Riyadh
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An empire of minds
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, traditionally reliant on its vast oil reserves, is now boldly charting a new course towards a future underpinned by human capability and education. This monumental shift is embodied in the Human Capability Initiative (HCI), a…
Charting new horizons
Red Sea Global (RSG) achieved a significant milestone today with the inaugural flight to its Red Sea International Airport (RSI), marking a transformative moment for Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry. The SAUDIA flight, originating from Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport (RUH),…
A hub for Saudi women entrepreneurs
Entrepreneur, startup mentor, and photographer Maha Shirah never takes no for an answer. The founder of SheWorks, Saudi Arabia’s first coworking space for women, Maha is helping female entrepreneurs seize new opportunities across the country’s fast-developing economy.
Capital vision for the Middle East
As the pandemic transforms the daily life of billions of people around the world, the fast-growing Saudi capital of Riyadh is preparing to lead a new era in urban living.
Global leaders call for new Marshall Plan
World leaders and innovators have called for a green global recovery plan which will power the restart of the economy and accelerate progress towards the targets of the Paris Agreement and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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…
Riyadh all set for metro debut
Just five years after the start of construction, the clock is ticking down to the opening of service on what will be Saudi Arabia’s very first urban railway system – the Riyadh Metro.
The inspiration of youth
When we look around the world and observe how human beings of the 21st century live, work and spend their free time, it sometimes seems that our lives today are almost entirely shaped by technology.