Riyadh is the third-smartest city among the capitals of G20 states, jumping 23 ranks from last year on the Institute for Management Development Smart Cities Index for 2021. It was the 30th smartest city at global level.The Saudi capital outperformed major cities such as Los Angeles, Madrid,...
The Gulf Health Council and the Saudi Sports for All Federation sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in providing the necessary support to implement programs and activities that will help spread the importance of sports and physical activity and living a healthy lifestyle. The...
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has launched LIV Golf Investments and announced former world No. 1 Greg Norman as CEO of the new venture. LIV has created 10 new events to be staged annually on the Asian Tour over the next decade with $200 million of backing, including prize funds,...
Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al-Faisal, head of the Equestrian Authority and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Horse Racing Club, announced that the prize money of the 2022 Saudi Cup will be raised to $32.1 million, making it the most expensive horse race in the world. This came in a ...
The UAE won the membership of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2022/2024 after obtaining 180 votes from member states during the elections that were held by secret ballot.The UAE expressed its appreciation for being elected to this seat, as the state continues its efforts to...
Today, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the capital city of Riyadh’s intention to bid for hosting the World Expo 2030 to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), World Expo’s organizing body.In a letter to the BIE, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown...
The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues activating the Medication Home Delivery Service under the theme “#Medicine to your doorstep”, with the aim of delivering medications to patients’ homes through temperature-controlled shipping containers designed for the transport of pharmaceutical...
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has announced that its 22nd Global Summit will take place at the end of next year in Riyadh.The event is considered the world’s foremost travel and tourism event. Its location in Saudi Arabia will reflect how the Kingdom has been able to redesign and...
At an accelerated pace, the city of Riyadh continues to achieve distinguished and qualitative progress in the IMD Smart Cities Index for 2021, which is issued by the International Institute for Management Development, as it jumped 23 ranks from last year to become the third smartest city among the...