Saudi Arabia has launched $180m investment funds for fashion and film, supporting growth in creative industries and advancing Vision 2030 cultural goals
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Golf
Saudi Arabia opens first island golf course at Red Sea’s Shura Links
Saudi Arabia has opened Shura Links, the Kingdom’s first island 18-hole golf course at the Red Sea destination, blending sustainability with luxury tourism under Vision 2030
Abu Dhabi hotels
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina launches UAE’s first floating superyacht holiday home
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina has launched the Orchid Overnight, the UAE’s first floating superyacht hotel, offering luxury stays, suites, and bespoke experiences from $270 per night
Cultural and creative industries
Saudi Arabia invests $21.6bn in culture, jobs to triple
Saudi Arabia has invested $21.6bn in cultural projects under Vision 2030, with ministers expecting job opportunities in the sector to triple
AI
Eight Sleep raises $100 million to boost AI sleep tech, medical expansion
The companys says it will use part of the funding to enter China and further build its international presence
Jeddah
Saudi rent freeze, $17.5bn Riyadh sales, foreign ownership rules, startups surge – 10 key KSA stories this week
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AlUla
Watch how Azimuth 2025 transforms AlUla into a global music stage from sunset to dawn
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football
Roshn Saudi League secures media deals to broadcast in over 180 territories
Roshn Saudi League inks global broadcast deals with ESPN, Fox, DAZN and YouTube, expanding coverage to more than 180 territories for the 2025-26 season
1 Billion Followers
UAE launches $1m AI Film Award with 1 Billion Followers Summit and Google Gemini
UAE launches $1m AI Film Award with 1 Billion Followers Summit and Google Gemini, inviting global creators to submit AI-driven films ahead of January 2026
F&B
UAE Future Food Forum 2025: F&B industry projected to triple to $43.98bn by 2029
UAE Future Food Forum 2025 returns to Dubai as the F&B sector surges to $13bn, with leaders driving food security, trade, and sustainability
Dubai
The Australian brand making waves in Middle East perfumery
Goldfield & Banks founder Dimitri Weber on breaking the French monopoly, going viral on TikTok, and building a fragrance empire from Sydney to Saudi
Chopin
Could the next Chopin come from Saudi Arabia?
Following the success of the Lang Lang Piano Summer Intensive programme at the Saudi Music Hub in Riyadh, the world-class Chinese virtuoso has discovered the Kingdom’s next big musical talents
Cosmetics
Beautiful returns: L’Oréal Saudi Arabia generates $853m economic impact and 8,765 jobs, study reveals
L’Oréal Saudi Arabia’s new impact study shows $853m in sales and 8,765 jobs
Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport
World-first robocar to debut in Dubai
Tensor launches the world’s first personal autonomous Robocar at Dubai World Congress 2025, with customer deliveries planned from late 2026
Dubai Opera
WICKED musical to premiere in Dubai in January 2026
Broadway smash-hit WICKED makes its Dubai debut at Dubai Opera from January 28 February 15, 2026
Dubai
Global Village announces Season 30 VIP packs launch with $8,200 prize draw
Global Village reopens for Season 30 on October 15, 2025
Dubai
Jones the Grocer launches Jones Social restaurant and bar in Dubai’s Business Bay
Jones Social runs a Social Hour from Monday to Friday between 5:00pm and 7:00pm