Jasmine Bager DHAHRAN: On a starry Dhahran night on Oct. 26, a quaint gathering took place at the Cultural Oasis at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, known as Ithra. The outdoor space was transformed into an elegant celebratory spot dedicated to honoring 150 years of the Netherlands’ diplomatic presence in the Arabian Peninsula. “This is a memorable evening in so
Aecom, a leading infrastructure consulting firm, has opened its new office in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The facility will provide workspace for its 50-plus team supporting the Royal Commission for AlUla to deliver sustainable transformation of AlUla region.
DHAHRAN: Coffee is hitting the spotlight at Ithra’s Cultural Oasis to celebrate Saudi Arabia’s National Day. The Saudi Coffee Experience, which is in the outdoor space at the event and is free to enter, promises a tasty sensory journey. Visitors first see a small stage with a potted plant to illustrate how the coffee bean appears when it is gently twisted off. The stage is
Following its inaugural exhibition in 2020, Desert X AlUla returns for its second edition from Feb. 11 – March 30, 2022, placing visionary contemporary artworks by Saudi and international artists amidst the extraordinary desert landscape of AlUla, a majestic region in north-west Saudi Arabia of natural and creative heritage steeped in a legacy of cross-cultural exchange.