JEDDAH: Art Promenade, one of the nine zones of Jeddah Season, is now organizing Souk Al-Sabt every Saturday to allow artists and other creatives to showcase their work. Local businesses are urged to participate by selling their handcrafted goods, designs and even homemade food, allowing visitors to experience these products beyond the confines of the digital world. HIGHLIGHTS
RIYADH: Putting the golden corded agal (headband) on his head like his grandfather did before him, and placing the brown bisht (cloak) over his shoulders, Turki Abothnain felt proud to be in Boulevard Riyadh City to celebrate the country’s first Founding Day on Tuesday. “I feel so emotional wearing our traditional clothes because we needed to be reminded where it all started,”
RIYADH: Unlike other companies that displayed the latest technology at Riyadh’s recent Made in Saudi exhibition, the Aloqailat Museum showed visitors the history and origins of the country’s industry. The museum, which was established 22 years ago in Qassim, took visitors on a journey to the past about Saudi culture and how trading used to be done. “Aloqailat (trading) is a
RIYADH: Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has signed a strategic agreement with Technology Control Company, a security services, digital services and big data company in Saudi Arabia, at the @Hack Infosec Conference 2021. The managed security service provider agreement was marked at the conference, one of Saudi Arabia’s most anticipated information-security events of the
RIYADH: Al-bisht, abaya and farwa are some of the cultural products popular among visitors during Riyadh Season. They are sold through local concept stores, with the Riyadh Season helping to create trends and give businesses an opportunity to make profits. Because the Riyadh Season was a huge success in 2019, a number of businesses are coming back to claim a spot this year. In