The country is accused of conducting executions almost every day in past two weeks, despite promising not to use death penalty for violent crimes; a UN human rights spokesman said that since 10/11 17 men have been executed for drug offences and smuggling

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