Having gradually opened up opportunities for women, who were not allowed to drive until 2018, a job advert to recruit 30 female train drivers, who will also receive a year's training, has attracted 28.000 applicants

Nadhmi al-Nasr, the head of the Neom project, the huge 'futuristic city' under construction in Saudi Arabia at the behest of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has unexpectedly resigned; two other managers had resigned in recent months

The Saudi Falcons Club's Hadad programme announced a strategic partnership with NEOM to improve falcon habitat in the NEOM nature reserve

The National Reef Foundation has launched an initiative to empower rural women by building their skills in managing small and medium-sized enterprises and improving product quality to meet local market demand

The Ibex Reserve became the first protected area in the Kingdom to be added to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Green List