The Kingdom
KAUST Launches Robotics Bay to Boost Saudi AI and Automation
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia — King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has launched the...
GASTAT Hosts Second Statistical Forum at University of Jeddah
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) is organizing the second...
Saudi Arabia Showcases Mining Vision at PERUMIN 37
SPA — Saudi Arabia presented its mining vision and expanding investment opportunities at the...
PIF to Issue New 3- and 7-Year Green Bonds
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — According to Reuters’ IFR, the Public Investment Fund (PIF) is...
S&P Sees 3.5% Saudi GDP Growth Through 2028 on Vision 2030 Push
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — S&P Global has forecast that Saudi Arabia’s economy will grow by an...
Saudi Arabia Approves First Alzheimer’s Drug, Leqembi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — In a landmark move, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has approved...
Corporate
stc Group wins TM Forum regional impact award
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — stc Group said it won the 2026 Excellence Award in the Regional Impact category in partnership with IBM at the TM Forum conference in Copenhagen.Recognition tied to regional impactThe company said the...
Hail Chamber holds workshop on automotive retail training
Hail, Saudi Arabia — The Hail Chamber is holding a workshop today with the Ministry of Commerce and the Council of Saudi Chambers to examine training challenges in the retail sector, with a focus on automotive retail. The...
Tabuk Chamber reviews SME sector challenges
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia — The Tabuk Chamber of Commerce, working with the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises, concluded discussions today on the main challenges and obstacles facing small and medium enterprises in...
Qatar delegation visits Saudi insolvency committee
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The Insolvency Committee, known as Isar, received a delegation from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Qatar in Riyadh. The visit focused on cooperation, the exchange of expertise, and a review of...
Monsha’at Holds Marketing Sessions in Jeddah
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises, known as Monsha’at, organized a series of scientific sessions in its marketing track at the Enterprise Support Center in Jeddah. The event...
Hail Chamber Opens Quality Course Registration
Hail, Saudi Arabia — The Hail Chamber has opened registration for a training course titled “Basic Quality Concepts,” aligned with ISO 9001 standards. The program is aimed at male and female job seekers, and it forms part of the...
Tarmim Deepens Housing Restoration Partnerships
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The Tarmim for Development Association in the Makkah Region signed a community partnership agreement with the Al-Birr Charitable Association in Al-Muwaiyah. It also signed a memorandum of understanding...
AAOIFI and arbitration center host seminar
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, in cooperation with the International Islamic Center for Reconciliation and Arbitration, will hold a seminar next Tuesday by...
Tourism
Jeddah’s Red Sea and the Diving Trade
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The Red Sea has long shaped Jeddah’s coastline, and it now supports a profession that sits between sport, work, and tourism. Diving instructors in the city operate in waters that draw attention for their...
Al-Razzan Rock Formations Near Al-Laith
SPA — North of Al-Laith, the Al-Razzan rock formations rise quietly from the surrounding...
Jazan entertainment lifestyle reshapes daily life
Jazan, Saudi Arabia — The Jazan entertainment lifestyle has shifted entertainment from a scheduled...
Jazan Honey Exhibition sales pass 1 million SAR milestone
Al-Aydabi, Saudi Arabia — Sales at the Jazan Honey Exhibition surpassed 1 million SAR during the...
Culture
Narrative works initiative takes shape in Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia —The Association of Narrative Literature and Arts has launched an initiative to publish narrative works by Saudi writers and authors. The move places the written story back at the center of cultural...
Al-Jouf weighs its media language together
Sakaka, Saudi Arabia — His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Al-Jouf Region, chaired the second meeting of the Higher Committee to Unify the Media Context in the region at the Diwan of the...
King Abdulaziz Public Library and national memory
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia —Preserving national heritage sits near the center of the King Abdulaziz Public Library’s mission. The institution describes that work as part of a broader effort to widen access to knowledge and deepen...
Manga at Annecy and a new project in view
Annecy, France — Manga Production Company, affiliated with the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation, Misk, took part in the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The festival is among the most prominent events in the...
Collecting Heritage Pieces in Najran
Najran, Saudi Arabia — In Najran, the habit of collecting heritage pieces is not just a private pastime. It has become a way of handling memory, one object at a time. Recent years have seen growing interest among community...
Al Madinah Chamber Plans Child Entrepreneur Camp
Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia — The Al Madinah Chamber plans to organize the “Child Entrepreneur Camp 2026” next July for children aged 5 to 10. The camp aims to nurture entrepreneurial thinking and encourage creativity at an early...
Sports
SURJ Invests $40M in T100 Triathlon Tour to Boost Regional Endurance Sports
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia’s SURJ, the sports-focused investment arm of the Public...
OpTic Gaming Sweeps CoD BO6 Final at EWC 2025, Wins $600K
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — OpTic Gaming claimed the Call of Duty BO6 EWC 2025 championship with a...
AG.AL Wins $750K Honor of Kings KWC Title in Riyadh
SPA — Honor of Kings KWC 2025 concluded with AG.AL is emerging as champions after an undefeated...
Carlo Biado Wins 2025 World Pool Championship in Jeddah
SPA — Filipino cue sports legend Carlo Biado has been crowned champion of the 2025 World Pool...
Environment
Waqa Center, Authority discuss horse biosecurity
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The National Centre for Wildlife and the Saudi Equestrian Authority held a meeting to discuss cooperation and joint work aimed at strengthening the biosecurity system for horses. The discussion focused on...
Health
Al-Laith Governor Reviews Amal Association Work
Al-Laith, Saudi Arabia — The Governor of Al-Laith, Imran bin Hassan Al-Zahrani, reviewed the work and achievements of the Amal Association for Persons with Disabilities in the governorate during a meeting with the association’s...
Technology
Energy
Al-Jadaan Wraps Up OPEC Fund Meetings in Vienna
Vienna, Austria — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Finance, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan, concluded his participation in the OPEC Fund for Development Forum and the 47th meeting of the fund’s ministerial council, held on June 8-9...
Industry
Al-Madinah ranks third in Saudi date output
Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia —The Al-Madinah region continues to strengthen its position among the Kingdom’s leading date-producing areas, with annual output reaching 344,000 tons. That volume places it third among Saudi regions,...
Investment
Saudi Water Authority unveils 18 investment opportunities
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi Water Authority has unveiled 18 investment opportunities aimed at localizing water industries and services. The announcement fits a broader policy push to reduce dependence on imported inputs and...
