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The architecture of ambition
Mohamed Alabbar has been here before. When headlines turn dark and markets flinch, the founder of Emaar Properties does not retreat. He recalibrates.
Building for the global buyer
Real estate is one of the most stubbornly local businesses in the world. Developers spend decades mastering a single city, sometimes a single district, learning its planning rules, construction costs and political rhythms. Expanding beyond those boundaries is notoriously difficult.…
Before the festival
On paper, Balad Beast is a festival. In reality, it feels closer to a cultural experiment.
Seeing is believing
What if every venue tells you what it wants? It is a question that comes naturally to Ahmad ‘Baloo’ Alammary, DJ, producer, and chief creative officer MDLBEAST, the company that has discreetly and then very loudly reshaped Saudi Arabia’s modern…
Balad Beast, perfectly placed
Balad Beast does not feel like a festival that happens to be set in Al Balad. It feels like a festival that could only exist there.
Riyadh turns the volume up
By the time the first bassline rolled across the crowd, it was already obvious that Soundstorm 2025 wasn’t just opening another edition. Something had shifted.
Healthspan is the new GDP
There’s a moment in Hevolution’s new Global Healthspan Report 2025 when the data stops reading like a scientific snapshot and starts looking more like an economic warning.
Inside the making of the city of Earth
In the valley of Wadi Hanifah, on the western shoulder of Riyadh, one of the most ambitious urban projects on the planet is rising from the desert.
The making of a music city
There’s a moment when Soundstorm hits critical mass—not when the first act comes onstage, but when the entire crowd syncs into one collective frequency.
Building Saudi’s next chapter
“We want to do our part in a meaningful way,” says Anis Alhabshi, vice president of Arabian Dyar. “To provide housing for Saudi citizens that feels real, family-oriented, and aligned with Vision 2030.”