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Saudi Arabia: Hyundai Trials Hydrogen Bus in NEOM’s Mountainous Terrain
Future Transport-News
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August 6, 2025
Hyundai Motor Group has concluded a hydrogen bus trial in Trojena, a mountainous region within NEOM, the planned smart and sustainable urban area being developed in northwest Saudi Arabia. The trial, conducted in collaboration with Enowa—NEOM’s...
Saudi Arabia Wins Bronze at Int’l Nuclear Science Olympiad 2025
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 6, 2025
Saudi Arabia's national team secured the bronze medal in its second participation at the International Nuclear Science Olympiad (INSO2025), held in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur from July 30 to August 6. The competition brought together 56...
China edges Saudi Arabia in FIBA Asia Cup opener
Arab Times
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August 6, 2025
Hu Jinqiu (C) of China goes up to make a basket during the Group C match between China and Saudi Arabia at the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua) JEDDAH, Aug 6, (Xinhua): Hu Jinqiu scored 20 points as China opened its FIBA Asia...
Saudi Arabia Forges Ahead with Jafurah Shale Gas Field Development
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 6, 2025
Saudi Aramco is pressing ahead with one of its most ambitious energy initiatives to date: the development of the Jafurah unconventional gas field, the largest of its kind in the Middle East, as part of a broader strategy to diversify the Kingdom’s...
Saudi Arabia Executes 17 in Three Days
Famagusta Gazette
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August 5, 2025
Home World Saudi Arabia Executes 17 in Three Days Saudi Arabia has executed 17 people within a span of three days, most of them foreign nationals convicted of smuggling hashish. The surge brings the total number of executions in the kingdom this...
Saudi Arabia Urges Int’l Support for Recognition of State of Palestine, Slams Israeli Violations
Asharq Al-Awsat
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The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday the Kingdom’s call on the international community to support a two-state solution to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It noted that the successive announcements by countries to recognize a...
Saudi Arabia Approves Landmark Real Estate Ownership Law for Non-Saudis
JD Supra - California
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August 5, 2025
Saudi Arabia has approved a landmark new law regulating real estate ownership by non-Saudis, published on July 25, 2025 in the official gazette. This Law of Real Estate Ownership by Non-Saudis will take effect 180 days after publication...
South Africa Eyes Electricity Interconnection with Saudi Arabia
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 6, 2025
South Africa has unveiled its ambition to establish an electricity interconnection with Saudi Arabia, as part of the growing cooperation between the two countries in climate technology and the green economy. The comes following a meeting in 2022...
Saudi Arabia to host forum on Hajj and Two Holy Mosques history in November
Saudi Gazette
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August 5, 2025
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) is preparing to host a major scholarly forum in November 2025, focusing on the history of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques, as part of Saudi Arabia’s...
Saudi Arabia urges global recognition of Palestinian state in UN-backed framework
Saudi Gazette
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August 5, 2025
Saudi Gazette report NEOM — Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for the international community to support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, stressing that the wave of recognition of Palestine by several countries marks...
Saudi Arabia’s new tourism play trades skyscrapers for nature
Japan Times
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August 6, 2025
Tucked between misty mountains in the Saudi Arabian Highlands is a vertiginous village built between verdant, 10,000-foot peaks. A century-old outpost of the local Tihama Asir tribes, its clay and stone buildings have bright shutters and...
Saudi Arabia’s ‘Terhal’ returns with immersive second edition in Diriyah
Saudi Gazette
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August 5, 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The second edition of the immersive performance "Terhal" kicked off Sunday night at the Mayadeen venue in Diriyah, drawing crowds and widespread audience engagement with its vivid artistic storytelling. Organized by...
Saudi Arabia unveils official identity and slogan for 95th National Day
Saudi Gazette
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August 5, 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The General Entertainment Authority (GEA), led by Chairman Turki Alalshikh, on Monday unveiled the official identity for the Kingdom’s 95th National Day, to be celebrated on September 23, under the slogan “ʿIzzna bi...
Oman, Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in civil defence areas
Times of Oman
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Riyadh: A delegation from the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority on Wednesday visited the Directorate General of Civil Defence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the aim of discussing cooperation in the field of civil defence between the...
Saudi Arabia executes 17 in three days amid execution surge
The New Arab
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August 5, 2025
Saudi Arabia, one of the world's most prolific users of the death penalty, has carried out 239 executions so far this year [GETTY] Saudi authorities put two people to death Monday to reach 17 in three days, state media said, as the conservative...
Saudi Arabia trip left woman tourist grabbed, ignored and 'feeling like a ghost'
Daily Star
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August 5, 2025
A female travel blogger criticised Saudi Arabia as a "nightmare for women" after claiming her solo journey left her feeling like a "ghost." Karolina Wachowicz characterised her trip to the Middle Eastern nation as "one of the most intense...
Saudi Arabia’s lubricant market shifting gears with Vision 2030
Consultancy.org
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August 5, 2025
The lubricant market in Saudi Arabia is currently going through a significant transformation, in part driven by ambitious national goals and evolving consumer behaviors. Lubricants are no longer just an afterthought. In fact, they are a crucial...
Saudi Arabia to host global academic forum on Hajj and two holy Mosques in November
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network- Riyadh Riyadh, Aug 6: In a monumental step towards preserving Islamic heritage and promoting global academic dialogue, Saudi Arabia is set to host a high-profile academic forum in November 2025, focusing on the history,...
Saudi Arabia's Aramco reports disappointing earnings
Semafor
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August 5, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant reported worse-than-expected earnings, with quarterly profit falling for a 10th successive quarter, a protracted decline that threatens to slow the kingdom’s economic transformation. Paradoxically, Aramco is key to...
China beat tournament hosts Saudi Arabia 93-88 in FIBA Asia Cup opener
CGTN
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China's Liao Sanning (L) takes a shot against Saudi Arabia in a Group C game at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, August 5, 2025. /VCG China's Liao Sanning (L) takes a shot against Saudi Arabia in a Group C game at the 2025 FIBA Asia...