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Esports World Cup in Riyadh | FOCUS

In partnership with Media City

Riyadh became a global gaming hub as the Esports World Cup brought together 2,000 players, 200 clubs, and millions of fans.

23/09/2025

Partner content

Explore AlUla anew: Ancient tales, desert beats and starry skies

Partner content presented by Visit Saudi

Explore AlUla, where Nabataean tombs meet stargazing, incense trails and mirrored concert halls in Saudi Arabia’s most immersive cultural destination.

04/09/2025

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Summer in Saudi: Cool escapes from Aseer to Al Baha

Partner content presented by Visit Saudi

Read on to discover Saudi Arabia’s southwestern mountain region and its range of unexpected summer escapes.

23/07/2025

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From Formula 1 to esports: Saudi Arabia’s sporting revolution

Partner content presented by Visit Saudi

From desert cycling tours to gaming tournaments, Saudi Arabia has staged over 100 major sporting events across 40 disciplines since 2019, emerging as one of the world’s most exciting destinations for sports fans.

11/07/2025

Culture news

My sporting life: Cristiano Ronaldo honoured in new Hong Kong museum

The CR7 Life Museum in Hong Kong promises an immersive experience about the life and times of the Portuguese footballer.

08/07/2025

Culture news

Ronaldo, chess and a $70M cash pot: Inside the Esports World Cup 2025

This year’s Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia is pulling in global icons like Magnus Carlsen and Cristiano Ronaldo - proving its status as a booming, mainstream phenomenon.

08/07/2025

Saudi Arabia

More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are in Saudi Arabia for Hajj

The Day of Arafat is of great significance to Muslims around the world, regarded as the most sacred day of the year according to traditional sayings of prophet Muhammad (pbuh).

06/06/2025

Experiences

Everything you need to know about packing for a Hajj pilgrimage

The annual pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims, can often fall during one of the hottest periods of the year.

05/06/2025

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Pilgrims begin Hajj in Mecca amid heat and new restrictions

Muslims from across the world are gathering in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the Hajj — a sacred pilgrimage and one of Islam’s five pillars.

05/06/2025

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia tackles sweltering heat as Hajj pilgrimage starts

Each year, Muslim pilgrims embark on the spiritual journey of Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam.

04/06/2025

Saudi Arabia

Nearly 270,000 pilgrims without permits stopped from entering Mecca

Authorities in Saudi Arabia are cracking down on illegal journeys to Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage after a larger number of deaths last year due to extreme summer heat. They have thus far denied entry to 269,678 Muslims without Hajj permits.

01/06/2025

Travel News

Saudi Arabia’s new platform hopes to unite the global travel industry

Tourism is expected to contribute nearly €11 trillion – about 10 per cent of GDP – to the global economy this year.

23/05/2025

Business

How Saudi Arabia is building investment ties with the US and Europe

Saudi Arabia has emerged as a key Middle Eastern player in the last few years and is now attracting billions worth of investments from both the US and Europe.

21/05/2025

Europe News

Trump mocks France's WWII victory celebrations in Qatar army speech

Trump lamented the US's lack of WWII victory celebrations, praised its role in the war, and asked Qatar for help with Iran during his Middle East visit.

16/05/2025

Saudi Arabia

Trump says he will lift sanctions to give Syria 'a chance at peace'

Gulf leaders have rallied behind the new government in Damascus and want Trump to follow, believing it is a bulwark against Iran's return to influence in Syria, where it had helped prop up the al-Assad regime during a decade-long civil war.

13/05/2025

Saudi Arabia

US and Saudi Arabia sign €127bn arms deal on day one of Trump's tour

That agreement will see Washington provide Riyadh with 'state-of-the-art warfighting equipment' in return for a Saudi investment of $20 billion in the US' artificial intelligence sector.

13/05/2025

Business

US and Saudi Arabia seek closer ties as Trump heads to Riyadh

The Saudi-US Investment Forum starts on Tuesday in Riyadh with the US President set to attend, along with CEOs and other government leaders.

13/05/2025

Business

Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco takes hit due to lagging oil prices

Saudi Arabia has also pledged to invest hundreds of billions in the US over the course of Donald Trump's second term.

12/05/2025

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Massive sandstorm shrouds parts of Saudi Arabia in dust

A huge sandstorm swept across Saudi Arabia’s Al-Qassim province over the weekend, engulfing the city of Al-Rass and reducing visibility to nearly zero.

06/05/2025

Economy

Saudi Arabia and Qatar to repay Syria’s debts to the World Bank

The payment of Syria's outstanding loans could help the country regain World Bank support and financing, which has been stalled for more than 14 years now.

28/04/2025