Saudi Arabia Set To Begin Middle East’s First Hydrogen Train Trials
October 10th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report that Saudi Arabian Railways, in partnership with French manufacturer Alstom, will begin to operate the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train in Riyadh later this month: Trial runs will begin for the first-ever hydrogen-powered passenger train in Riyadh next week, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud said Sunday. “It will […]
Read more »Riyadh: An Emerging Global Cuisine Hub
October 7th, 2023
Via Arab News, a report on Riyadh’s ascent on the international gastronomic scene: “Gastronomic explosion” has accompanied Saudi capital’s transition from administrative capital to vibrant metropolis Experts see immense potential benefits for Riyadh, and the Kingdom as a whole, from global expertise and exposure Saudi Arabia’s capital is experiencing what is best described as a “gastronomic […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s $800 Billion Tourism Plan Starts To Take Shape
October 2nd, 2023
Via The Circuit, a look at Saudi Arabia’s $800 billion tourism plan which – with a target of 200 hotels at its mega-project Neom and a new hospitality school – is charting a path to 70 million visitors a year; Four years after opening up to international tourists for the first time, Saudi Arabia marked […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Digital Dream: Silicon Valley for the Middle East
September 25th, 2023
Via Middle East Eye, a report on Saudi Arabia’s digital dream – Silicon Valley for the Middle East: Riyadh needs more data centres and infrastructure if it is to become the multi-billion dollar web giant of the Gulf Saudi Arabia is spending billions of dollars, and hopes to attract billions more, to become the digital hub […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia: Cutting Its Cloth To Become Next Kingdom Of Fashion
September 17th, 2023
Via Arab News, a look at how – under the Fashion Commission, which was one of 11 such bodies established in 2020 by the Ministry of Culture – a plethora of initiatives to further grow the sector both publicly and privately are being implemented: Until recently, the Saudi capital of Riyadh was hardly ever looked […]
Read more »The Viability of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor
September 13th, 2023
Via Geopolitical Futures, a look at the the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor, an ambitious new connectivity project will likely run aground in the Arabian Peninsula: We live in an age of interregional connections. China’s Belt and Road Initiative, after a decade and hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, has faced significant setbacks but remains […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.