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From souq to screen: How Saudi Vision 2030 is reshaping digital commerce
Campaign Middle East
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September 3, 2025
In Saudi Arabia, digital and physical commerce have merged into one seamless experience. With internet penetration nearing 100 per cent and mobile use everywhere, shopping is woven into daily life, whether browsing in a mall, ordering from a super...
Chinese Laser Weapon Fails Test in Desert
Newsweek
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September 5, 2025
Saudi Arabia's high-tech gamble on Chinese laser weapons is faltering. In a bid to shield vital oil facilities and billion-dollar Patriot batteries from drone swarms, Riyadh turned to China's SkyShield, one of the world's first integrated...
Saudi Arabia will host the first Hydrogen World cup event for motor racing Extreme H
World Energy News - Connecticut
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The pioneering hydrogen off road racing series Extreme H is set to debut in Saudi Arabia as a World Cup event next month, after organizers scrapped plans for a multi-round championship. Alejandro Agag, the founder of the series, said that an...
Jordan, Saudi Arabia Discuss Closer Trade Ties Ahead of Business Forum
Jordan News
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September 3, 2025
Amman- Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Wednesday met Hassan bin Mujab Al-Huwaizi, Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers, to discuss strengthening economic, trade and investment cooperation between Jordan and Saudi Arabia.اضافة اعلان The...
Increased hiring in Saudi Arabia pushes up non-oil business activity
The National News
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Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector economy continued to grow in August, driven by a sharp increase in new orders and a “robust” rise in employment as the kingdom advances its economic diversification strategy. The seasonally adjusted Riyad Bank...
Cityscape Global Returns to Riyadh in November 2025
entArabi
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September 2, 2025
العربية (Arabic) To read the article in Arabic, click here Cityscape Global 2025 set to attract institutional investors with access to over $5 trillion in capital This year Cityscape Global will feature 450+ world-class exhibitors, 500 speakers, 4...
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Roar into Off-Road Racing: Extreme H’s Saudi Arabia World Cup Debut
Hydrogen Fuel News
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September 3, 2025
Imagine you’re in the driver’s seat of a rally car that hums softly as electric motors spin it across dusty dunes, leaving behind nothing but a harmless mist of water vapor. Hard to believe, right? Yet come September 2025, Extreme H, the world’s...
Saudi Housing Loans Surpass $229 Billion as Homeownership Rises
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia’s housing sector recorded significant achievements last year, with homeownership rates and lending volumes exceeding national targets under the Housing Program, a key initiative of Vision 2030. According to the latest report, the...
Desalination doesn't have to be bad for the environment
Deutsche Welle
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September 3, 2025
For millennia, humans have sought to make seawater drinkable. Ancient mariners tried distillation by boiling the oceans in which they sailed, and in more recent times, engineers have experimented with filters and chemicals . As the climate warms,...
FedEx launches non-stop flight from West to Saudi Arabia
Gulf Industry Magazine
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Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), the world’s largest express transportation company, has launched its first dedicated flight into Saudi Arabia, connecting the Kingdom with the United States and Europe. This makes FedEx the first express...
200 firms to take part in Saudi International Rail event
Gulf Industry Magazine
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More than 200 international and local entities representing over 20 countries will take part in the second edition of the Saudi International Rail. The event will be held on October 19 and 20 at ROSHN Front in Riyadh under the patronage of...
TAQA, JERA & AlBawani Close Financing For Two Major Power Projects In Saudi Arabia
Construction Business News Middle East
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September 3, 2025
TAQA, JERA, and AlBawani Capital have successfully closed financing for two landmark greenfield power plants in the Kingdom Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (“TAQA”), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in Europe, the...
Global plastic pollution map pinpoints at-risk marine ecosystems
Oceanographic Magazine
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September 3, 2025
Understandably, the findings have now highlighted the need to prioritize clean-up and prevention not only in areas with visible plastic accumulation but also in the regions where marine life is most vulnerable. Some of those high-risk zones...
Prime Minister receives Chairman of Federation of Saudi Chambers
Ammon News
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September 3, 2025
Ammon News - Prime Minister Jafar Hassan on Wednesday met Hassan bin Mujab Al-Huwaizi, Chairman of the Federation of Saudi Chambers, to discuss strengthening economic, trade and investment cooperation between Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The talks...
Saudi Arabia launches $400mln Estrdad initiative to refund government fees for SMEs
Zawya
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Monday announced the launch of the second edition of the Estrdad initiative, a government fee refund program worth SR1.5 billion ($400 million) designed to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The...
Jordan–Saudi Business Forum kicks off in Amman
Ammon News
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September 3, 2025
Ammon News - The Jordan–Saudi Business Forum kicks off on Wednesday in Amman, organized by the Jordan Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Federation of Saudi Chambers, bringing together key stakeholders from a wide range of economic...
Middle Eastern Promise: Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar Lead the M&A Charge
JD Supra - California
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September 3, 2025
Investors in the Middle East have good reason to be optimistic. Despite ongoing tensions and conflicts in the region, economic growth prospects in many countries are improving. The International Monetary Fund expects GDP in the Middle East and...
Saudi Egyptian Developers unveils rebranding to boost regional expansion
Zawya
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Cairo: Saudi Egyptian Developers Company celebrated its 50th anniversary with the launch of a new logo and refreshed visual identity, signaling the start of a new phase of growth and innovation. The rebranding, shaped as a diamond-heart from...
To save humanity and nature we must tackle wealth inequality, says Cambridge researcher
Mongabay
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September 3, 2025
Wealth inequality is a primary culprit behind the ecological and environmental collapse of societies over the past 12,000 years, which have come to be dominated by a small circle of elites hoarding resources like land, research shows. Today,...
Crown Prince to patronize inaugural Cultural Investment Conference in Riyadh on September 29
Saudi Gazette
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September 2, 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Under the patronage of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, the Ministry of Culture will organize the inaugural Cultural Investment Conference on 29-30 September at the King Fahd Cultural Centre in...