New Murabba is visionary partner of TOURISE 2025

New Murabba, a Saudi Public Investment Fund company, has announced its sponsorship as Visionary Partner of TOURISE 2025, a platform shaping a new horizon for global tourism. On behalf of New Murabba Chief Executive Officer, Michael Dyke – Mazroua...

TOURISE and Globant Unveil Game-Changing Report on Agentic Tourism that Sets New Standards for AI-Driven Destination Innovation

Article content RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Imagine a traveler’s perfect day planning itself, rerouting around a rainstorm, prompting a café to add staff before the lunch rush, suggesting a quiet gallery when crowds swell. This is the promise of...

Saudi: GACA reports 2,399 passenger complaints against air carriers in September

A total of 2,399 passengers lodged complaints with the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) against air carriers during September. This was announced on Wednesday by GACA in its index classifying air transport service providers and airports,...

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 faces its credit ceiling as foreign funding rises – Moody’s

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the vast transformation plan reshaping its economy, is fast approaching a new constraint: credit. According to a series of sectoral reviews published by Moody’s Investors Service this week, the country’s push to...

King Salman International Airport signs strategic partnership with TOURISE 2025

King Salman International Airport (KSIA), one of the Public Investment Fund companies, announced the signing of a strategic partnership with TOURISE Summit (TOURISE 2025). This partnership reflects a commitment to supporting national efforts aimed...

Cristiano Ronaldo Launches Insparia Hair Clinic in Riyadh

Cristiano Ronaldo’s new hair clinic in Riyadh reveals how Saudi Arabia is transforming athletic recruitment into a sophisticated economic diversification strategy. The New Playbook: Beyond Sports Washing When Saudi Arabia lured Cristiano Ronaldo...

Saudi Arabia Ends 50-Year Old Slavery System For Migrant Workers

Saudi Arabia has dismantled the Kafala system, a controversial framework that bound millions of migrant workers to their employers. Announced in June 2025, this decision represents a historic step toward labour freedom and human rights reform in...

Saudi Business Center: A One-Stop Gateway for Investors

“This experience is nothing like before. All the procedures are handled in one place, exactly what a businessman needs,” said investor Talal Al-Ammari with a smile as he left the headquarters of the Saudi Business Center in Riyadh. In a sleek,...

Alimi to Riyadh to Discuss Boosting Economic, Political, Security Support for Yemen

Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi traveled to Riyadh from the interim capital Aden on Saturday for talks with regional and international partners. The talks are part of international coordination to support...

Saudi Arabia introduces new tourism penalties for major and minor violations

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism has introduced new penalties for tourism violations, categorizing them as major or minor. The changes ensure fair, proportional enforcement based on facility size and location, support SMEs, and enhance service...

Saudi Arabia Abolishes Decades-Old Kafala System, Granting Greater Freedom to Migrant Workers

Saudi Arabia has officially abolished its 50-year-old Kafala labour sponsorship system, announced as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 reforms. The historic move grants approximately 13 million migrant workers, primarily from...

Saudi heritage site to offer investors projects worth $1.6 billion

Saudi Arabia's AlUla cultural heritage site plans to offer projects worth 6 billion riyals ($1.6 billion) for private sector participation, a tourism chief said on Wednesday. AlUla, which attracted 300,000 visitors last year, is mainly funded by...

Saudi Arabia appoints Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan as kingdom’s new grand mufti

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia appointed a prominent ultraconservative scholar late Wednesday as the country’s new grand mufti, the kingdom’s top religious scholar. Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, 90, took over the position,...

Saudi Scraps Kafala System: What It Means For Migrants, Including Indians

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has officially scrapped its 50-year-old Kafala system, a major labour reform hailed as historic for migrant workers. First announced in June 2025, the decision affects around 1.34 crore foreign workers, mainly from India,...

Saudi Arabia Arrests 17 Government Employees In Sweeping Anti-Corruption Crackdown

Seventeen Saudi government employees across various ministries and public bodies have been arrested in a sweeping ant-corruption crackdown, following a series of investigations conducted by the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha),...

Saudi Arabia scraps Kafala labour system, 13 million foreign workers to benefit

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has abolished the five-decade old Kafala labour sponsorship system that allowed Kafala (employers) to have inhuman control over employees, including seizing travel documents and taking decision on when they could change their...

Saudi Arabia Scraps Decades-Old Kafala System, Easing Restrictions for 13 Million Migrant Workers

Riyadh, October 22: Saudi Arabia has abolished the five-decade old Kafala labour sponsorship system that allowed Kafala (employers) to have inhuman control over employees, including seizing travel documents and taking decision on when they could...

Saudi scraps Kafala labour system, 13 million workers to benefit

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has officially scrapped the five-decade-old Kafala labour sponsorship system, ending a framework that gave employers inhuman control over employees, including seizing travel documents and dictating when they could change jobs...

Riyadh outlaws recruitment and work permit fees on domestic workers

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has banned employers from charging domestic workers any fees for recruitment, work permits or residency documents, introducing penalties of up to 20,000 Saudi riyals and a three-year ban on hiring for violations. According to...

Saudi heritage site to offer investors projects worth $1.6bln

Saudi Arabia's AlUla cultural heritage site plans to offer projects worth 6 billion riyals ($1.6 billion) for private sector participation, a tourism chief said on Wednesday. AlUla, which attracted 300,000 visitors last year, is mainly funded by...