Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) is a company in Saudi Arabia that was established in 1988 under the Economic Offset Program as per the directives of the government of Saudi Arabia. AEC is a state owned organization specializing in the field of defense, energy, Digital & security services, and modern electronics. AEC is a subsidiary of state-owned defense company Saudi Arabian Military Industries, whose parent company is Public Investment Fund (PIF)
Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud is a Saudi Arabian soldier and member of the House of Saud, who served as the president of General Intelligence, the deputy defense minister and as the governor of the Riyadh Province. Prince Khalid is the grandson of Ibn Saud and was the first of such distinction to serve as the governor of the Riyadh Province.
Prince Sultan Advanced Technology Research Institute is an independent scientific organization of the Saudi government, located in the College of Engineering at King Saud University in the capital city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It has a branch office located in the Business Gate in addition to manufacturing lab and testing sites.
Mohammed Fahad Al-Harthi is a Saudi writer, journalist and media expert based in Saudi Arabia. Al-Harthi has been the CEO of the Saudi Broadcasting Authority since August 2020, and the President of the Arab States Broadcasting Union since December 2021. His experience extends to more than 20 years in the fields of traditional and new media. Al-Harthi is also the President of the Saudi Media Forum since 2019, and the President of the Saudi Media Award. Additionally, he is a board member of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), and a member of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Journalists Association. He is the editor-in-chief of a group of magazines and websites such as Arrajol, Sayidaty and AboutHer, owned by the Saudi Research and Marketing Group.
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) (Arabic: الهيئة الملكية لمدينة الرياض), formerly the The Riyadh Development Authority (RDA) and The High Commission for the Development of Arriyadh, is a royal commission established in 1974 during the reign of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz which was tasked with overseeing urban, economic, social and cultural development of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
BinDawood Stores is a supermarket and hypermarket chain in Saudi Arabia. It is owned by BinDawood Holding. The first BinDawood store was opened in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in 1984. As of August 2020, BinDawood operates 27 hypermarkets and supermarkets in the Kingdom in major cities such as Mecca and Madinah. In 2018, BinDawood superstores released the findings from an international survey conducted by Nielsen on behalf of BinDawood that was designed and developed to promote health awareness for those undertaking their Hajj pilgrimage. The survey was conducted across six of the source markets for Hajj pilgrims, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Bangladesh, India and Indonesia. In April 2019, the BinDawood App, a digital eCommerce platform was launched.
Al-Murabba is a historic neighborhood in central Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of al-Wazarat and north of al-Futah in the sub-municipality of al-Malaz. Its name reportedly comes from a broken square-shaped dry well around which the Murabba Palace was built and from where latter's name gets derived as well. It is situated in close proximity to the al-Batʼha commercial area and the Qasr al-Hukm District. Al-Murabba has lent its name to the New Murabba project, a planned downtown and real estate development in northwestern Riyadh. The neighborhood hosts a large presence of overseas Egyptian community.
The Boulevard City (BLVD CITY) (Arabic: بوليفارد سيتي, romanized: Būlīfārd Sītī), formerly Boulevard Riyadh City and simply known as The Boulevard, is a 220-acre (89 ha) mixed-use development at the Prince Turki al-Awwal Road in the Hittin neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, containing high-end retail and entertainment outlets. Opened in 2019, it operates primarily during the annual Riyadh Season entertainment festival. It has lent its name to the adjacent Boulevard World complex, which was inaugurated in 2022.
Prince Mohammed Ibn Salman Ibn Abdul Aziz Road, formerly Prince Saud bin Muhammad bin Muqrin Road, is a 30 km commercial road in northern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that runs from the Hittin neighborhood to al-Rimal neighborhood and links King Khalid Road from the west and al-Janadriyah Road to the east. It was renamed after Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia through a royal decree issued by King Salman in March 2019.
Naif Saleh Abdulaziz Alrajhi, a Saudi entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and businessman. He is the Founder and CEO of Naif Alrajhi Investment.
Roshn Front, formerly Riyadh Front, is a mega business and leisure development in Sedra, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University. Primarily active during the Riyadh Season entertainment festival, it was inaugurated in 2019 and is categorically split into 'Shopping' and 'Business' areas, with the latter serving as a business park. It was acquired by Roshn in 2022.
Al-Murabaa is one of the annual zones of the Riyadh Season entertainment festival held at the National Museum Park of King Abdulaziz Historical Center in the al-Murabba neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Inaugurated in October 2019 during the first edition of Riyadh Season, it features several seasonal restaurants and cafes with international cuisines that offer culinary traditions from countries like America, Italy, Greece, Japan, Argentina and France.
Al-Hukm Palace, also known as the al-ʽAdl Palace, so called from the public square it overlooks from the south, is a historic palace and a popular cultural heritage landmark in the ad-Dirah neighbourhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located directly opposite to Imam Turki bin Abdullah Grand Mosque in the Qasr al-Hukm District. It is the historic site where tribal leaders and members of the Saudi royal family have been pledging allegiance to the country's political leadership. Built in 1747, it was known as Ibn Dawwas Palace until the 1820s, when Turki bin Abdullah, after gaining control of Najd, shifted the royal family's center of power from Diriyah to the walled town of Riyadh due to the former's severe destruction in a brutal siege during the Ottoman–Wahhabi War of 1818 as well as the town’s Ottoman sacking in 1821.
Riyadh Airports Company (RAC) (Arabic: شركة مطارات الرياض), or simply Riyadh Airports (Arabic: مطارات الرياض), is a state-owned airport management company and a subsidiary of Matarat Holding that operates and provides aviation related services to the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was established in 2015 by the country's General Authority of Civil Aviation as part of the government's strategy to privatize nationwide publicly owned assets amid falling oil prices.
New Murabba is a planned mixed-use real estate development in northwestern Riyadh and easternmost Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. It was announced in February 2023 by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman as the world's largest modern downtown project. Named after Riyadh's al-Murabba neighborhood, it is part of Saudi Vision 2030 and would be the hosting site for construction of Mukaab, a 400-meters tall cuboid skyscraper. It will be the world's second climate-controlled indoor city, after the Mohammed Bin Rashid City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sheikh Sulaiman Al-Rajhi Mosque, simply known as Al-Rajhi Mosque, is a congregational mosque and an active place of worship in the al-Jazirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Opened in 2004, it is the largest mosque in Riyadh and one of the most popular landmarks of the city besides being considered among the largest mosques in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world. It is named after the Saudi businessman and billionaire Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz al-Rajhi, who primarily funded the mosque's construction.
Souq al-Zal is a traditional marketplace (souq) and a popular tourist attraction in the ad-Dirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is situated east of the al-Hukm Palace compound in the Qasr al-Hukm District and is one of the oldest marketplaces in the city that specialize in carpets trading and the sale of agarwoods. Covering an area of almost 9.5 acres, the souq's origins date as far back as 1901. Its name is derived from zulliya, the Gulf Arabic word for floor rug and was located in close proximity to the erstwhile Dakhna quarter.
Al-Wahah was a neighborhood in northern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of King Abdullah District and east of Salah al-Din neighborhood in the sub-municipality of al-Ulaya. Covering an area of almost 798 acres, the district emerged in the 1980s and was initially owned by Prince General Khalid bin Sultan. Along with the adjacent Salah al-Din neighborhood, the district ceased to exist in May 2023 when both of them where conjoined to form the King Salman Neighborhood.
Riyadh School of Tourism and Hospitality is a proposed hospitality management institute in Qiddiya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was announced in September 2023 by the country's Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb on the occasion of World Tourism Day, and is slated to be completed by 2027. Covering an area of 1235.5 acres with a budget of 1 billion dollars, it will be the largest academic institute in the world dedicated for the study of hospitality industry.
King Salman Neighborhood is a district in northern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of King Abdullah District and west of al-Wurud neighborhood in the sub-municipality of al-Ulaya. Covering an area of 1673 acres, the district was formed in May 2023 after the amalgamation of al-Wahah and Salah al-Din neighborhoods and being renamed after King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the ruler of Saudi Arabia since 2015. The neighborhood is located adjacent to the site of King Salman Park project.
