Saudi Arabia's Eastern Region Municipality has inaugurated Al-Khobar Terrace, a landmark waterfront development project, which aims to enhance Al-Khobar’s position as a leading tourism and entertainment destination.
The Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON) recorded strong performance in 2025, attracting a total investment of approximately SAR30 billion ($8 billion), a 25% growth over the previous year.
Aramco and IBM announced their intended collaboration on opportunities to advance AI, agentic AI, automation, material science and other mutually agreed domains in the industrial sector.
Saudi Arabia launched the second gateway of the Makkah Route Initiative in Morocco at the initiative’s hall at Rabat-Salé International Airport. The Makkah Route Initiative aims to provide high-quality services to pilgrims from beneficiary countries travelling to the Kingdom.
Airports Cluster 2, operating 22 Saudi airports, reported strong Q1 2026 growth. Passenger numbers reached nearly five million, up 7% year-on-year, while flights exceeded 37,000, marking a 9% increase.
Saudi Arabia’s Sumou Real Estate has signed a 35-year-long lease agreement with Saudi Airlines Real Estate Development Company (SARED) for a 78,374 sq m land plot in Jeddah. As per the deal, Sumou will develop an integrated mixed-use project on the land, located in the southwestern corner of a master-planned area.
The Saudi Real Estate Development and Ownership Exhibition (SEREDO 2026) opened in Dammam on Monday with the participation of public entities, key developers, financing institutions, and real estate experts.
The Tourism Development Fund (TDF) launched its Tourism Hackathons Programme on April 28, 2026, through TDF Grow, to foster innovative, entrepreneur-led solutions that support Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector and contribute to Vision 2030 economic goals.
Saudi Arabia's Transport General Authority raised the Saudi flag aboard two vessels at Ras Tanura Port and Jeddah Islamic Port on the Kingdom's eastern and western coasts.
The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) of Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that the total number of pilgrims for the 1447 AH Hajj season reached 1,707,301.
