Up to three million expat workers will be forced to leave Saudi Arabia over the next few years under a new plan to cap their number, it was reported on Friday. The kingdom’s Labour Ministry has put a 20 percent ceiling on the country’s guest workers in its latest bid to help find jobs for [...]

In anticipation for Eid El-fitir 2011, the Riyadh Municipality media center has released this years 2011 Eid schedule which will include 40 location, 186 different activities indulging the young and old with new and creative entertainment, sports events, theatre and much more! For the Qasr Al Hokm District (قصر الحكم) events will start at 8:15  - [...]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Los Angeles County Museum of Art(LACMA) recently acquired work from two contemporary Saudi artists, Ahmed Mater andAbdulnasser Gharem, which will be featured in its permanent collection on Middle Eastern and Islamic art. “This acquisition provides people with an opportunity to learn more about Saudi art,” said Saudi Ambassador to the United States, Adel bin [...]

We are pleased and proud to announce the Saudi International Conference 2011 (SIC05)and invite you to participate in one of the most successful Saudi conferences worldwide. The 5th Saudi International Conference will be held in Coventry, UK between the 23rd – 26th of June, 2011. The SIC2011 will be hosted by WMG, The University of Warwick. [...]

Glimmering glass volume to educate on the power of architecture in the built environment Excavation work has now commenced on the FWFOWLE-designed Museum of the Built Environment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as the prestigious firm approaches the end of the project’s design development stage. With the volume’s heaviest portion at the summit and a level [...]

In a mere 45 minutes, veteran Imax filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, manages to suggest the wonder and breadth of the human, physical and cultural experience that is Saudi Arabia.   As movie sets go, you can’t beat the Arabian Peninsula. And Arabia 3D has this movie set all to itself. The film is not only in 3D [...]

The Masterpieces of Kingdom’s Antiquities Exhibition will be held under the title “Saudi Archeological Masterpieces through the Ages”. This exhibition offers a journey through the heart of Arabia, orchestrated by photographs of the region’s sumptuous landscapes. It takes the form of a series of stopovers in some of the peninsula’s extensive oases, which in ancient [...]

To meet the needs of a fast growing young and culturally savvy Saudi generation, the Al Faisaliah Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel has announced the opening of the Globe Gallery, an exciting new contemporary art space in Riyadh. Situated atop the Al Faisaliah Tower and just below the internationally recognized Globe restaurant, the Globe Gallery marks [...]

The Riyadh Municipality has launched a clean-up campaign for the desert titled “Desert with No Waste” in a bid to increase awareness on cleanliness of desert land. Students, journalists and secretariat officials are participating in the clean-up campaign, which aims to raise environmental awareness among the people of Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi [...]

“The Dove’s Necklace,” which has just won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, also known as the “Arabic Booker.” The prize was announced on Monday. The Makkah native Alem — who already has several awards under her belt and considerable international recognition — will share the $100,000 reward with Moroccan novelist Mohammad Al-Ashaari, who won [...]