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Drone Footage Reveals What Saudi Arabia’s Line Giga-Project Looks Like
The Line, Saudi Arabia's 170-kilometer-long (105 miles) mega mirror city being constructed in the desert in Neom, is progressing. It is just one of a suite of giga-projects, either completed or currently being worked on in the region
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Life
Saudi Arabia’s $1 Trillion 75-Mile-Long Desert Skyscraper
Saudi Arabia has recently unveiled plans for a 75-mile-long skyscraper called the Mirror Line that will stretch across its desert, housing up to five million people. It is projected to cost a whopping $1 trillion.
The state-of-the-art skyscraper will be...
Greek News
Pangeos: Saudi Arabia’s $8bn Turtle-Shaped Floating City
Saudi Arabia has been proposed as a location for the construction of a massive turtle-shaped yacht, dubbed Pangeos. If the project is constructed, it will become the biggest sea vessel ever built, essentially a massive floating city.
Pangeos is named...
Archaeology
7,000-Year-Old Animal Bones and Human Remains Found in Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, archaeologists made a new find while digging at an old stone structure. They've uncovered thousands of animal bones and several human remains from nine individuals.
This discovery gives us clues about people's activities at these stone structures...
Space
Saudi Arabia to Send Its First Woman Into Space
The International Space Station (ISS) will welcome Saudi Arabia's first female astronaut, Rayyana Barnawi, later this year. She will be there for a duration of 10 days.
Michael Suffredini, CEO of Axiom Space, issued a statement in which he expressed...
Politics
Mohammed bin Salman Becomes Saudi Arabia’s Prime Minister
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and the kingdom’s de facto ruler for several years, has been named Prime Minister in a government shuffle announced Tuesday.
The crown prince, who served as deputy prime minister under King Salman, as...
Ancient Greece
New UNESCO World Heritage Sites Include Greek Inscriptions in Saudi Arabia
Nine new sites, including Greek inscriptions on a cliff in Saudi Arabia, have now joined the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
Animals
Beauty Pageant for Camels in Saudi Arabia Marred by Botox Injections
Organizers of an annual beauty contest for camels in Saudi Arabia disqualified dozens of animals this week after they discovered their breeders had injected them with Botox, the state-run news agency reported.
Breeders from around the world are competing in...
Greek News
Greece to Deploy Patriot Missile System in Saudi Arabia
Greece is to sign an agreement with Saudi Arabia for the deployment of a Greek Patriot air defense missile system in the kingdom.
Energy
Mine Explosion Off Saudi Arabia Damages Greek-managed Tanker
An explosion from a floating mine has caused damage to an oil tanker which is managed by a Greek concern, in the Red Sea off Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia.
The mine, thought to be related to the ongoing hostilities in Yemen, damaged...
Crime
Greek Man Slightly Injured in Saudi Arabia Terror Attack on Veteran’s Day
Four individuals -- including one Greek security officer -- have been injured in a grenade attack in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia after a hand grenade was thrown at people taking part in a Veteran's Day service for British and French...
Business
Saudi Arabia Calls for Complete Boycott of “Everything Turkish”
In a sign of greatly heightened tensions between the Arab world's greatest power and Turkey, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for a sweeping boycott of "everything Turkish" after a statement by Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized the policies...
Business
Saudi Arabia Places Full Embargo on Turkish Products
In what is seen as another knockout blow to Turkey's already tottering economy, Saudi Arabia has lowered an embargo against all of the products which once flowed into the kingdom from that country.
According to a report from the newspaper...
Greek news
Famed Greek Musician Yianni To Perform in Saudi Arabia
The famous Greek musician Yanni is going back to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform at a concert as part of the ''Winter at Tantora'' festival. The concert will be held on Friday, February 8, in the scenic...
entertainment
Greek Maestro Yanni Enthrals Music Lovers in Saudi Arabia
Renowned Greek composer and pianist Yanni enthralled a sell-out crowd at Jeddah's King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) on Thursday in a concert held under the supervision of the Saudi General Authority for Entertainment.
Yanni, 63, enjoyed a great reception from...