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This year, the festival selected three films produced by Ithra: Hajjan, Hadi Al-Ess (pictured), and the documentary Khaled Al-Sheikh: Between the Thorns of Art and Politics.

Ithra’s head of cinema: Saudi stories deserve to be told 

Majid Zuhair Samman says Ithra aims to help Saudi filmmakers tell authentic stories and support a new generation of creative storytellers

Abeer Younis 02 January 2024
In an interview with Al Majalla, Al-Bazai opens up about his identity crisis upon returning from the US and his need to reassert his belonging to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi intellectual Saad Al-Bazai on modernity and national identity

In an interview with Al Majalla, Al-Bazai opens up about his identity crisis upon returning from the US and his need to reassert his belonging to Saudi Arabia

Hoda Salim Al-Muhithawi 28 December 2023
Discoveries have increased the Kingdom’s reserves of an alternative means of electricity generation, helping it move away from liquid fuel and toward a bigger role in the global market. Axel Rangel Garcia

Gas-powered growth: Saudi Arabia takes oil know-how to new markets

Discoveries have increased the Kingdom's reserves of an alternative means of electricity generation, helping it move away from liquid fuel and toward a bigger role in the global market.

Faisal Faeq 27 December 2023
Two men watch a ship crossing the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea in Ismailia, Egypt, 22 December 2023 EPA

Understanding the logic of the Saudi position on Red Sea naval force

The Kingdom is justified in questioning why its effort to secure the Red Sea as a strategic imperative wasn't taken seriously in recent years

Hesham Alghannam 25 December 2023
A still from 'Naga'.

Saudi filmmaker Meshal Aljaser's psychedelic thriller 'Naga' takes viewers on a wild ride

Between bizarre hallucinations, a countdown to a 10 pm curfew, and the search for a rare Samsung phone charger, Sarah and Saad, under the influence of drugs, must also escape from a vengeful camel.

Firas Al-Madi 21 December 2023
A protestor holds a sign depicting a Palestinian flag and reading "Spain in solidarity with Palestine" during a demonstration called for the Human Rights to Peace, in Madrid, on December 10, 2023. AFP

Navigating Western responses to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict: The need for a new approach

Israel's disproportionate assault on Gaza in response to attacks from Hamas has reinforced Arab, Islamic – and increasingly – rising global commitment to ending Palestinian suffering.

Bader Mousa Al-Saif 12 December 2023
Riyadh is the capital of the future. shutterstock

Saudi Arabia’s trillion-riyal budget keeps reforms on track

A commitment to economic diversity and sustainable spending shows in the Kingdom's 2024 fiscal plans, demonstrating the reach of its Vision 2030 reforms and determination to end oil dependency

Faisal Faeq 11 December 2023
CEO of Red Sea International Film Festival, Mohammed Al Turki speaks on stage during the Closing Night Gala Awards at the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 08, 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty

Red Sea Film Festival kicks off with international and Saudi productions

The festival kicks off with the world premiere of the Saudi film "Inheritance", directed by Yasir Al-Yasiri, along with 35 other Saudi films.

Abdul Rahman Farouk 30 November 2023
The central theme of Riyadh Expo 2030, "Together we look forward to the future," reflects the depth of the Kingdom's aspirations and its readiness to play a leading role on the global stage. Eduardo Ramon

Riyadh wins Expo 2030 bid in crowning achievement for Saudi Arabia

The central theme of Riyadh Expo 2030, "Together we look forward to the future," reflects the depth of the Kingdom's aspirations and its readiness to play a leading role on the global stage

Shujaa Albogmi 28 November 2023
Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud attend a special Arab leaders' summit in Riyadh on Israel's war on Gaza. Reuters

Gaza ceasefire must remain top priority at emergency Arab summit

Observers will be looking at what Arab leaders will propose to quickly bring an end to the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza while also working towards a permanent solution

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 10 November 2023
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