduction of a new shipping service. The General Authority for Ports, also known as Mawani, announced the launch of the “Milaha Gulf Express 2,” or 2-MGX service, operated by Qatari navigation company Milaha.

  • The first-ever retro Pepsi Diner is in Saudi – and it’s anything but ordinary

    Bringing the first-ever experience of its kind to Riyadh, the new diner is a limited collab between PepsiCo and Black Tap. The exclusive experience blends the creativity behind the New York burger joint Black Tap with the flavours of Pepsi to create a modern twist on a classic American diner.

  • Saudi Artist Turns Calligraphy Into Captivating Art With His Stunning Projects

    Based in Riyadh, Al-Sulaimani’s love for calligraffiti started back in school during an Arabic calligraphy class. Captivated by the power of the written word, he started blending this timeless art form with vibrant, graffiti-inspired styles, creating eye-catching and unique masterpieces.

  • Saudi: New Nazaha law stipulates termination of government employee if convicted of corruption

    A government employee shall be terminated from service in the event of conviction of corruption by a court of law. Legal measures will be taken against an employee if he amasses wealth disproportionate to his income. These provisions are included in the new Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) Law, approved by the Council of Ministers on July 23.

  • Saudi Maaden Doubles Profits in Second Quarter of 2024

    The net profits of the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) doubled by approximately 192 percent to one billion riyals ($266 million) during the second quarter of 2024, compared to SAR 350.9 million ($93 million) during the same period last year. In a statement on Tadawul, the company attributed the growth to the increase in total profit by 35 percent to SAR 572 million as a result of the rise in selling prices, the decrease in the cost of raw materials, and depreciation expenses.

  • Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Experienced and ‘Revolutionary’ Incoming Foreign Minister

    Araghchi’s appointment should be seen as a positive development at a time of high and rising tension in the region. In addition to his long experience in international affairs and nuclear talks, he enjoys robust “revolutionary” credentials that could partially shield him from domestic criticism should Iran make concessions on key issues.

  • Real’s Vinicius open to one billion euro Saudi offer, sources say

    Real Madrid and Brazil forward Vinicius Jr is open to an offer of more than one billion euros from Saudi Arabia, sources close to the player told Reuters on Monday. Vinicius, 24, was approached by Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) officials to inquire about his interest of moving to the Saudi Pro League (SPL) on a five-year contract worth around 200 million euros per season fixed, plus bonuses. The package would also include a separate 10-year contract to become an ambassador for the 2034 World Cup, which is set to be held in the country, but those terms and financial numbers are yet to be discussed.

  • Saudi Super Cup 2024 Preview: Quartet set for season curtain-raiser

    Exactly 67 days after Al Hilal’s King’s Cup final victory over Al Nassr put the exclamation point on an enthralling 2023-24 Saudi football season, a new campaign begins in the Kingdom on Tuesday with the 11th edition of the Saudi Super Cup. Between 2013 and 2022, the Saudi Super Cup was a one-off match, but this will be the third time in a row it has been run as a four-team tournament, which Al Hilal most recently won just four months ago when the competition was hosted in Abu Dhabi. The 2024 Saudi Super Cup returns to its position as season curtain-raiser in August for the first time since 2018, when Al Hilal beat Al Ittihad.

  • US to resume sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia

    More than three years after imposing limits on human rights grounds over Saudi strikes in Yemen, the state department said it would return to weapons sales “in regular order, with appropriate congressional notification and consultation”. “Saudi Arabia has remained a close strategic partner of the United States, and we look forward to enhancing that partnership,” the state department spokesperson, Vedant Patel, told reporters.

  • Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow

    Israeli forces pressed on with operations near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Monday amid an international push for a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and prevent a slide into a wider regional conflict with Iran and its proxies. Palestinian medics said Israeli military strikes on Khan Younis on Monday killed at least 18 people and wounded several. Meanwhile more families and displaced persons streamed out of areas threatened by new evacuation orders telling people to clear the area.