3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (476+ words) How Creative Industry Summit is rethinking the conference format after more than a decade of enabling MENA’s creative ecosystem. Saudi Arabia’s creative crowd has a new date to circle. From October 3rd to 5th, Cairo-born Creative Industry Summit returns to Riyadh for…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago   (375+ words) A new train recreates 1,500 years of Silk Road trade in carved wood and lacquer, running 2,400 miles from Beijing to Tashkent across six countries this September. The Golden Eagle Silk Road Express is set to launch in September 2026, with interiors shaped…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (213+ words) Qatar Airways is ramping up its schedule from October, with more flights to London, Phuket, the Maldives, Saudi Arabia and beyond. Qatar Airways is adding more flights across its global network this winter, with London, Phuket and the Maldives among…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (234+ words) Saudi Arabia has documented more than 74,000 cultural assets and digitally catalogued over 80,000 artefacts nationwide. Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has documented more than 74,000 cultural assets across the Kingdom, covering archaeological, architectural and historical sites, according to Nayef Alqanour, head of archaeological…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (202+ words) The Muslim World League has launched a digital encyclopedia on scientific miracles in the Qur’an and Sunnah, combining thousands of pages, images, videos and research links in one platform. The Muslim World League has launched a digital encyclopedia examining scientific…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (131+ words) CairoScene MUA Aya Abdelhamid Made a Drink With Eight Ounce Coffee Egypt Sends Legal Team to Saudi Arabia After Umrah Bus Crash MedFest Egypt to Screen 72-Hour Film Challenge Finalists You Can Now Decorate Salmon Cake for a Change Local…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (270+ words) Net foreign assets increased in July as foreign holdings rose across the Central Bank of Egypt and commercial banks. Egypt’s banking sector net foreign assets rose to USD 28.418 billion in July 2026, equivalent to EGP 1.454 trillion, up from USD 27.965 billion in…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (176+ words) Abu Dhabi-based space technology company Space42 has launched the Future Space Pioneers programme, a four-to-16-week training track designed to give Emirati students practical experience in space technology, artificial intelligence and related technical fields. The first cohort includes students from Khalifa…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (191+ words) The Saudi-born payments company will absorb Amazon’s regional payments operations, creating a platform expected to process more than SR 150 billion annually. Saudi-born PayTabs Group has agreed to acquire Amazon’s payments operations in the Middle East and North Africa in a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) Refinery utilisation has risen to 80%, with new investment aimed at reducing dependence on imported petroleum products. A USD 4.5 billion refinery investment programme is planned to upgrade existing facilities and add new processing units, with the aim of reducing reliance on…...