Month: May 2025

Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, hosted its flagship Data for Breakfast event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Hotel & Convention. The event brought together technology leaders, data professionals, and innovators from across the Kingdom to explore how businesses can unlock the full potential of their data through AI, analytics,

Saudi Arabia is taking part in the 34th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), from 26th April until 5th May 2025 under the theme: ‘Knowledge Illuminates Our Community’. The Kingdom’s participation underscores its commitment to strengthening its cultural and intellectual presence on both

PIF today announced the pricing of a $1.25 billion sukuk offering. The proceeds of the dollar-denominated offering will be used for PIF’s general corporate purposes. The seven-year sukuk was more than 6.5 times oversubscribed, with orders exceeding $9 billion. The Sukuk will be listed on the London Stock Exchange’s International Securities Market as part of

Riyadh Air, Saudi Arabia’s new national airline, has concluded its attendance at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai, UAE, having signed 11 agreements with strategic partners to further innovate the air travel experience. The partnerships are across a range of sales and distribution providers in over 125 countries. The completion of the Memoranda of

Saudi Arabia’s Holy Cities emerged as Ramadan’s top economic performers, according to Visa’s Travel Pulse Q1 2025, which reveals a 162% surge in visitor spend on Visa cards in Makkah during the Holy Month. The report highlights the growing role of religious tourism in supporting the Kingdom’s non-oil economy, a key pillar of The Kingdom

Founded in 2015, The Traveling Panther continues to lead sustainable experiential tourism in Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom witnessed a large influx of inbound and international tourists starting from 2022 to 2024, marking the highest number of visitors in its history so far, with numbers expected to stay strong for the next coming years, as the

In an unprecedented move, McDonald’s decided to remove its menu across all its restaurants in Saudi Arabia. The reason? To showcase the love people in Saudi Arabia have had for the brand for over 30 years. The kind of love where they don’t even need to look at the menu to order their favourite McDonald’s