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  • Saudi Arabia’s first college of arts launched in Riyadh

    In a strategic partnership with King Saud University in Riyadh, the Ministry of Culture has inaugurated the university's College of Arts, marking the first Saudi institution dedicated to arts education in the Kingdom. The launch ceremony, held at the university's theater on Sunday, was attended by Deputy Minister of Culture Hamed Fayez, University President Dr. Badran Al-Omar, and various cultural and arts enthusiasts from across the Kingdom.

  • Saudi Arabia accelerates digital economy growth through Nvidia partnership

    The Kingdom’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Swaha's meeting with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang aims to support and strengthen the region’s digital economy, particularly in Saudi Arabia, recognized as the largest market for technical innovation in the Middle East and North Africa.

  • Saudi Sports for All Federation Welcomes More Than 20,000 Participants for 2024 Riyadh Marathon

    More than 20,000 participants from 125 countries, including a record 60% Saudi nationals, took part in the third edition of the Riyadh Marathon on February 10 – an increase of more than 33%, with 15,000 runners in 2023.

  • Saudi art not seen for decades goes on display at AlUla’s Maraya

    The modern era of Saudi art is somewhat ill-defined. A scarcity of studies and academic inquiries leaves a lot of blanks in the arc between Saudi modern and contemporary art. However, a new exhibition at AlUla’s Maraya seeks the help of private collectors to draw a thread from the 1950s onwards. More than Meets the Eye is running until April 27 alongside the AlUla Arts Festival. It comprises artworks that come exclusively from private collectors in Saudi Arabia, meaning that several pieces have never been displayed in public before.

  • Saudi Space Agency Partners With LeoLabs and NorthStar for SSA

    On the sidelines of the Space Debris Conference in Riyadh, the Saudi Space Agency signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Leo Labs and NorthStar, respectively. The MoU with Leo Labs aims to build a cooperative relationship in the field of space monitoring. Both agreements aim to exchange expertise and knowledge related to space situational awareness and explore future collaboration opportunities between the Saudi Space Agency and both NorthStar and LeoLabs.

  • Photos: US bolsters regional partnerships at Saudi World Defense Show

    U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the Air Forces Central Band pose for a photo during the Saudi World Defense Show at an undisclosed location in the Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 4, 2024. U.S. military participation in the Saudi World Defense Show allows foreign military and civilian decision-makers an opportunity to evaluate and compare U.S. Air Force aircraft in a non-operational and threat-free environment.

  • Saudi-Backed Chinese VC to Raise $1 Billion for Mideast Startups

    A Chinese venture capital firm backed by a unit of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is planning to raise $1 billion to back technology startups in the Middle East. MSA Capital is currently in talks with regional investors to finalize plans to launch the fund within the year, according to Managing Partner Ben Harburg. “Our objective is to play at later stages and write bigger tickets in those pre-IPO rounds, then we can take them public,” Harburg said in an interview.

  • Desert X AlUla 2024: Exploring Unseen Art in Saudi Arabia’s Desert Region from February 9 to March 23

    Desert X AlUla will open its latest exhibition themed “In the Presence of Absence,” from February 9th to March 23rd, 2024. Featuring 15 commissioned artworks that explore the unseen, the festival takes place bi-yearly in the desert region of Saudi Arabia. This edition of Desert X AlUla is curated by Maya El Khalil, renowned for her art advisory and MENA-focused curation, and Marcello Dantas, an award-winning curator known for his interdisciplinary practices. Returning for its third edition, Desert X AlUla 2024 invites artists to engage with the landscape, nature, and heritage of AlUla. The exhibition aims to position AlUla as the hub for monumental art experiences in the region. This year’s theme, “In the Presence of Absence,” challenges the concept of deserts as “empty spaces.” Artists worldwide are encouraged to investigate conceptual ideas of the invisible, engaging in a dialogue with AlUla’s environment.

  • Saudi SAL partners with Space Age for drone-based shipments

    Drones will be utilized to enhance transportation and shipment efficiency in Saudi Arabia, thanks to a new agreement signed by the Kingdom’s SAL Saudi Logistics Services Co. The logistics and supply chain solutions provider signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saudi-based technology firm Space Age on the second day of the World Defense Show 2024. The agreement aims to provide the technical solutions and infrastructure necessary to transfer and localize the drone industry, as stated by SAL in a post on X.

  • Big Oil’s Boring Quarter Was Great News for Investors

    Big Oil has delivered a set of remarkable earnings. Without fanfare, ExxonMobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and Shell Plc all did in the fourth quarter what they’d promised: Start new oil and gas projects; cut costs; return lots of money to shareholders. It’s a model for the notoriously boom-and-bust industry. Together, the three companies at the top of the global energy industry returned more than $80 billion to shareholders last year, up from $78 billion in 2022 despite lower oil and gas prices, lower refining margins and fewer trading opportunities.