In a significant step toward realizing Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 goals, the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced the launch of Google Pay and a new agreement with Ant International to introduce ...

Satellite imagery shows a black plume of smoke across the desert between Medina and Mahd adh Dhahab.

SAMA and Ant International are preparing to launch cross-border QR code payment capabilities between mada and Alipay+ in 2026. Credit: Alipay+/ The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)/ Businesswire. · ...

Google Pay is now officially available to Android users in Saudi Arabia, marking a significant step in the Kingdom’s digital transformation efforts. Launched on September 15, 2025, in collaboration ...

Saudi Arabia is giving one million university students free Google AI Plus for one year, with Gemini and NotebookLM access. Registration closes December 31 ...

RIYADH — The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia and Google Cloud have announced a strategic partnership to establish a new global artificial intelligence (AI) hub near Dammam in the Eastern ...

Google might be lagging in its climate goals, but that isn’t stopping the tech giant from building a new AI-focused data center in fossil fuel-dependent Saudi Arabia. Google said in 2020 that it would ...

Saudi Arabia has committed $14.9 billion to AI through global tech partnerships, including Google, Lenovo and Alibaba, as it aims to become a regional AI hub. Saudi Arabia has announced combined ...

The Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia hosted a workshop for Google on upscaling the Saudi Tourism Ecosystem. World Tourism Network member Dr. Jens Thraenhart attended the event and provided five key ...