Saudi Arabia

Qatar and Saudi Arabia announce four mammoth new solar projects totaling 7.5GW

September 11, 2024 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

Four mammoth new solar projects are under development in the Middle East, with a 2GW solar project proposed for Qatar, and three projects worth a cumulative 5.5GW securing financing in Saudi Arabia. State-owned petroleum company QatarEnergy announced over the weekend that it will build a 2GW solar power plant, doubling the country’s total solar capacity in one fell swoop. Saudi Arabian energy giant ACWA Power has also announced that it has secured financing for three large-scale solar PV projects worth a total of $5.5 billion USD. The Haden and Muwayh solar projects will each measure in at 2GW, while the Al Khushaybi will sit at 1.5GW. The Haden and Muwayh plants will be built in the Makkah region, and the Al Khushaybi plant in the Qassim region, with all three to be jointly owned by ACWA Power

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Saudi Arabia approves 13 new jobs for women

March 8, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

Among the new professions available to female domestic workers are driver, personal care worker, home tailor, home manager, private tutor and home farmer.

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Saudi Arabia to send its first female astronaut into space

February 13, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

Rayyanah Barnawi will join the crew of the AX-2 space mission, Axiom Space’s second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station in the second quarter of 2023.

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Saudi Arabia hosts its first international football tournament for women

January 13, 2023 | By Peter Schulte | -, Change Milestones

Saudi Arabia launched it’s national women’s football team last year. Last week, Anoud Al Asmari made history by becoming the first Saudi female referee to be accredited by Fifa.

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Saudi Arabia to create the world’s largest coral garden in the Red Sea

June 23, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

The Shusha Island Coral Park will cover 100 hectares and become a global center to showcase innovations to protect and restore coral reefs and accelerate conservation solutions.

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Saudi Arabia imposes moratorium on drug-related executions

June 18, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

The state-backed Human Rights Commission said 27 executions were recorded in 2020. That is down from 184 the year before, according to rights watchdog Amnesty International.

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Saudi Arabia plans to plant 50 billion trees

April 9, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

The Green Saudi and Green Middle East initiatives aim to take the crown of the world’s largest tree-planting effort—50 billion across the Arab states, as well as efforts at home to more than double the size of the Kingdom’s protected areas.

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Saudi Arabia is building a zero-carbon city in a 100-mile straight line

January 13, 2021 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

The unconventional city will feature “zero cars, zero streets, and zero carbon emissions,” according to a statement by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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New inkjet-printed ultrathin solar cells ditch rare minerals

August 28, 2020 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed thin, organic solar cells with a few advantages over others of their type. The new solar cells are more efficient, made using more common elements, and can be inkjet-printed onto surfaces, making them light and flexible enough to power wearable electronics.

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Saudi Arabia abolishes “Ta’zir flogging” as punishment

May 21, 2020 | By Peter Schulte | Change Milestones

The Saudi Human Rights Commission welcomed the decision, and said: “This decision ensures that those who were once sentenced with floggings, will now receive fines or prison sentences instead.”

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