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AVIATION

Can Riyadh Air defy a rewritten Gulf sky?
2

IPO WATCH

Dar Al Balad’s retail tranche 3.7x oversubscribed.
3

HOSPITALITY

Taiba locks in SAR 2.4 bn Madinah hotels JV with Osool.
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WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY

Dar Al Arkan is the latest company to tap the USD debt market.
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WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY

Pakistan deployed troops to Saudi.
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WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY

PIF to sell minority stake in Newcastle United?
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ALSO ON OUR RADAR

Aramco hits the switch on Saudi’s first quantum computer.
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PLANET FINANCE

How the Halo trade is positioning to buy what AI can’t replace.

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

What We’re Tracking Today
Aviation
Ipo Watch
Hospitality
Also On Our Radar
Planet Finance
Calendar
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WHAT WE’RE TRACKING TODAY

Dar Al Arkan to tap USD debt market

Good morning, wonderful people. We’re starting off the day looking at a highly anticipated launch into a completely rewritten sky, as Riyadh Air prepares for its commercial takeoff this summer. We’re breaking down the major macro headwinds facing the premium carrier — from costly post-conflict flight rerouting and skyrocketing jet fuel prices to Boeing delivery bottlenecks — as it looks to carve out its place in the clouds.

ALSO- Dar Al Balad’s IPO draws massive retail demand to finish 3.7x oversubscribed, Taiba locks in a SAR 2.4 bn hospitality JV to build three new Madinah hotels, and Aramco officially plugs into the quantum computing era.

WEATHER- Dust in the wind: Strong winds are sweeping across the Northern Borders, Al-Jawf, Tabuk, Hail, Qassim, the Eastern Province, Najran, and Makkah today, kicking up dust and reducing visibility in some areas. Meanwhile, parts of Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha, and Makkah are expected to see rain and thunderstorms.

  • Riyadh: 36°C high / 25°C low;
  • Jeddah: 42°C high / 27°C low;
  • Makkah: 46°C high / 31°C low;
  • Dammam: 36°C high / 25°C low.

Watch this space

DEBT WATCH — Dar Al Arkan is the latest company to tap the USD debt market. The real estate developer will issue USD-denominated senior unsecured sukuk, with investor calls starting yesterday, according to a Tadawul disclosure.

A trend? S&P expected private-sector companies, including Dar Al Arkan, to increase their USD-denominated issuance as they seek long-term, fixed-rate financing for big projects. Dar Al Arkan last raised USD 750 mn from a sukuk issuance in June 2025.

The developer had a good quarter: Dar Al Arkan posted an increase of 24.3% y-o-y in net income to SAR 260.2 mn in 1Q 2026, while revenue rose 24.8% y-o-y to SAR 1.2 bn. Higher property sales and higher returns from Islamic Murabaha deposits and improved cost management helped prop up the results.

ADVISORS- The company tapped Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC, Al Rayan Investment, Arqaam Capital, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD Capital, First Abu Dhabi Bank, JP Morgan, Mashreq, Sharjah Islamic Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Warba Bank as joint lead managers and bookrunners.

BANKING — Banks capitalize on deposits and asset quality amid slower lending: Saudi banks’ deposits rose by 8.7% y-o-y in March, boosting liquidity buffers as loan growth slowed to 8% over the same period, down from previous highs of 16-18%, reflecting a broader slowdown in credit expansion, Riyad Bank’s Chief Economist Naif Al Ghaith told the Arabic Press (watch, runtime: 7:52). Asset quality also improved, with non-performing loans declining, which Al Ghaith said points to continued resilience despite geopolitical tensions and growth normalization.

Debt issuance is still on the table: Banks are still expected to tap local and international debt markets to bridge the gap between loans and deposits, though issuance volumes are likely to be lower than in previous years due to stronger deposit inflows, Al Ghaith said. Demand deposits rose 3%, while time and savings deposits increased 16%, narrowing the overall funding gap and reducing reliance on external funding.

DEVELOPMENT FINANCE — Saudi Arabia and the IMF held their second strategic dialogue on capacity development, the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Director Jihad Azour said in a statement. The two sides agreed to expand support for IMF capacity-building programs across the Middle East, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as for global initiatives, with discussions focused on advancing economic reforms and addressing rising demand amid global and regional uncertainty.

Why it matters: The dialogue signals a shift in Saudi support for IMF-linked, structured capacity-building programs rather than large, bilateral balance-of-payments deposits. Launched in 2024 under a USD 279 mn, 10-year framework, the Saudi Arabia-IMF capacity development partnership routes funding through IMF mechanisms, tying support more closely to policy programs and reform agendas across recipient countries. Saudi Arabia is the IMF’s third-largest contributor to capacity development initiatives across regional and global programs.

DEFENSE — Pakistan reportedly deployed thousands of troops and advanced military assets to Saudi Arabia during the Iran conflict, Reuters reports, citing unnamed sources. The deployment included 8k troops, a squadron of 16 JF-17 fighter jets, drones, and a Chinese HQ-9 air defense system operated by Pakistani personnel and financed by Saudi Arabia.

Not just a gesture? The deployment is said to be combat-capable, sent to boost the Kingdom’s defenses in the event of further attacks on Saudi-based targets.

Only the tip of the iceberg: Pakistan could deploy as many as 80k troops to help secure the borders alongside Saudi forces under their joint defense agreement. The pact may also include naval cooperation and the deployment of Pakistani warships.

Riyadh and Islamabad are getting cozier: Pakistan sent fighter jets to the King Abdulaziz air base in April, while Saudi Arabia provided financial support by extending a new USD 3 bn loan to Pakistan to allow it to make good on an equivalent loan repayment to the UAE.

SPORTS — PIF to sell minority stake in Newcastle United? The PIF is reportedly pitching a minority share of Newcastle United to potential investors as part of its stadium fundraising efforts, Reuters reports, citing three unnamed sources.

Two options remain on the table: The jury is still out on whether the sovereign wealth fund will opt to revamp the Premier League club’s stadium — St. James’ Park — or establish a GBP 1 bn multi-sport, 70k-seater stadium.

Data point

140.9 mn — that’s the total number of passengers who traveled through Saudi airports in 2025, up by 9.6% compared to 2024, according to Gastat data (pdf). International passenger traffic through our local airports climbed 9.4% y-o-y to 75.8 mn travelers, while domestic passenger volumes rose 9.8% to 65.1 mn passengers.

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The big story abroad

US President Donald Trump has decided to “put off” a scheduled strike against Iran, following requests from the leaders of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. Trump said the strike was scheduled for today and that a “full, large scale assault” on the Islamic Republic will go ahead if a resolution is not reached.

A quid pro quo with Adani? The Trump administration dropped a criminal fraud case against Indian b'naire Gautam Adani. The move followed statements from Adani’s lawyer indicating that the pending cases were blocking his planned USD 10 bn investment in the US.

One last thing from Washington: The Securities and Exchange Commission is reportedly readying a plan for trading tokenized stocks as early as this week. The new framework is expected to allow tokens that track share prices without the backing or consent of underlying public companies.

Meanwhile, in the world of AI: Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against OpenAI after a US jury unanimously ruled that the startup was not liable to Musk for allegedly abandoning its humanitarian goal. The development further paves the way to OpenAI’s highly anticipated IPO, which could value the firm at USD 1 tn.

A new player will soon enter the AI space: Google and Blackstone plan to form an AI cloud company with USD 5 bn in capital, scheduled to bring 500 MW of capacity online by next year. Blackstone — the majority owner — will front the equity while Google will provide its specialized chips. This will place the duo in competition with companies like CoreWeave — which uses Nvidia-made chips — as the demand for AI computing power continues to rise.

Citigroup + BlackRock arm to fund firms in Europe (and MENA?): A new alliance between Citigroup and BlackRock’s private credit division will deploy up to USD 15 bn in loans to European corporations and leveraged buyout groups. They expect the partnership — where Citi sources agreements for BlackRock funds to finance — to eventually expand into the Middle East.

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AVIATION

Turbulence at takeoff

Riyadh Air is entering skies very different from what it pictured when it was formed three years ago. The luxury, premium-heavy brand is expected to launch this summer, in a year when regional leisure tourism is depressed, fuel costs are high, and its primary aircraft supplier is delayed by manufacturing logjams.

Setting the scene: Over a month into a fragile regional ceasefire following the conflict with Iran, the Middle East aviation sector is counting the cost of a historic structural shock. Flight routing networks remain distorted, international transit corridors are fractured, and the GCC’s legacy majors are missing an estimated 5.4 mn seats from pre-war April schedules.

The timeline is still intact (at least officially), and its 182-aircraft order book from both Airbus and Boeing is locked. The carrier is transitioning from its “operational readiness” phase — which saw initial invite-only flights to London Heathrow operate on technical spare jets — to a full commercial rollout. Since then, Riyadh Air has announced plans to begin service to Dubai and Cairo and has launched its cargo division, centered on belly cargo capacity from its planned 120-aircraft wide-body fleet. However, its near-term operations remain constrained by delayed Boeing deliveries.

Fuel shock and the money pinch

The immediate hurdle for any carrier launching in 2026 is the brutal macroeconomic hangover from the war. Rerouting flights around restricted airspace has tacked on up to two hours of block time per long-haul rotation, running up roughly USD 7.5k per hour in unbudgeted fuel and crew costs. Compounding this is the global surge in unhedged jet fuel prices, which now sit above USD 160 per barrel.

Survival of the well-resourced: While low-cost carriers are feeling the squeeze first, given their price-sensitive customer bases, the operational penalty applies to everyone. “The impact is broadly the same,” John Grant, partner at Midas Aviation, tells EnterpriseAM. “The issue is how much [banknotes] reserves you have and what your strategy has been towards hedging your fuel requirement, which is why some airlines have fared better than others. Those who are large enough, well-managed, and well-resourced will work their way through the current set of challenges.”

The rollout math

Riyadh Air’s public scaling blueprint is famously aggressive — uptake one new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner per month and launching a new destination every two months, scaling up to a 100-city network by 2030. But with the delivery of its first owned aircraft heavily delayed by Boeing’s ongoing supply chain struggles, industry analysts view the steady bi-monthly drip of new routes with skepticism.

The real rollout will likely be a touch different: “It’s as realistic as what Boeing are telling them and what they will have planned for,” Grant notes, suggesting that the steady “one route every two months” timeline may look different in practice. A more realistic rollout would be “adding four or five destinations at a time every quarter or IATA season rather than one every two months,” according to Grant.

How the carrier intends to structure its ticket economics to survive this yield battle is still a question mark: It’s unclear whether Riyadh Air would look to rapidly steal market share from regional titans like Emirates and Qatar Airways by undercutting them on price. However, CEO Tony Douglas suggested back in October that early ticket lines might be “less price sensitive because demand will be significantly greater than our ability to supply,” adding that the carrier’s ultimate focus would be on delivering “outstanding value.”

Competition at home is already intense. Of Riyadh Air’s 15 debut routes, 12 are already operated out of Riyadh by rival carriers, according to OAG Schedules Analyser data. Saudia serves all 12 routes, while Flynas operates seven and flyadeal serves six. Only Madrid, Manchester, and Jakarta currently lack direct service from Riyadh.

The big picture

Beyond the technicalities of aircraft deliveries lies the broader question of demand. The conflict struck the regional aviation sector precisely during its critical peak travel windows, erasing the lucrative final weeks of Ramadan and overlapping school holidays.

The macroeconomic backdrop in the Kingdom has shifted. “It will certainly be challenging for Riyadh Air,” warns Grant. “The market is very different to what they planned against three or four years ago, and the Saudi Vision 2030 projects have been scaled back, and tourism numbers are not perhaps as high as they hoped, so it is going to be very tough.”

Still, the Kingdom could be a better launchpad than most. Throughout the peak of the conflict, the Saudi travel market proved to be the region’s most resilient, absorbing only a 10% dip in traffic, compared to the severe operational distress seen in Kuwait or Bahrain. This resilience was mostly anchored by heavy domestic point-to-point flows and price-inelastic religious tourism, which brought in 18.5 mn international Umrah visitors last year alone.

What it's got going for it

If there is a silver lining to Riyadh Air’s entry, it’s that the war exposed the structuralvulnerabilities of the traditional Gulf hub-and-spoke model. While transit giants like Qatar Airways saw their networks fracture as tightly synchronized connection banks failed during airspace closures, Riyadh Air’s point-to-point model — focused on bringing traffic directly into the capital — stands to fare better than other carriers.

The airline is also banking heavily on an ecosystem of premium, tech-native partnerships that aim to bypass legacy airline inefficiencies. Riyadh Air plans to use cloud-based AI and the FLYR platform for dynamic retailing and pricing, while agreements with Sabre and Amadeus are aimed at expanding access to international corporate and travel agency markets.

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IPO WATCH

Dar Al Balad in demand

Dar Al Balad IPO draws heavy retail demand: The retail tranche was 375.7% covered after drawing SAR 231 mn (USD 62 mn) in orders from over 90.2k investors at an offer price of SAR 9.75 per share, according to a Tadawul disclosure.

How much of the offering did they capture? Retail investors were allocated 6.3 mn shares, representing 30% of the total offering, with each subscriber assured a minimum of 10 shares. Strong retail demand means the tranche allocated to institutional investors will be reduced to 70%, good for 14.7 mn shares.

REFRESHER- The company priced its IPO at the top of its guiding range, implying a transaction size of around SAR 205 mn (USD 55 mn), after the institutional book build came in 66.6x oversubscribed. The pricing values Dar Al Balad at SAR 682 mn (USD 182 mn).

Why it matters: The sizable retail participation is the latest sign that demand for Saudi IPOs remains resilient, despite a busy issuance pipeline and ongoing geopolitical tensions that cast a shadow over the region’s dealmaking.

More in the pipeline: Several local firms are gearing up for listing in the upcoming period, with Ninja preparing for a potential IPO that could raise USD 1 bn by late 2026 or early 2027. Meanwhile, Mutlaq plans to list 30% of its share capital on Tadawul, and Arabian Dyar is eyeing a listing before CMA approvals expire in June.

ADVISORS- AlJazira Capital is quarterbacking the transaction as financial advisor, lead manager, and underwriter. It is also acting as joint bookrunner alongside Emirates NBD. Baker McKenzie is counsel.

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HOSPITALITY

Three new Madinah hotels for Taiba

Taiba locks in Madinah hotels JV with Osool: Taiba Investments is partnering with Osool Integrated Real Estate to develop and run three hotels in the central area of Madinah, according to a Tadawul disclosure out yesterday. The two sides are setting up a special-purpose company to handle the project, with a total investment ticket of SAR 2.4 bn, following non-binding talks that started back in November.

The details: Taiba will oversee the operation, refurbishment, and development of the hotels owned by Osool under a mix of local and international brands, bringing some 1.5k rooms into Taiba’s portfolio once they are up and running.

Taiba is putting in SAR 300 mn for its slice of the equity, with the rest of the financing coming from shareholders in proportion to their stakes as construction progresses. The hotels are set to start coming online in 2029.

Why it matters: Osool is the property management arm of the General Organization for Social Ins. (GOSI) and the landowner of Madinah. Taiba is benefiting from the JV instead of taking on massive debt to invest in a high-traffic tourism hub.

Taiba is heading into the project on solid topline footing. The company posted SAR 385.7 mn in revenues for 1Q, up 7.8% y-o-y, helped by stronger occupancy at its hotel and residential properties, higher visitor and Umrah traffic at its Makkah and Madinah assets, and the contribution from newly added properties, including the Rixos Obhur Jeddah Resort. However, net income slipped 5% y-o-y to SAR 124.8 mn, with the company pinning the dip to operating costs from the new additions.

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Aramco turns on our first quantum computer

Aramco just plugged into the quantum era

Aramco and Pasqal officially launched the Kingdom’s first quantum computer, according to a press release. Under the partnership, the energy giant will act as a foundational customer, utilizing the system to build quantum-hybrid applications for port logistics, CO2 storage, well placement, and rig scheduling.

REFRESHER- The project was supposed to launch last year to provide Aramco with a 200-qubit computer, following two agreements signed by both parties. Beyond the hardware, the companies also planned to set up a quantitative research center to promote breakthroughs in quantum algorithm development. Their ties run deep; Aramco’s VC arm, Wa’ed Ventures, invested in Pasqal’s USD 108 mn Series B funding round in 2023.

What will it do exactly? The computer will operate as the Middle East’s first commercial quantum computing as a service platform. Housed at Aramco’s data center in Dhahran, it allows global users to remotely access quantum hardware through a secure cloud platform. It aims to solve complex industrial problems across the energy, materials, and logistics sectors.

Why it matters: For Aramco, it’s a tool to optimize upstream assets — meaning more precise well placement and faster R&D for cleaner fuels. For the Kingdom, it's a tangible step toward tech localization. Combined with ongoing data center expansions, the goal is to establish a high-tech revenue stream and make the region a more attractive hub for foreign and local tech investment.

Qiddiya taps Google Cloud and Master Works for AI-enabled city operations

Qiddiya Investment expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to develop the digital backbone of Qiddiya City, according to a press release. Under the agreement, local systems integrator Master Works will roll out Google Cloud’s AI and data technologies to support city operations, including construction monitoring, visitor demand analysis, and operational management — with the goal of cutting time-to-insight from weeks to minutes.

AI and data stack rollout: The collaboration includes the development of an AI Factory powered by Gemini models, the expansion of Qiddiya’s proprietary Q-Brain AI platform, and a unified data platform built on BigQuery to consolidate data across Qiddiya’s entertainment assets.

Why it matters: As Qiddiya shifts from building to running live assets — like Six Flags QiddiyaCity and Aquarabia — real-time data processing is becoming more important for crowd management, asset utilization, and costs across a 360 sq km entertainment project. Meanwhile, the appointment of Master Works signals growing windows for local systems integrators in Saudi Arabia’s giga-project ecosystem.

Gov’t launches tender to upgrade 50 public parks

Bidding opens for PPP parks project: The Municipalities and Housing Ministry and the National Center for Privatization & PPP are on the hunt for private players to take on the rehabilitation, operation, and maintenance of 50 public parks, Zawya reports. The two sides launched the initial phases of the project, which will be awarded under a public-private partnership model and cover parks across the Eastern Province, Jeddah, and Madinah. Interested parties have until 2 July to submit their statements of qualification.

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PLANET FINANCE

The other AI trade

A new equity market split is forming, and the smart money is already on one side of it. Investors are shying away from companies AI will most likely disrupt, including software, payments, and consumer platforms, and investing in companies AI can’t easily replace: heavy industrials, freight, energy, and consumer staples.

The trade has a name: “Heavy assets, low obsolescence,” also known as Halo, is a term coined last February by Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO Josh Brown and now incorporated into investment research being carried out this year at both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, CNBC reported Sunday.

The performance gap is real. FedEx and ExxonMobil are up close to 30% YTD, and Coca-Cola is up around 17%. On the other side of the split, Adobe, ServiceNow, and Salesforce have drifted to 52-week lows as investors reassess software exposure to AI disruption. Roundhill Investments launched a Halo ETF last week with top holdings in Cummins, AutoZone, CSX, JB Hunt, and Lennox — companies that, as Brown put it, “are 100-years-old.”

The new ETF launched 43 days after Roundhill’s Dram ETF hit USD 9.8 bn in AUM — the fastest in ETF history — capturing the AI-memory bottleneck trade from the other direction.

Why this matters: GCC sovereign wealth funds and Egyptian institutional investors have been heavily positioned on the wrong side of the Halo split. Years of building US exposure through the consensus growth trade — Amazon, Visa, Mastercard, software platforms, consumer payments — left the regional capital base concentrated in exactly the cohort the Halo thesis flags as AI-disruptable.

PIF’s 1Q 13F filing last week shows the fund already executed the switch in stealth mode. Just four US-listed positions remain standing, including Uber, Electronic Arts, Lucid, and Clarivate, all of which fit the Halo profile. The fund’s US book shrank from 36 positions and USD 56.7 bn in 4Q 2021 to four positions and USD 12 bn this quarter.

The harder read: PIF changed the playbook a year early, but the rest of the GCC sovereign wealth funds have not. Mubadala, Adia, ADQ, and QIA all still carry exposure across a cohort now being flagged as structurally vulnerable — and the same logic extends to Egyptian, Saudi, and UAE-listed ins., pension, and family-office portfolios that have built US equity exposure through the same consensus playbook.

What’s next: The AI trade most people are watching is the one with Nvidia’s name on it. The other AI trade — the one Brown, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, and PIF are all positioned for — is rotating capital toward the companies and assets that AI can’t replace.

MARKETS THIS MORNING-

Asian markets are mixed in early trading this morning, but we expect them to inch higher as the day unfolds and investors react to US President Donald Trump’s decision to postpone a planned attack on Iran. Japan’s Nikkei is flat, while South Korea’s Kospi is down over 3%.

TASI

10,956

-0.1% (YTD: +4.4%)

MSCI Tadawul 30

1,468

-0.1% (YTD: +5.8%)

NomuC

22,724

-0.5% (YTD: -2.5%)

USD : SAR (SAMA)

USD 3.75 Sell

USD 3.75 Buy

Interest rates

4.25% repo

3.75% reverse repo

EGX30

52,007

-0.7% (YTD: +24.3%)

ADX

9,561

-1.2% (YTD: -4.3%)

DFM

5,610

-1.7% (YTD: -7.2%)

S&P 500

7,403

-0.1% (YTD: +8.1%)

FTSE 100

10,324

+1.3% (YTD: +4.0%)

Euro Stoxx 50

5,849

+0.4% (YTD: +0.9%)

Brent crude

USD 109.38

+0.1%

Natural gas (Nymex)

USD 3.02

+2.2%

Gold

USD 4,558

-0.1%

BTC

USD 76,935

-1.9% (YTD: -12.2%)

Sukuk/bond market index

909.83

0.0% (YTD: -1.0%)

S&P MENA Bond & Sukuk

150.35

-0.6% (YTD: -1.0%)

VIX (Volatility Index)

17.82

-3.3% (YTD: +19.2%)

THE CLOSING BELL: TADAWUL-

TheTASIfell 0.1% yesterday on turnover of SAR 4.6 bn. The index is up 4.4% YTD.

In the green: Tadco (+5.7%), Saudi Chemical (+4.2%), and East Pipes (+3.7%).

In the red: Cenomi Retail (-7.7%), 2P (-6.2%), and Thimar (-5.6%).

THE CLOSING BELL: NOMU-

The NomuC fell 0.5% yesterday on turnover of SAR 16.6 mn. The index is down 2.5% YTD.

In the green: Leaf Global (+5.4%), Asas Makeen (+5.0%), and Albattal Factory (+4.5%).

In the red: Taqat (-9.6%), Meyar (-8.6%), and Service Equipment (-7.4%).

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CALENDAR

MAY

24-28 May (Sunday-Thursday): Eid Al Adha holiday.

JUNE

15-17 June (Monday-Wednesday): Aluminum Arabia, The Arena, Riyadh.

21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): Saudi Food Exhibition and Conference, Riyadh Front Expo.

21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): Saudi Print & Pack, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.

21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): Riyadh International Industry Week, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.

21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): Saudi Plastics & Petrochem, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.

21-24 June (Sunday-Wednesday): Saudi Smart Logistics, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.

22-24 June (Monday-Wednesday): The Future Hospitality Summit, Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh.

JULY

6 July-23 August (Monday-Sunday): Esports World Cup, Riyadh.

AUGUST

30 August-1 September (Sunday-Tuesday): The Saudi Entertainment and Amusement Expo, Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center.

31 August-3 September (Monday-Thursday): Leap Tech Conference, Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center - Malham.

SEPTEMBER

8-10 September (Tuesday-Thursday): The WTM Spotlight Riyadh, Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center (RFECC), Riyadh

15-17 September (Tuesday-Thursday) The Global AI Summit, King Abdulaziz International Convention Center, Riyadh.

23 September (Wednesday): Saudi National Day.

28 September-1 October (Monday-Thursday): The International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV), Prince Sultan University, Riyadh.

OCTOBER

12-15 October (Monday-Thursday): World Energy Congress, Riyadh.

26-28 October (Monday-Wednesday): ACHEMA Middle East, Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center.

28-29 October (Wednesday-Thursday): Procurement and Supply Chain Futures Forum, Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh.

28-29 October (Wednesday-Thursday): Real Estate Supply Chain Forum, Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh.

NOVEMBER

25-29 November (Wednesday-Sunday): Aero Middle East and Sand & Fun, Thumamah Airport, Riyadh.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2026:

Signposted to happen sometime in 2027:

  • The World Water Forum takes place in Riyadh;
  • The Ocean Race finishes in Amaala on the Red Sea;
  • Riyadh-Kudmi transmission line to be completed;
  • Capital Markets Forum takes place in March in Riyadh.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2Q 2027:

  • The Hail Region Water Networks Project is expected to be completed.

2027

FEBRUARY

1-3 February (Monday-Wednesday): Energy Regulators Regional Association annual conference, Riyadh.

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