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The Journey Through Time masterplan connects five distinct districts in Al Ula in north-west Saudi Arabia. Courtesy RCU

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince launches masterplan to turn Al Ula into 'living museum'

The Journey Through Time project five districts in the historic region via a low-carbon tram line from Al Ula International Airport

Travel

The Satorp refinery at Jubail Industrial City II in Saudi Arabia. Maire Tecnimont's contract will be for polypropylene units at an Integrated PDH-PP plant being built by a subsidiary of the kingdom's Advanced Petrochemicals Company. Courtesy of Technip FMC.

The Satorp refinery at Jubail Industrial City II in Saudi Arabia. Maire Tecnimont's contract will be for polypropylene units at an Integrated PDH-PP plant being built by a subsidiary of the kingdom's Advanced Petrochemicals Company. Courtesy of Technip FMC.

Italy's Maire Tecnimont lands $500m petchems contract in Saudi Arabia

Energy

Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Makka, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. AP

Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Makka, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. AP

Saudi Arabia King Salman's Ramadan message to the Muslim world

Saudi Arabia

A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin in Mentone, Texas. Opec said the higher prices seen in the crude commodity markets could prompt a higher level of US production. Reuters

A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the Permian Basin in Mentone, Texas. Opec said the higher prices seen in the crude commodity markets could prompt a higher level of US production. Reuters

Opec forecasts a recovery in the oil market and revises demand growth upward

Energy

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomes Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Emirates pledged $3bn of investment commitments to Iraq. AFP

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, welcomes Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi upon his arrival in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The Emirates pledged $3bn of investment commitments to Iraq. AFP

As oil rebounds and economy is poised to recover Iraq eyes foreign investment

Energy

Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, in the Muslim holy city of Makka, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. AP

On eve of Ramadan, worshippers perform Tawaf around Kaaba

Saudi Arabia will work to restore, conserve and sustainably manage a billion hectares of land by 2040. Riyadh Green Project

Saudi Green Initiative plan to plant 50 billion trees

ع / تقرير / "واس" توثّق التناغم البيئي في محمية "شرعان" بمحافظة العُلا 18 شعبان,1442 هـ(واس) Sharaan Nature Reserve. SPA

Wildlife thriving in Shareen Nature Reserve at Saudi Arabia's Al Ula - in pictures

Koert Vermeulen's 'Star in Motion'. Riyadh Art 2021

What is that big star installation hanging over Riyadh?

SAUDI ARABIA TO HOST FORMULA 1 IN 2021 - JEDDAH CORNICHE

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: A first look at the Jeddah Street Circuit

A Saudi man holds up a handful of picked Taif roses at the Bin Salman Farm in Taif on March 13, 2021. The family farm is open to visitors and offers a complete rural experience including the viewing of the time-honoured tradition of extracting rose water and oil from the Taif rose, a prized component in the cosmetic, culinary and other industries. It has become synonymous with the city itself, dubbed locally as the City of Roses. / AFP / Amer HILABI

Inside the Bin Salman Farm in Saudi Arabia's City of Roses

Saudi Royal Air Force Group, Participating in Desert Flag 2021 Exercises, Arrives in UAE

Saudi Arabia's RAF takes part in Desert Flag exercises - in pictures

Low-level cloud created ethereal scenes in western Saudi Arabia. Reuters

Watch: Saudi Arabian man captures breathtaking view of clouds

Muslims across the world scan the sky for the crescent new moon that signifies the start of Ramadan. AP

Ramadan 2021 to start on Tuesday, Saudi Arabia says

Saudi Arabia

TABUK, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 08: Andrea Bocelli performs in concert on April 08, 2021 at World Heritage Site Hegra in AlUla near Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images for The Royal Commission for AlUla)

Andrea Bocelli reveals love for Saudi Arabia: 'A land that never ceases to amaze'

Music

The first phase of the Dumat Al Jandal wind project, The $500 million project was awarded to the Masdar-EDF consortium in January 2019. Courtesy: Masdar

Saudi Arabia's first wind project is 50% complete

Energy

Shalimar Sharbatly with one of her hand-painted creations. Via Twitter

Artist Shalimar Sharbatly to transform Jeddah streets with painted cars

Art

A construction worker at the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh. Binladin International Holding Group expects 1 trillion riyals ($26/67bn) of contracts to be awarded in Saudi Arabia by 2025. AFP

Saudi Arabia’s Binladin Group appoints senior executives amid restructuring

Economy

The Saudi-led coalition spokesman Col Turki Al Malki speaks during a news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 22, 2021. Reuters

Saudi-led coalition shoots down Houthi drones from Yemen

Saudi Arabia

Saudi soldiers deploy near the border with Yemen in 2009. AFP

Saudi Arabia executes three soldiers for 'high treason'

Saudi Arabia

Pro-Houthi forces take part in a funeral service of Houthi fighters in Sanaa, Yemen. A top Yemeni official says the new US administration is taking a one-sided approach to the conflict. EPA

Biden must get tougher on Yemen’s Houthis: military chief

The Americas

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has called on people to watch for the crescent moon on Sunday. Pawan Singh / The National

Ramadan 2021: Saudi Arabia calls for Moon-sighting on Sunday

Saudi Arabia

TABUK, SAUDI ARABIA - APRIL 08: Andrea Bocelli performs in concert on April 08, 2021 at World Heritage Site Hegra in AlUla near Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images for The Royal Commission for AlUla)

Andrea Bocelli dazzles with Al Ula concert

Music

A field of solar panels at Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City of Sciences and Technology. The kingdom plans to generate 50% of its power from renewables by 2030. Reuters

Saudi Arabia to add renewable and gas capacity equal to 1 million bpd by 2030

Energy

Doctors warn about the dangers of cigarette and shisha smoking. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Saudi Arabia bans selling tobacco to children and smoking around them

Saudi Arabia