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Wild cat conservation group Panthera has signed an agreement with a member of the Saudi royal family to help protect leopards worldwide, especially perhaps the rarest subspecies in the world, the Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr). Panthera chairman Thomas Kaplan signed the deal June 7 in the county of Al-Ula with Bader bin Abdullah bin […]
Source: Leopards get a $20m boost from Panthera pact with Saudi prince
With its $1.1tn project pipeline, Saudi Arabia is looking for qualified builders to shape its most ambitious projects…
Source: Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 projects need more construction contractors
RIYADH: In almost no time, the city of Al-Ula in northwest Saudi Arabia went from being relatively unknown to a very early symbol of success for the Kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 reform plan.
Source: How Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ula went from being underdeveloped…to having
As UNESCO celebrates World Heritage Day on Thursday, here are some of the most precious monuments and other sites around the middle east…
Source: World Heritage Day: incredible sites from around the Middle East, in pictures
On Sunday, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched mega tourism projects in the ancient desert…
Source: Uncovering ancient kingdoms, Saudi Arabia develops modern sites in al-Ula
Saudi Arabia has launched the Sharaan project to turn the historic region of Al-Ula into a cultural tourism destination.
Source: Saudi Arabia: Sharaan Al-Ula cultural destination project | blooloop
AL ULA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – In a remote northern corner of Saudi Arabia sit the relics of an ancient civilization, which the kingdom hopes to turn into a global tourism destination as it tries to open up to the world and diversify its economy away from oil. Backed by billions of dollars in state-led … Continued
Source: ‘Haunted’ Saudi antiquities site tries to woo visitors – Egypt Independent
