Saudi Arabia
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Travel trailblazer in Saudi Arabia
With the world preparing to relax restrictions on international travel, one destination above all others is on the lips of every adventurous traveler: the ever-surprising Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
New hope for plastics recycling
The critical part played by plastics in modern life has never been clearer. This much misunderstood material has proved its worth across all facets of the global response to Covid-19. One of the world’s largest plastics companies is demonstrating a…
Sputnik moment for humanity
When the Soviet Union launched the world’s first man-made satellite in 1957, it triggered a Space Race that would revolutionise global communications, take mankind to the moon and transform humanity’s understanding of its place in the cosmos.
The changing flavors of Arabia
Pastry chef and restaurateur Mayada Badr is one of the brightest stars of Saudi Arabia’s new culinary scene. Leaving behind a career in design to study at culinary school in Paris and start her own pastry business in Jeddah
Leading from the heart
Born and raised in Riyadh, Lujain Al Ubaid is one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent social entrepreneurs and best-known businesswomen.
Chemicals giant in driving seat of innovation
Long a pivotal player in the global energy and chemicals market, in recent years Saudi Arabia has emerged as a hotbed for the research and development of technologies that can help make contemporary life more energy efficient and environmentally sustainable.
Arabian destination of dreams
This January, out of the desert sands, a flotilla of hard-charging motorcycles, sports cars, quads, trucks, and buggies powered over the dunes, racing to the finish line of the 2020 Dakar Rally—the first-ever edition of the legendary competition to be…
The quest for innovation
The Entrepreneurship World Cup invites startups from anywhere to compete for the championship.
Opening a new era in luxury tourism
Visitors to the stunning northwestern shore of the Red Sea this year will be able to witness a once-in-a-lifetime experience: the arrival of an entirely new destination in the global travel market.
If hospitals could fly
Imagine if hospitals could fly? Would they be safer for patients? Before you say to yourself, what a silly question. Please hear me out...