Saudi Arabia and China begin joint naval drills as ties deepen

Saudi Arabia and China have launched joint naval drills, codenamed Blue Sword 2025, in Saudi waters amid deepening ties between the two countries. The exercise began Monday at the King Abdulaziz Naval Base in Jubail, home of the Eastern Fleet, the...

Saudi’s Balady Poultry Company signs US$304 million land lease deals for poultry expansion

SAUDI ARABIA – Balady Poultry Company is advancing its expansion strategy after signing two land lease agreements worth around US$304 million (SAR 1.14 billion) with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture. The leases span 19...

Saudi Arabia Unveils Mega King Salman Gate Project Next To Makkah’s Grand Mosque

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman have announced the launch of King Salman Gate, a massive mixed-use development adjacent to the Grand Mosque in Makkah, according to Saudi Gazette. The project, which covers a total...

Saudi Road Movie ‘Hijra’ Heads To Oscars – A Poetic Journey Of Loss And Family Secrets

Saudi Arabia’s Film Commission has announced that ‘Hijra’, a feature film by acclaimed director Shahad Ameen, will represent the Kingdom in the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The film, Ameen’s second feature,...

Saudi switch? Real Madrid 'seriously considering £217m sale' of star attacker

Real Madrid are reportedly considering the £217m sale of Vinicius Junior during next summer's transfer window, with Saudi Pro League clubs keen on the Brazilian attacker. Real Madrid are reportedly prepared to sell Vinicius Junior to a Saudi Pro...

Saudi Arabia: Fashion Icons Vivienne Westwood And Stella McCartney To Headline Riyadh Fashion Week 2025

Riyadh Fashion Week is set to make history as it welcomes international fashion powerhouses Vivienne Westwood and Stella McCartney to its lineup for the very first time. Returning for its third and most ambitious edition from October 16 to 21, the...

Saudi FM meets Trump, El-Sisi at Gaza peace summit in Egypt

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held separate meetings on Monday with US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during a Gaza peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh. The summit brought together global and...

Six Kings Slam: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to meet in final of Saudi tournament

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Hellen Chanda moves to  Saudi Arabia 

Zambian Women’s National Team midfielder Hellen Chanda has joined the Saudi Women’s Premier League side Eastern Flames FC. Chanda joins the Saudi Arabia topflight side on a one year loan deal from Zambia army sponsored outfit, Green Buffaloes...

US Senators Express Concern Over Saudi Government’s Involvement In EA Buyout

The deal, which was announced a little over two weeks ago, would have the American company acquired by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), private equity firm Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s investment group Affinity Partners.“We...

How Saudi Arabia Is Freeing a Million Barrels a Day for Export

Saudi Arabia’s domestic oil consumption for power generation is showing early signs of structural decline, signaling steady progress toward its Vision 2030 goal of eliminating oil use from its electricity mix. After decades of burning crude and...

Daniil Medvedev says he has no regrets missing Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia

Daniil Medvedev has shared his thoughts on missing out on the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Carlos Alcaraz is leading the way at this year’s event, aiming to win the trophy for the first time. Jannik Sinner, Taylor Fritz, and Novak...

KFSHRC’s Pre-implantation Genetic Testing Program Offers Saudi Families Healthier and Safer Future

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) continues to strengthen its leadership in preventive genomic medicine through its advanced Pre-implantation Genetic Testing (PGT) program, which has redefined reproductive medicine by...

DAZN MENA secures domestic rights to Saudi Jockey Club events

DAZN MENA, the regional arm of the sports streaming service covering the Middle East and North Africa, has been named the official domestic broadcaster of all events organized by horseracing’s Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia. The deal, brokered by...

"Saudi-Owned Corporate Farms Are Draining Arizona’s Desert Dry"

"Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings drilling new wells." "This far out, there’s no such thing as municipal city water. The...

Saudi unveils 900,000 new prayer spots in Makkah

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a major expansion project near Makkah’s Grand Mosque. The new development, named “King Salman Gate,” aims to create 900,000 new indoor and outdoor prayer spaces. The project will be built on a...

Bill Belichick's disastrous tenure at UNC gets worse as Saudi Arabia gets linked to GM Michael Lombardi

At this point, the North Carolina Tar Heels football program is set to become a reality show. Seemingly every week, something else pops up that paints the program in a negative light. Bill Belichick being hired was supposed to put them back on the...

Saudi Arabia Approves Establishment of Biotechnology Center Foundation in Riyadh  

Saudi Arabia has approved the establishment of a biotechnology center foundation in Riyadh, following a recommendation from the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister,...

Worker Unions & US Senators push back on Saudi-backed EA acquisition

Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal shared concerns of foreign influence and security while the CWA focused its attention on employee protections. Several groups are vocally pushing back against the recently announced acquisition of Electronic...

Iranian Allies Block Saudi Investments in Iraq: $100B Impact

Despite last year’s diplomatic breakthrough between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Tehran’s political allies in Baghdad are reportedly blocking up to $100 billion in Saudi investments, exposing the limits of top-down reconciliation in the Middle East’s...