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Saudi Arabia new property law opens real estate market to foreigners
Gulf Daily News Online
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The Saudi Cabinet has approved an updated system that will allow non-Saudis to own property in the Kingdom, effective from January 2026. The new regulations balance foreign investment opportunities with citizen protections through controlled...
Saudi’s hospitality horizon expands with Aman’s cliffside desert retreat near Diriyah
Travel Daily Media
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July 11, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s tourism and hospitality sector is firing on all cylinders. According to the Saudi Ministry of Tourism and Oxford Economics, hotel occupancy across the Kingdom reached 63% in Q1 2025, rising from 60.9% a year earlier. Nearly 39,000...
Saudi Arabia integrates AI education across all public schools this year
Madhyamam
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July 11, 2025
Saudi Arabia is ready to implement artificial intelligence (AI) education across all public schools starting from the upcoming academic year, marking a major step in its Vision 2030 initiative to boost innovation and global competitiveness. The...
Saudi Arabia to Allow Foreigners To Own Property From 2026
Construction Business News Middle East
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July 11, 2025
Saudi Arabia will allow foreigners to buy real estate in specific areas from 2026, in a strategic step aligned with Vision 2030 Written by Reeba Asghar In a major policy shift aimed at stimulating the real estate sector and attracting foreign...
Report: PGA Tour eyeing return to Trump National Doral in ‘26
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 14, 2025
The PGA Tour plans to bring a tournament back to Trump National Doral near Miami in 2026, Sports Business Journal reported Monday. Per Sports Business Journal, a new tournament at Doral is expected to be scheduled for the week of April 27-May 3,...
Saudi Oil Exports to China Set to Hit Two-Year High in August
Oil Price
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July 11, 2025
Crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia to China are seen reaching the highest level in two years in August, Reuters reported today, citing half a dozen unnamed trade sources. The daily average, according to refiner allocation data seen by the...
Riyadh Air outlines network growth strategy
Ch-Aviation
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July 11, 2025
Riyadh Air (RX, Riyadh) targets two European cities as its first destinations when it launches in late 2025. Chief executive officer, Tony Douglas, told the Executive Traveller that the airline expects to receive one aircraft and add two new...
Saudi population reaches 35.3mln in 2024, majority under 65
Zawya
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's total population reached 35,300,280 in 2024, according to newly released data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), marking World Population Day. Of the total population, 55.6 percent are Saudi nationals,...
Saudi Journalist and Syrian Activist Visit the Knesset: A Push for Normalisation
The Syrian Observer
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July 10, 2025
Saudi journalist Abdulaziz al-Khamis and Syrian activist Shadi Martini participated in a session at the Israeli Knesset on Wednesday, in a move that appears to promote normalisation with Israel amidst ongoing atrocities in Gaza and continued...
Saudi Arabia debuts cultural showcase at Expo Osaka with Doraemon
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 10, 2025
Saudi Arabia’s “Wonders of Arabia” event in Osaka blends heritage, technology, and Doraemon for a unique Expo 2025 cultural experience. SINGAPORE – In celebration of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Saudi, ‘Saudi,...
Currency Exchange Rates in Pakistan Today – 11 July 2025
Pakistan Observer
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July 11, 2025
KARACHI – Pakistani rupee largely remained largely stable against various foreign currencies in open market as the buying and selling prices of Euro, Saudi Riyal and UK Pound witnessed slight changes. On July 11, US Dollar’s buying rate stood at...
Saudi Arabia Approves Law Allowing Foreigners to Own Property across Kingdom
Sada Elbalad
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July 11, 2025
Fri 11 Jul 2025 | 04:07 AM In a groundbreaking move to boost foreign investment and revitalize the real estate sector, the Saudi Cabinet on Monday, July 8, approved a new law permitting non-Saudis to own property across the Kingdom — a historic...
Saudi Arabia launches several initiatives aimed to shape AI era: minister
Zawya
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GENEVA — Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Alswaha affirmed that Saudi Arabia has launched a series of initiatives aimed at addressing the global challenges in computing, data, and algorithms for the benefit of...
Saudi oil exports to China to rise to over two-year high in August, sources say
Zawya
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SINGAPORE: Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports to China are set to rise to the highest in more than two years in August, five trade sources said on Friday, as the top exporter seeks to regain market share in the world's biggest importer. State oil...
Saudi population reaches 35.3 million in 2024, majority under 65
Saudi Gazette
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July 11, 2025
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's total population reached 35,300,280 in 2024, according to newly released data from the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), marking World Population Day. Of the total population, 55.6 percent are...
Saudi Royal runs $250 Billion firm shaping access to mega deals
The Hindu Business Line
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July 10, 2025
It also manages part of the sprawling web of contractors tasked with bringing the kingdom’s gigantic development projects to life, and works to line up financing and keep spending in check | Photo Credit: CHARLES CROWELL As Saudi Arabia spends...
Clear delays profits as it expands into Europe and West Asia
Mint
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July 15, 2025
“What we're seeing is that the global expansion opportunity for us has gone up dramatically. We're having a lot of fun going global, so we're investing again," said founder and CEO Archit Gupta. The push into Europe is being led primarily by the...
An Indian family’s fight to save this mother from execution in war-torn Yemen
CNN
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July 15, 2025
CNN — Relatives of an Indian nurse on death row in war-torn Yemen are racing against time to commute her death sentence, in a case that has gripped India’s media. Nimisha Priya was sentenced to death for the murder of her former business partner,...
Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress 2025: spotlight on $1.71b market
Seatrade Maritime News
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July 9, 2025
As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s maritime logistics market continues its strong growth at 4.3% annually until 2030 - a significant component of Saudi Arabia’s growing non-oil economy - the 6th edition of Saudi Maritime & Logistics Congress is well...
Saudi Jahez acquires 75% stake in Qatar's Snoonu for $225 million
AK&M
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AK&M 10 July 2025 16:08 Saudi delivery platform Jahez has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in the Qatari e-commerce platform Snoonu. This is reported in a press release from Jahez. As part of the deal, Jahez intends to...