Heritage celebrations in Diriyah and Baha draw crowds

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RIYADH: Around the world, electric vehicles are already revolutionizing leisure, public transportation and logistics, shrinking the carbon footprint of travel, improving air quality and reducing pollution in the air, on land and in the sea. As Saudi Arabia embarks on a range of environmental initiatives designed to address the challenges posed by climate change and … Read more

Brothers in Baha restore ancient building to help revive region’s heritage

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Jeddah-born artist Dana Awartani on making contemporary work that honors the past  DUBAI: At the Diriyah Art Biennale, Saudi-born artist Dana Awartani, who is of Palestinian heritage, has created a dreamy, otherworldly series of 10 silk fabrics in earthy hues of ochre, reds and greens placed on wooden frames and mounted on the wall as … Read more

Hiking unites adventurers in peaks of Baha

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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Meteorology will host the first International Conference on Sand and Dust Storms from March 4-6 in Riyadh. The forum, organized by the World Meteorological Organization’s Sand and Dust Storm Warning Regional Center, is expected to draw wide international participation and aims to address the growing global challenge posed by … Read more