KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 18 December 2020 – Manga Productions, a subsidiary company of Mohammed bin Salman “Misk” Foundation, announced today a partnership agreement with NEOM whereby the location for the second Season of the Saudi Animation Series “Future’s Folktales” — otherwise known as Asatir: Mirai No Mukashibanashi – will take place throughout NEOM. This is following the success of Season one, which experienced a […]
Saudi Arabia announced that it has completed construction of its Expo 2020 pavilion in Dubai on 29 November. The second-largest country pavilion built at Expo 2020, after the UAE pavilion, began construction in February 2019. The structure has been designed by Spanish architecture firm Boris Micka Associates and Dubai-based Alec is the main contractor for the project. Saudi Aramco is the managing the project. Spanning an area of 13,069 […]
Saudi Arabia has announced that the construction work on its country pavilion at the Expo 2020 Dubai has been fully completed. Work on the Saudi pavilion began in February last year. Spanning an area of 13,069 sq m – equivalent to two football fields – the kingdom’s pavilion size is second only to that of host UAE. Rising six storeys from the ground, the innovative […]
Takeaways from the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020/21 will be unveiled at Reimagine: Halal in Asia 2020, providing insights on capturing opportunities in the resilient Muslim market Malaysia (#1) once again tops Global Islamic Economy Indicator for the eighth year. New entrants to the top 15 include Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria. Travel worst hit while food segment fares the best; global spend […]
Share Tweet Share Share Email Six storey project started in February and ready well in advance of Expo 2020 Dubai opening in October, 2021 Construction work on Saudi Arabia’s 13,069sqm country pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has been completed, the country announced. The pavilion is said to be the second largest at the Expo site, with only the UAE pavilion being larger. Construction work on the pavilion […]
“We now turn our sights to next year’s event, which will take place at the Expo 2020 site. In what will become Dubai’s largest centralised hub for business, how we bridge and strengthen the public and private real estate sector will play a fundamental role for DLD, Cityscape, Dubai and the entire region.” The one-off edition offered a radical departure from the annual event’s normal format. Co-created […]
Sun 29-11-2020 16:12 PM RIYADH, 29th November, 2020 (WAM) — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, which began construction in February 2019, announced today the close of construction and complete readiness for the landmark World Expo – the first in the Arab region – set to take place in October 2021. The iconic Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Pavilion will be second in size […]
Tourism-dependent islands badly impacted by more than 90% decline in passenger flights Supplementary COVID-19 supplies moved through Singapore and Fiji to reach the Pacific islands SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 26 November 2020 – The far flung islands in the Pacific have not been spared the brunt of COVID-19. The World Health Organization has been working tirelessly to ensure much-needed supplies and healthcare equipment reach the shores of these islands. While the […]
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia has taken multiple steps to polish its tarnished image in advance of this weekend’s hosting of the virtual summit of the G20 that groups the world’s foremost economies and in anticipation of an incoming Biden administration in the United States that is expected to be critical of Riyadh and potentially more conciliatory towards Iran and non-violent Islamists. The initiatives target US and European […]
By James M. Dorsey and Alessandro Arduino Public debates about China’s Middle East policy are as much internal Chinese discussions as they are indications of where Beijing’s thinking is going and efforts to nudge countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to accommodate potential policy changes. Relying on scholars rather than officials, China is signalling to Gulf states adjustments they would have to make to […]
