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Saudi Leadership Congratulate President of Tunisia on Evacuation Day
Pro-Government
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia emphasized the critical need to activate regional and international partnerships to develop innovative solutions for integrating the water and agriculture sectors in the Arab region, essential for enhancing water and food security and...
Owner: Saudi Government
Saudi Arabia’s soft power and reputation
Two 2025 reports, one on soft power and the other on Saudi Arabia’s reputation, indicate that the Kingdom’s overall ranking has slipped a little but it has gained in nation brand value and positive media coverage. The annual Global Soft Power...
Owner: Saudi Government
Yes, the Holiday Bowl considered moving January’s game to Saudi Arabia. Here’s why.
The Holiday Bowl’s ongoing financial hardships are serious enough that event organizers pursued the possibility of playing January’s game in Saudi Arabia. Mark Neville, the CEO of Sports San Diego, which stages the Holiday Bowl, visited the...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Maher: Trump’s Approach to Saudis Worked Better than Failed Isolation Attempt by Biden
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher stated that President Donald Trump’s less judgmental approach to Saudi Arabia was more effective at producing results in the Middle East than the Biden administration, which initially...
Owner: Larry Solov, Susie Breitbart and The Mercer Family
Saudi film 'Hijra' submitted to represent Kingdom at Oscars
Indeterminate
Dunya News
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RIYADH (Web Desk) - The Saudi Film Commission has chosen “Hijra” to represent the Kingdom at next year’s 98th Academy Awards. The movie has been selected for the Best International Feature Film category at the Oscars, which will be held in Los...
Owner: Mian Amer Mahmood
Saudi firm wins Aramco oil field facilities contract
The scope of work on the contract won by AlMeer Saudi Technical Services covers relocation of 11 groundwater wells at 11 gas oil separation plants (GOSPs) at the North Ghawar field development Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to:...
Owner: Michael "Mike" Danson
Saudi Arabia announces major development in Makkah
Left-wing
New Age Bangladesh
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Agence France-Presse . Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 17 October, 2025, 04:04 Saudi Arabia has announced a major new project flanking Makkah’s Grand Mosque, providing 9,00,000 extra praying spaces together with residential and hospitality services for the...
Owner: Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury
Saudi Agricultural intends to buy out the agribusiness of Singapore's Olam Group
Indeterminate
AK&M
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AK&M 16 October 2025 16:59 Saudi Agricultural & Livestock Investment Co. (SALIC) plans to acquire the agribusiness division of Singapore's Olam Group Ltd. This is reported by foreign media. SALIC, controlled by the Saudi Public Investment Fund,...
Owner: Zoya Eduardovna Larkina
Saudi Arabia’s $7bn Landbridge railway is underway. Here’s a closer look.
Saudi Arabia’s first sea-to-sea rail corridor is one of the biggest infrastructure projects in the Middle East. Earlier this year, Saudi Arabia began building its long-awaited $7bn “Landbridge” railway, which will stretch from Jeddah on the Red...
Owner: The Chartered Institute of Building
Egypt’s Emdad, Saudi Arabia’s EMC launch joint industrial partnership
During the Third Saudi International Iron and Steel Conference 2025, Emdad Industries—the industrial arm of Egypt’s El Tholathia Group—announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s EMC Company to channel joint investments in...
Owner: Saad Zaghloul
Trump Blasts UN Shipping Emissions Plan, Forces Yearlong Delay
Neutral
Benzinga
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The International Maritime Organization has delayed a key vote to cut emissions from global shipping after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened sanctions on nations backing the proposal. The postponement on Friday stops the Net Zero Framework...
Owner: Jason Raznick
GO Telecommunications Launches AI Hub & Talent Center in Pakistan, Expands its Global Innovation Network Connecting Saudi Arabia & Pakistan
In a landmark moment for bilateral cooperation, GO Telecommunications announced the launch of the GO AI Hub and GO Talent Center in Islamabad, marking a major step forward in Saudi–Pakistan collaboration in technology and innovation. The...
Owner: Shayan Mahmud
Riyadh to tender high-speed rail in first half of 2026
Firms recently expressed interest in the Qiddiya high-speed rail project, which will connect King Salman International airport and King Abdullah Financial District with Qiddiya City Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news,...
Owner: Michael "Mike" Danson
Twist in the megaproject ‘The Line’, the 170 km city in Saudi Arabia
We won’t be the ones to deny the allure of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious megacity The Line—a 170-kilometer-long straight line in the middle of the desert, flanked by two 500-meter-high walls enclosing a narrow but remarkably long city. The concept...
Owner: Polanco Family
Energy Transition Reality Check Boosts Gas Outlook
Gas has taken center stage in industry conversations around energy security and decarbonization as questions mount over the pace of the energy transition. Executives at this week's Energy Intelligence Forum in London said gas has now become a...
Owner: Raja W. Sidawi
Saudi Cultural Fund Injects SAR 3 Billion to Boost Cultural Investments
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Cultural Development Fund (CDF), Saudi Arabia’s key financial enabler of the cultural sector, has announced a suite of new funds and financial products exceeding SAR 3 billion (USD 933...
Owner: Diplomat Magazine (Non-profit)
‘Disgraceful’: U.S. Lobbying Blocks Global Fee on Shipping Emissions
The Trump administration has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations. The world’s largest maritime nations had been deliberating on adopting...
Owner: Energy Mix Productions Inc.
Saudi Arabia launches huge Mecca expansion with tall towers overlooking Kaaba
Saudi Arabia has announced a huge expansion project outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, involving the construction of tall towers near the holy site for the purpose of prayer, accommodation and hospitality. The development, to be named “King Salman...
Owner: Jamal Awn Jamal Bessasso
The Vision thing: investors fret as Saudi projects stall but jobs are the test
In the last decade there has been an explosion of ‘Vision’ plans from emerging market governments, with many targeting 2030 as the finish line but some as far out as 2050. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 has been the most talked about, with its...
Owner: Alexander Jan Fortescue (Epiris)