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Dhamani 1969 opens flagship boutique at Solitaire Riyadh
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WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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The fine jewellery house brings over five decades of craftsmanship and creativity to the Kingdom's capital RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking a new chapter for one of the world's most esteemed family-run fine jewellery...
Owner: Richard Dean
Saudi Heritage Commission Registers 184 New Cultural, Archaeological Sites
The Saudi Heritage Commission has added 184 new cultural, archaeological, and architectural sites in Al-Baha Region to the National Antiquities Register, bringing the total number of listed sites in the region to 313. The registration aims to...
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Saudi Arabia Announces $1.07bn Entertainment Deals
Saudi Arabia’s entertainment sector is set for another major leap as the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) announced SR4bn ($1.07bn) worth of new investment and development agreements at the Joy Forum 2025, one of the world’s largest...
Owner: Jayne Rafter
Saudi Arabian lender SNB's third-quarter net profit rises 20%
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Gulf Daily News Online
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Saudi National Bank (SNB) reported on Monday around a 20% increase in third-quarter net profit on a double-digit rise in operating income, while operating expenses declined. The kingdom's biggest lender by assets reported a net profit attributable...
Owner: Anwar Abdulrahman & Ronnie Middleton
Luxury hospitality and tourism emerge as the growth engine of global luxury market
While the global luxury sector is experiencing a period of volatility, one segment continues to defy the trend: luxury hospitality and tourism. According to Bain & Company experts Sami Abdul Rahman and Jack Nolan, the Middle East is at the...
MENA hospitality market value set to top US$487 billion by 2032 amid unprecedented tourism expansion
Hotel construction reaches all-time high; KSA leads project pipeline according to data released ahead of FHS World 2025 Dubai, 22 October 2025. The value of MENA’s hospitality market is set to grow from US$310 billion in 2025 to more than US$487...
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UAE Receives 72,000 Hajj Applications For 2026 6,228 Spots Available
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Approximately 72,000 people applied for the Hajj package for the upcoming season using the authority's app and website before registration closed on October 9, 2025, announced the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and...
Owner: Abdel Rehim Ali & Hani Jabsheh
GWS will discuss future of wellness in travel, hospitality
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Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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The Global Wellness Summit (GWS) has announced that a hot topic at its conference, being held in Dubai from November 18 to 21, will be the shifting consumer desires and the best new ideas emerging in the wellness tourism space. The pandemic...
Owner: Anwar Abdulrahman & Ronnie Middleton
Riyadh to Jeddah in just 4 hours! What is Saudi Prince Salman's 'Land Bridge' project? Will link Red sea to..., project costs Rs...
Home News Riyadh to Jeddah in just 4 hours! What is Saudi Prince Salmans Land Bridge project? Will link Red sea to..., project costs Rs... Saudi Arabia's high-speed rail network, dubbed the Land Bridge, is aimed to revolutionize and transform...
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Saudis announce new health requirements for haj pilgrims
The Saudi government wants all pilgrims to be free from infectious diseases, serious or uncontrolled chronic conditions, and have the physical ability to perform haj rituals independently. (EPA Images pic) PETALING JAYA: The Saudi government has...
Owner: Syed Mokhtar Albukhary & Datuk Seri Johari
QA inaugural flight touches downat The Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
Tribune News Network The Red Sea, Saudi Arabia Qatar Airways (QA) on Tuesday launched three weekly non-stop flights to Red Sea International Airport (RSI), operated by daa International, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Hamad International...
Owner: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani
Riyadh Fashion Week Takes It Up a Notch
RIYADH — Fashion relies heavily on image and signaling, and the third edition of Riyadh Fashion Week currently underway telegraphs the scale of Saudi Arabia‘s ambitions. The six-day event, which wraps on Tuesday with a Stella McCartney runway...
Owner: Jay Penske
Tourise sets the agenda for the next 50 years of global tourism transformation
TOURISE 2025 in Riyadh will convene global tourism leaders to build a long-term roadmap focused on innovation, policy collaboration, investment, and sustainable growth across destinations, industries and communities. Tourise 2025 will assemble...
Owner: Theodore Koumelis and Vicky Karantzavelou
Saudi Arabia's $7 billion "Land Bridge" rail project to link Jeddah and Riyadh in under 4 hours
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The Times of India
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Saudi Arabia’s $7 billion Landbridge high-speed rail to link Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dammam—cutting travel time to under four hours / Image Credit: file Saudi Arabia is building more than just tracks; it's building a future that moves at high speed....
Owner: Sahu Jain Family
Saudi–Japan ties enter ‘higher phase’ as officials mark 70th anniversary at KFCRIS
Arab News Japan RIYADH: “Our relationship has entered a much higher phase,” said Dr. Shigeto Kondo, Senior Researcher at Japan’s Institute of Energy Economics, as scholars spoke at King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS) panel...
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Saudi Arabia bars pilgrims with chronic illness, infectious disease from haj next year
PETALING JAYA: Those with chronic or infectious diseases will not be eligible to perform the haj next year under new health requirements set by Saudi Arabia for the 1447H/2026M pilgrimage season. A statement by Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) said that...
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Could Saudi Arabia join the Abraham Accords?
The vibes are good between the United States and Saudi Arabia right now. Negotiations have advanced on a mutual defense pact, one that would involve military and intelligence cooperation. The two oil-producing nations agreed on scuttling a deal...
Owner: Ian Bremmer
Trans Nzoia woman dies 1 week after returning from Saudi where she hustled for 4 years
The village of Murguiywa in Trans Nzoia County is mourning the sudden death of Agnes Shibeka, days after returning from a four-year stint in Saudi Arabia Her passing has sent shockwaves through her family, friends, and the wider Team Gulf Club, a...
Owner: Vitaliy Laptenok
Cristiano Ronaldo ‘rested’, but elaborate security in place in Goa for football match involving star-studded Saudi team
Ending weeks of speculation, Saudi Pro League team Al-Nassr FC has confirmed that Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will not be playing in Goa in Wednesday’s AFC Champions League Two group match against Indian Super League club FC Goa.The...
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Saudi Municipalities Minister Visits South Korea to Boost Cooperation in Smart Cities and Housing
US President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India will stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying "massive" tariffs if it did not do so. "I spoke with Prime...
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