Asia Saudi Arabia The National Transport and Logistics Strategy has been launched: the ambitious program aims at positioning the country as a global logistics hub by creating an advanced logistics services industry
Asia Saudi Arabia The social security system has updated its conditions for providing state benefits to children of foreign fathers and Saudi mothers
Asia Saudi Arabia This year’s hajj pilgrimage, from today to June 22nd, will be limited to 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Asia Saudi Arabia The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) won the Makkah Award for Excellence for its work during the COVID-19 pandemic, by providing digital support and assistance to the authorities managing the crisis
Asia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's first female F3 driver Reema Juffali is gaining a foothold in male-dominated sport, as she has her sights set on a top 10 finish after competing in the opening round of the 2021 BRDC British F3 Championship
Asia Saudi Arabia The country aims at building a zero-carbon community called Neom, powered by hydrogen, in an isolated area on the Red Sea coast, with a linear smart city spanning 170 km of desert and mountains
Asia Saudi Arabia The jury announced that the winner of the 2020 Václav Havel Human Rights Prize is Loujain Alhathloul, one of the leaders of the Saudi feminist movement
Asia Saudi Arabia Only immunised pilgrims are allowed to visite the Mecca during 2021 Ramadan, which starts today
Asia Saudi Arabia Al Ula is hosting the opening weekend of the new "Extreme E" motor competition which sees 10 teams battling on electric SUV vehicles
Asia Saudi Arabia According to Golf Saudi the landscape designer Abdullah Kamakhi has made it to the European Institute of Golf Course Architects (EIGCA), and will thus become Saudi Arabia’s first golf course architect
Asia Saudi Arabia The first hypermarket managed by women only, from managers to cashiers, has opened in Jeddah