The Dakar Rally returns to Saudi Arabia for 2023 with a longer course, according to Time Out Riyadh. The 45th edition of the rally will be the fourth one to take place in Saudi Arabia….
Episode 50! The 966 talks with Raghad Fathaddin, communications analyst for PepsiCo based in Riyadh, an entrepreneur and founder of Sangha “Estidama Hub”, a Y20 delegate and also a WIn fellow. Before that conversation, the...
A new study by KPMG surveys the opinions and insights of Saudi women in family businesses in the Kingdom. Lucien’s one big thing is this study, with features valuable and unique insights into the viewpoints…
Will Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel soon? Richard’s one big thing this week is what people are talking about in Saudi foreign policy this week: “normalization.” Are Saudi Arabia and Israel in fact close…
Oil prices are surging, will that derail reforms in oil-exporting Middle East? A recent piece in hellenicshippingnews.com wonders, “In March, Iraq’s oil exports were worth just over $11 billion (€10.5 billion), the most the country…
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector continued to see “robust growth” in April, Reuters reports, citing the headline seasonally adjusted S&P Global Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) which stood at 55.7 for the month. A…
There’s a lot going on in Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector… This week, there were two events in the region: A major aviation summit in Riyadh, called the Future Aviation Forum, and a tourism and travel…
A discussion on carbon capture including a recent huge investment by Saudi Aramco into the space…
The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority has launched a new app, Tawakkalna Services, to help improve the quality of life in the Kingdom. It provides 140 services that cover health, education, transport, Islamic and…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has taken the Kingdom off its Priority Watch List in its annual Special 301 Report, after Saudi Arabia tightened up its IP enforcement procedures.