Al-Faw has been officially recognized as one of the latest additions to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Al-Faw’s UNESCO World Heritage List inclusion is under the Cultural Properties category. The archaeological area 650 kilometers southwest of Riyadh earned the recognition on August 3, Saturday. To find Al-Faw, visitors must go to the crux of […]

The Saudi Ministry of Sport has announced that Saudi Arabia will be hosting the World Rally Championship beginning in 2025. It will be the first time in history for the kingdom to host the popular international rallying series. Organizers will call the championship the “Saudi Rally”, and it will run for 10 years in the […]

Residents and visitors alike can expect a lot from Qiddiya in the coming years. Saudi authorities intend for the giga-project to become the kingdom’s entertainment, sports, and arts capital. King Salman bin Abdulaziz spearheaded Qiddiya’s launch in 2018. It is a massive undertaking that receives funding from the Public Investment Fund (PIF). The Saudi government […]

Solo travelers are leading the pack regarding domestic tourist numbers in Saudi Arabia. According to Wego’s research, domestic travel bookings were higher by 20.31 percent during Eid Al-Fitr in 2024 than in 2023. Domestic travel bookings also went up by 19.63 percent for Eid Al-Fitr versus in the previous month. In addition, Wego recorded more […]

ROSHN has announced a partnership with ARAMCO to build the Aramco Stadium in Khobar, Saudi Arabia. ROSHN is a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company and real estate developer. Authorities invest the PIF, a Saudi sovereign wealth fund, in projects for economic transformation and diversification away from petroleum wealth. ARAMCO, meanwhile, stands for the Saudi Arabian […]

More than 5.4 million worshippers visited the Prophet’s Mosque last week. According to Saudi authorities, the exact number of visitors is 5,428,718. Among these, 212,946 prayed in the Holy Rawdah. The Holy Rawdah or Rawdah Mubarak, the sacred chamber, is between the Prophet Muhammad’s house, Aisha, and Prophet Muhammad’s pulpit. Muslims also call it al-Rawdah […]

Flynas has broken a record for the first half of 2024. The Saudi low-cost carrier posted a 47 percent growth in the number of its passengers for the first six months of 2024. Specifically, it served over 7 million passengers on its flights for the year’s first half. On top of this, Flynas also increased […]

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has announced the five proposed host cities for the 2034 FIFA World Cup. This is in line with Saudi Arabia’s bid book, which they submitted in a ceremony in Paris. According to the bid book, Saudi Arabia is proposing five host cities for the FIFA World Cup 2034. […]