Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has welcomed its first Airbus A321XLR, becoming the first airline in the Middle East and Africa to take delivery of the extra long-range narrow-body aircraft.
JLL, a real estate industry expert, has appointed Mouhammad Takieddin as its new Regional Head and CEO for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) based in Riyadh. In this new role, Takieddin's digital transformation expertise will be core to building new regional specialisation in data centres and FM sector.
Cigna Healthcare, a global health service company, has launched a key initiative across Middle East and Africa in a bid to close the health literacy gap. Through this, it aims to improve overall understanding of health insurance by making information clearer and more accessible.
Royal Jordanian Airlines has been ranked second in on-time performance across the Middle East and Africa for 2025 by global aviation analytics firm Cirium. This ranking places RJ among the top five airlines worldwide in one of the aviation industry’s most critical indicators: on-time arrival performance.
