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
Eastern Province launches third Ideal Factory award
Dammam, Saudi Arabia — His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Province, launched the third edition of the Ideal Factory Award in his office on Wednesday, according to the Saudi Press...
Ministry closes 12 water plants in Jeddah
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The Ministry of Commerce has closed 12 water-production facilities in Jeddah governorate after monitoring and investigative operations found regulatory violations that could endanger public health. 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...
Tourism
King Abdulaziz University launches paper waste drive
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — King Abdulaziz University’s Scientific Endowment will launch the “Friends of the Environment Convoys” campaign on Saturday as part of its “Don’t Throw It, Endow It” initiative. The campaign will collect...
Estidama workshops focus on wheat and food security
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia —The National Center for Research and Development of Sustainable Agriculture, known as Estidama, held a workshop titled “Research and Innovation for the Sustainability of Wheat and Food Security in the...
Najran begins source-separation container rollout
Najran, Saudi Arabia —Najran Municipality has begun the first phase of a project to distribute source-separation containers, according to a statement from the municipality. The effort falls under the Public Cleaning Department...
Madinah bodies back enterprise support push
Madinah, Saudi Arabia — The Madinah Region Development Authority, working with the Madinah Chamber and Monsha’at, held the “Ambitious Wednesday” meeting today as part of efforts to support the business...
Culture
stc Group issues seventh sustainability report
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — stc Group launched its 2025 Annual Sustainability Report under the slogan “Moving Forward Together,” marking the seventh edition of its sustainability reports. The company also said it received an “AA”...
Tourism incubator ends first edition in Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The Tourism Development Fund marked the close of the first edition of its Tourism Growth Incubator, a program run through the Tourism Growth Center. The event included 30 startups. That is the key fact....
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...
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...
Mud Palaces and Memory in the Northern Borders
Rafha, Saudi Arabia — The historic palaces of the Northern Borders region stand as quiet evidence of a building tradition that understood climate before it understood ceremony. Local mud became walls, and those walls became...
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
Saudi pomegranates yield 39,700 tons in summer
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — More than 1.3 million fruit-bearing pomegranate trees in farms across the Kingdom produce more than 39.7 thousand tons a year, helping meet consumer demand during the summer season. The figures point to...
Health
Riyadh Industry Week Ends With 17 Countries
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Riyadh International Industry Week 2026 concluded its activities with participation from 17 countries, according to the event title and summary provided. The limited information confirms the scale of the...
Technology
Asir readies parks and roads for summer 2026
Abha, Saudi Arabia —Asir Municipality has stepped up its preparations for the 2026 summer tourism season, as it expects a notable rise in visitors and tourists. The work focuses on operations, maintenance, and general readiness...
Energy
Masar Al-Noor wins AlUla music competition
AlUla, Saudi Arabia — AlUla closed its music competition on Tuesday evening by announcing the winning work, “Masar Al-Noor.” The contest, launched by AlUla Arts, the cultural and artistic arm of the Royal Commission for AlUla...
Industry
Foreign Trade Authority Holds Virtual Workshop
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — The General Authority for Foreign Trade held a virtual workshop titled “Investment in Foreign Trade Operations” for members of its negotiating team. The authority said its Agency for Agreements and...
Investment
Dammam Airports Ranks in Global Top 5
Dammam, Saudi Arabia — Dammam Airports has been selected among the top five global projects in the Digital Innovation Solutions track for asset management and institutional excellence. The announcement came during an awards...