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Tamer targets the next 100 years
In 1922, in the historic city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Mohammed Said Tamer opened the very first pharmacy on the Arabian Peninsula. He was inspired by a vision of giving his community access to the latest medical products, and…
Saudi Arabia’s serial startup founder
Since starting his first company at the age of just 19, Hatem Kameli has been at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s startup ecosystem. The digital entrepreneur is now planning to launch his first IPO.
Saudi film industry steals the limelight
A passionate film industry pioneer, Faisal Baltyuor is one of the people leading Saudi Arabia’s movie business into a new era. Committed to developing and supporting local talent, the head of Muvi Studios says that a golden age is arriving…
Serving the Saudi Appetite for ready meals
Rapid social changes are transforming the way that Saudis spend their mealtime. As the founder and CEO of startup Siwar, Loaye Al-Nahedh is delivering young Saudis an ever-growing variety of nutritious ready-to-eat meals.
Beating the drum of innovation
Digital technology has always been a passion for California-based rapper and music producer Arabian Prince. Now the founding member of N.W.A. is helping the Middle Eastern music industry embrace all the possibilities of digital innovation.
The leaders of Saudi Arabia’s staffing revolution
As the tech revolution sweeps across Saudi Arabia, the days of leaving resumes in shops, restaurants, and employment agencies have become ancient history for Saudi Millennials and Generation Z.
A bright future for music in MENA
There are only a few regions in the world where hundreds of millions of young people share a similar language and culture across different national boundaries, united by a passion for music and dance. One of those places, Latin America,…
From the streets to the gallery
Talal Al Zeid is one of the most prominent creators among the new wave of groundbreaking Saudi artists. Celebrated for his paintings on canvas, his street art, and his public installations, Talal’s sensitive and deeply felt artwork combines abstract and…
KAUST supercomputers point way forward to future of simulation
A unique research university in a country in transformation, the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia is on the cutting-edge of innovation in High-Performance Computing (HPC). Unconstrained by the shackles of undergraduate teaching or degree…
Music innovation takes Arab world by storm
In some parts of the MENA region, it was not long ago that when young people wanted to party, they gathered covertly at friends’ houses to listen to the latest dance tracks under cover of night.