First Saudi woman to achieve a Guinness World Records title singlehandedly  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 19 October 2020:  Ohud Abdullah Almalki, known as ‘The Artist of the Nation’ marks an incredible milestone becoming the first Saudi woman to achieve a Guinness World Records title singlehandedly, the global authority on ...Read More

For the first time ever, Saudi Arabia hosted a G20 Tourism private-public event focused on the recovery of the sector  Saudi Arabia leading and coordinating the global Travel & Tourism agenda At the request of Saudi Arabia, WTTC presented a plan to resume international travel and save 100m jobs in the world October 11, ...Read More

The massive explosion that ripped Beirut apart in August 2020 created significant immediate and long-term humanitarian needs. We’re supporting Medair to deliver emergency assistance to those impacted and displaced by the disaster – in particular to meet their shelter and health needs – and to assist in the rehabilitation of ...Read More

September 22, 2020:  To coincide with the 75th session of the UN General Assembly – and the SDG Business Forum – the World Gold Council has published a report entitled Gold Mining’s Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.    The report outlines how leading gold mining companies are making a ...Read More

CLYMB™ is now officially home to the world’s largest indoor skydiving wind tunnel and world’s tallest indoor artificial climbing wall.   18 August 2020:  CLYMB™ Abu Dhabi, the new sports and leisure attraction on Yas Island, is awarded with two GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titles for the world’s ...Read More

• Future Hospitality Summit will welcome a comprehensive line-up of hospitality and government leaders, industry captains, founders, change-makers, insight experts, and media, on 26-27 October.   • The jam-packed line-up includes Arne Sorenson (Marriott International), Arnold W. Donald (Carnival Corporation), Gloria Guevara ...Read More

• Managed and operated by VFS Global, the newly launched centres have started to accept passport renewal requests from Sunday to Saturday between 08:00 AM to 08:00 PM   Saudi - October 08, 2020: In a bid to ease the passport renewal process for Philippine nationals living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), The Republic of the ...Read More

• Etihad to resume flights to three destinations in Saudi Arabia in October 2020 • The ‘Choose Saudi Arabia’ Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flew to 46 destinations since 23 September 2019   September 23, 2020:  Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is honoured to celebrate the ...Read More

141,000 searches were conducted on our platform following the announcement     Dubai, 16 September 2020:  Wego, the largest online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), supports Saudi Arabia’s decision on the resumption of exceptional flights and explains the regulations and categories of ...Read More

• Health precautions introduced throughout the visa application system, including the doorstep ‘On Demand Mobile Visa’ service available for student visa customers.  • UK Visas and Immigration has introduced greater flexibility in visa rules, allowing students to apply for visas when they are able to travel to the UK, ...Read More

September 20, 2020:  The Bloomberg Commodity Index, which tracks a basket of major commodities spread evenly across energy, metals and agriculture, traded higher for the first time in three weeks. A softer dollar, continued buying momentum among major U.S. crop futures and a Saudi-fueled bounce in oil products, together with Chinese economic ...Read More

• Siemens Energy to supply 20 compressor trains for a critical gas project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) • The project will enable the operator to manage its surplus gas volumes efficiently to meet seasonal demands     July 29, 2020:  Siemens Energy was selected to provide centrifugal compressor ...Read More

• New facility will form part of Honeywell’s alignment to Saudi Vision 2030 and localization commitments, supporting economic diversification • Honeywell becomes the first international company to produce industrial gas detectors in Saudi Arabia     June 02, 2020 - Honeywell (NYSE: HON), a global technology ...Read More

Unveiled at IFA 2020 the new smartwatch comes with enhanced GPS technology and weather alerts   RIYADH, KSA October 1, 2020:   Global smartphone brand HONOR announced earlier this month the launch the HONOR Watch GS Pro. For adventure lovers to fitness enthusiasts, this smartwatch makes outdoor training and pursuing ...Read More

Uniquely designed to accelerate every move, the new drives offer nearly 2x the speed over previous generations to move rich content with ease      Saudi Arabia, October 01, 2020:  Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today released two new SanDisk® portable SSDs that offer nearly 2x the speed over previous ...Read More

Affordable Smart Device Offers Innovative Features at an Accessible Price Point  RIYADH, KSA September 29:  Global technology brand, HONOR, has strived to develop a comprehensive suite of products that meet the needs of digital consumers. With this ethos in mind it should come as no surprise that the latest smartphone from ...Read More

RIYADH, KSA, September 23, 2020:   Global technology brand, HONOR is pleased to celebrate Saudi National Day with exclusive offers across its advanced digital products.  With a diverse range of smart devices, Saudis can find an intelligent companion to enhance the holiday weekend.    Capture picture perfect ...Read More

Bring the Party Anywhere with HONOR 9A’S Powerful Audio Features  RIYADH, KSA SEPTEMBER 22, 2020:  With the smartphone revolution, the way users listen to music has completely evolved. Thanks to advanced technology, smartphones are now considered the most dominant portable music players on the planet. Today, smartphones are ...Read More

The Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia and G20 Saudi Secretariat as part of The International Conferences Program, honoring the G20 Saudi presidency year 2020 announced as the co-hosts of EduTech Digital Summit, to be organised by Terrapinn Middle East   Saudi,  October 04, 2020:   Terrapinn Middle East has revealed the ...Read More

More than 10 million minutes of meetings were supported over 3 months, assuring education continuity in the Kingdom   The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 24 September 2020: Cisco’s Webex collaboration platform enabled the rapid adoption of new remote learning models by KSA universities and schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. 31 ...Read More

NordPass gives advice on keeping children safe online   United Arab Emirates,  September 01, 2020:  With the back to school season in full swing, the dangers of online hacks, scams, and cyberbullying increase. Today, children spend more time online than ever before. Most schools now require children to have their own ...Read More

• Almarai Supports Saudi Vision 2030’s Local Manufacturing and Self-Sufficiency • SAP S/4HANA Intelligent Suit Optimizes Production and Distribution to Tens of Millions of Consumers Across the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan     RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 13 October 2020:  Almarai, the Middle ...Read More

October 12, 2020:  Refer to important disclosures at the end of these reports (see links below). Please note, you may quote directly from this research report solely in your reporting as a member of the media; however all quotes must be cited as having come from a BofA Global Research report. All other copying, redistribution, retransmission, ...Read More

• Saudi Arabia's younger healthcare professionals are well prepared for both the clinical and non-clinical aspects of their roles by their medical education • 51% of younger healthcare professionals in Saudi Arabia know a lot about value-based care, which is among the highest awareness out of all of the countries ...Read More

>An increase of 107 per cent in regional sales over September 2019, Lincoln has continued an incredible run of increased demand for its SUVs    >The flagship Navigator remains Lincoln’s most popular offering, followed closely by the newly launched Aviator, both of which contributed significantly to an overall 63 per cent ...Read More

>First in the automotive world use of DLP technology “Head-Up” Aviator’s advanced credentials   >With the arrival of Aviator, Lincoln’s most advanced suite of driver-assist technologies became available in an upgrade aptly named Lincoln Co-Pilot360™ Plus    >Aviator has enjoyed a ...Read More

Focus upon all-around efficiency extends beyond energy efficiency to spatial efficiency in Lucid’s “Space Concept,” an innovative new design layout that provides more interior space and comfort than competitive luxury and EV offerings, including the largest EV frunk ever   Saudi, August 27, 2020:  Lucid ...Read More

• The virtual event will focus on restoring and developing buyers’ business connections, growing network, and learning how to make a comeback in the travel industry • Nearly 50% of registered buyers interested in the Middle East region  • Over 100 exhibitors from the Middle East confirmed so far   October ...Read More

On the occasion of her birthday, the celebrated Emirati singer, Balqees Fathi  announced on October 20th, 2020 through her Instagram Page, the launch of her new luxury makeup brand – BEX Beauty. Balqees has always had an unrivaled passion for makeup and for creating colors, which started ever since she was a little girl, watching ...Read More

Calm the spirit and uplift one’s mood with an amalgamation of fresh floral and fruity fragrances   Dubai - UAE, October 21, 2020:  Aromas are known to be intrinsically linked to how our brains react, impacting our emotions and energy; both are inevitably intertwined, heavily influencing one’s ...Read More

October 19, 2020:  Created in 2014, La Panthère fragrance dared to revisit the legendary chypre with an innovative feline-floral accord born out of pure, mesmerising gardenia and sensual notes of musk. The panther awaits within, the sensual heroine of a solar sillage, floral yet feral, like a love trap set by the most irresistible of ...Read More

Saudi Arabia - September 23, 2020:   Panthère de Cartier The panther, the symbolic animal of Cartier, made its first appearance in the Maison's collections in 1914. Louis Cartier was the first to tame the mythic animal, and his colleague Jeanne Toussaint turned it into a legend.      FROM FIGURATION TO ...Read More

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Saudi Arabia - September 14, 2020: The people working behind each of our bags and accessories are the ones who make sure that each one of them reaches our clients after a long process. By transforming an idea or an inspiration into a pattern, a modeling material or leather in order to create the bag. Everyone that works at Purificación ...Read More

International hospitality standards with high preventive measures  September 27, 2020:  With the gradual return of many commercial activities in Makkah Al Mukarramah, Millennium and Copthorne Makkah Al Naseem hotels have completed all reopening preparations and will start receiving Makkah visitors on 1st October.  The two ...Read More

• New Abercrombie & Fitch and Hollister stores open in Saudi Arabia  • Store openings include the first Abercrombie & Fitch location in Riyadh • Each store launched with an online catalogue for shoppers to purchase from while social distancing     Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 20 June 2020:  ...Read More

Saudi, August 06, 2020:   Being the first of its kinds in the city, Ascott Rafal Olaya Riyadh continues to create a benchmark for the serviced residence industry with its niche offerings. Part of the portfolio of the leading international lodging owner-operators ‘The Ascott Limited’, the property features the most exclusive ...Read More

 MenaBev successfully deploys Infor supply chain software with SNS SAUDI ARABIA, 15 October 2020:   Infor today announced that MenaBev, a multinational franchise organization of PepsiCo, has implemented Infor WMS warehouse management solution at its more than 300,000-square-meter bottling facility in Jeddah. ...Read More

13, October 2020:  The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is pleased to announce that The International Medical Center has earned 2020 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition as a certified level 9, the only one in the MENA region and the first one in Saudi.  The CHIME Digital Health Most Wired program ...Read More

 High net worth individuals, families, family offices, and foundations plan to increase their allocation to impact investing from 20 per cent of their portfolios in 2019 to 35 per cent by 2025.  A quarter (27 per cent) of all investors expect to move to more than 50 per cent invested for impact within five years.  Nine-in-10 ...Read More

As Saudi residents spend more time indoors, do we really know what’s lurking in our homes?      12 October 2020, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The WHO estimates that we spend up to 90% of our time indoors .  Dust mites and their faeces are the most relevant inducers of allergic diseases worldwide . But how much ...Read More

UAE images captured oddly silent marketplaces in old Dubai and contrasting images of life outdoors and indoors This year’s competition judging panel features Mohammed Muheisen, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner National Geographic photographer   Abu Dhabi, October 19, 2020: ‘Moments’, the Middle East and North ...Read More

Innovative new golf format revealed for debut Saudi Ladies Team International – with ‘NFL-style’ draft, professionals teaming-up with amateurs and $500,000 up for grabs • Unique three-day event will see 36 LET-playing captains choose their own teams • Each fourball will comprise captain, two fellow LET ...Read More

Ogilvy's New Study is the First to Quantify Wellness Gaps for Brands Looking for Growth   October 14, 2020:  The US$4.5 trillion global wellness economy – growing twice as fast as the global economy – is now so pervasive that for 73% of global consumers, wellness is now considered an essential element of a ...Read More

● German Sustainability Award Foundation awards prize for sustainable design for the first time ● As a resource-saving solution, GROHE Blue reduces water consumption, CO2 emissions and plastic waste ● Tackling the global plastic waste problem is an important component of GROHE's sustainability strategy   17 ...Read More

● LIXIL EMENA has set itself the goal of creating plastic-free product packaging for its GROHE brand by 2021 ● Thanks to the initiative, approx.10 million plastic packaging could already be saved until today ● Cooperation with Pacific Garbage Screening (PGS) supports common vision to reduce the environmental impact of ...Read More

DUALCOOL ACs Deliver Superior Performance and Reliability   May 17, 2020:   With the weather heating up and AC usage in full swing, there has never been a more crucial time for homeowners to evaluate the efficiency of their air conditioners.  Across the Gulf region and around the world, people are spending more time at ...Read More