Tag: Arabias
Saudi Arabia’s thwarted ambitions on the world football stage
A biting wind envelops the Riyadh night on this last evening of February. An unusual coolness, but not enough to dissuade the Al-Bairaq footballers from training on the synthetic turf…
“Celebrating” oil: here is Saudi Arabia’s new disproportionate project
Saudi Arabia has a new extreme project: a hotel on oil platforms, to “celebrate” the country’s gas heritage. Despite promises regarding respect for the environment, The Rig promises to be…
The Line, Saudi Arabia’s dystopian city, is ‘progressing rapidly’: new photos of the work
Construction of Saudi Arabia’s futuristic city, The Line, is in full swing. In a new video, The Line’s development director boasted about the scope of the project and said work…
Trojena: Saudi Arabia’s absurd ski resort rises from the ground
Trojena, which aims to be the first Saudi ski resort, is in the midst of construction. These are progressing well: the first buildings are visible, like the roads. Work on…
A connected underground city: after The Line, Saudi Arabia’s new plan
The kingdom’s new crazy project, Aquellum, presents itself as a hidden city, dug directly into the mountain. On the program: holograms, a community “ digitized “, and one ” hub…
Video games, another tool of Saudi Arabia’s soft power
Spectators at Gamers8, a video game competition, in Riyadh, July 9, 2023. AHMED YOSRI / REUTERS After the clientele of luxury hotels and football stars, it’s time for gamers. Saudi…
LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger: US Congress to review Saudi Arabia’s Gulf offensive
Merger of LIV Golf and PGA Tour US Congress interferes in Saudi sports offensive 06/13/2023, 07:13 am The PGA and LIV golf series are to be merged, and Saudi Arabia…
Football, a new showcase for Saudi Arabia’s “soft power”
A billboard showing Cristiano Ronaldo with the Arabic inscription “Welcome Ronaldo” in Riyadh on January 2, 2023. AMR NABIL / AP In terms of promotional poster for Saudi Arabia, hard…
The aim is “new era”: Xi is eyeing Saudi Arabia’s mineral resources
Goal is “new era” Xi squints at Saudi Arabia’s mineral resources 12/08/2022, 7:33 p.m Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants to modernize Saudi Arabia. In order to realize projects, he…
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco posts record profits
Since April, Saudi Aramco has earned more than $90 billion. The OPEC production cut makes the world’s largest oil company fall softly. Saudi Aramco produces oil at particularly low costs…
Oil: Saudi Arabia’s production exceeds 11 million barrels/day in August
By Jean-Baptiste André Published on 09/13/2022 at 3:03 p.m. The Kingdom had not reached this level for 2 years… …
Olympic Games: organizing the Olympics, Saudi Arabia’s “ultimate goal”
Saudi Arabia regards the organization of the Olympic Games as a “ultimate goalas part of the growing sporting events in the country, its sports minister told AFP, dismissing criticism of…