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Saudi Arabia
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Thursday Morning Spice
14 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The Saudi Arabian desert is snowy, Lindt admits ‘expertly crafted’ chocolate is full of lead, Pentagon leaker goes to jail, 12th-century castle turned into luxury resort and SA declares national disaster over storms and floods.
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Saudi Arabia Breaks Ground On The ‘World’s Largest Building’ Which Can Hold 20 Empire State Buildings
25 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Mukaab will clock in at 400 metres high and 650 metres wide once completed – giving it enough volume to contain 20 Empire State Buildings.
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Rafael Nadal Received A Golden Gift After Final Match Against Novak Djokovic
21 Oct 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The great rivals played a record 60 competitive matches over their careers.
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Saudi Arabia’s Latest OTT Project Envisions A Massive New Marina For Superyachts [Video]
14 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Though its initial plans for the Line seem to have been scaled back – by a lot – Saudi Arabia’s wildly ambitious, and at times impractical, vision to remake the desert country into a tourist paradise is not over.
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A Line Too Far? Saudi Arabia’s ‘The Line’ Cut Short Due To Finances
15 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The 170-kilometre-long city of the future, is now expected to only reach 2.4 kilometres by 2030. That’s like reaching for the moon and ending up at the local KFC.
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Monday Morning Spice
04 Mar 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
SA quartet strike it rich at LIV Golf League, Seal attacks a group of scuba divers in Cape Town, Rafael Nadal says he is ‘close to retirement, Parly Speaker investigated for receiving over R2m in kickbacks, and Two SANDF soldiers in DRC die in apparent murder-suicide.
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Here’s An Interesting Update On That 170-Kilometre-Long Saudi Desert Skyscraper [Video]
28 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Despite everyone’s initial scepticism that this ambitious project would actually materialise in the desert region, work is indeed progressing.
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Saudi Arabia Is Emerging As An Unlikely Destination For Epic Hiking Trails
01 Feb 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Many experienced trail hikers insist that “the potential is there” to develop Saudi Arabia into “one of the most outstanding hiking destinations in the world.”
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Saudi Arabia Gets Its First Liquor Store In 70 Years
25 Jan 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Saudi Arabia’s founding monarch, King Abdulaziz, imposed an alcohol ban in 1951 after his son drunkenly shot and killed British resident Cyril Ousman during a party.
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Research Paper Outlines Why Saudi Arabia’s “The Line” Is Mathematically A Terrible Idea [Video]
01 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
A newly released research paper has however outlined why The Line is a terrible idea, while at the same time proposing an easy fix: turning the line into a circle.
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Saudi Arabian Football Club Offers Kylian Mbappe R6,7 Billion In Bonkers Transfer Deal
26 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Mbappe is quoted as saying that he isn’t keen to move to Saudi Arabia, and would not mind spending the season on PSG’s bench before moving to Real Madrid next summer, but c’mon, one season in the sun would net him enough to buy Melkbosstrand, so he will definitely sleep on it.
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Completely OTT – The Saudi Prince’s $400 Million Superyacht Has A ‘Snow Room’ Next To The Controversial ‘Salvator Mundi’ Painting
10 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The Saudi royals are renowned for their expensive taste and extravagant lifestyle and their completely OTT superyacht called Serene is the gold-leaf proof in the pudding.
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Saudi Arabia Makes Sure Their Football Club Team Flies Lavishly In A Private Jet With A Golden Throne [Images]
28 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Saudi Arabia’s Football Club Al-Hilal has some big names as its patrons, including billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud.
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Completely OTT – UAE President Flanked By 500 Of His People Lands In Eastern Cape For Ramadaan
20 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Not only did the president and his people fly in on private jets, but they landed on an R20 million runway that he built with his own money.
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Amor Steps Out With Her New Love At Saudi Arabia’s F1 Grand Prix
24 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Amor means love, and we are glad she found hers again.
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This Saudi Prince ‘James Bond’ Island Owner May Give Richard Branson A Run For His Money
31 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
This Saudi Prince is in the news again thanks to his stakes in what was described as the ‘James Bond island’ in a 2015 story that reported its value as $90 million.
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The Line In The Sand – Crazy Ambition Or Genius Idea?
23 Jan 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
If you build it, they will come.
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They’re Building This Theme Park On An Oil Rig [Video]
22 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Saudi Arabia is converting an oil rig in the Arabian Gulf into a massive “extreme park” and family resort.
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This Little-Known Company Is More Profitable Than Amazon, Apple, And Google Combined
02 Apr 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
You’ve probably never heard of this Saudi company, but they’re turning bigger money than Amazon, Apple, and Google combined.
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Saudi Women Will Now Be Told When Their Husbands Divorce Them (By SMS)
07 Jan 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Courts in Saudi Arabia have started sending out texts informing women that their husbands have divorced them, in an attempt to protect the rights of female clients.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
23 Oct 2018 by Kiernan / No Comments
Body double wears Khashoggi’s clothes. The deadly Skype call. Grey Bloem bullying. Tito’s tightrope. Ronaldo on rape. Shocking SA Post office salary. New Top Gear hosts. NZ’s deadly cannabis crisis. The Millennial 100. Gigi goes Baywatch.
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Silicon Valley And Hollywood At His Feet – Saudi Arabia’s ‘Blood-Soaked’ Crown Prince Is One Spicy Cat
18 Oct 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mohammed bin Salman sold a vision of a progressive Saudi Arabia. As more evidence of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi mounts, that vision is disintegrating.
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Outrage As Vogue Cover Features Saudi Princess In Car Driving Seat (The Horror)
01 Jun 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
After being blasted for their blackface fiasco, Vogue has come under fire once again for putting a photo of a Saudi princess driving on their front cover.
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Someone Is Placing Full-Page Ads In The Financial Times Advertising A New World [Images+Videos]
28 Nov 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Advertising “a new era, a new way” in a full page advert in the Financial Times, we wanted to know just who was behind the ambitious new project referred to as Neom.
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Founder Of Roxy Surf Brand Talks About Her Sex Contract And Cocaine Parties With World’s Richest Man
23 Oct 2017 by Sloane Hunter / 3 Comments
Jill Dodd, founder of the Roxy surf brand, was once one of 11 ‘pleasure wives’ wedded to the then world’s richest man. She has quite a story to tell.
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Should This Kid Have Been Arrested For Doing The Macarena? [Video]
24 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Saudi Arabia were appalled when a 14-year-old took to the streets to dance to the Macarena, and promptly arrested him. For real.
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Thursday Morning Spice
21 Jul 2016 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Saudi Arabia bans Pokemon. Stolen money funded Wolf of Wall Street. JHB man throws kid off balcony. Big Egyptair crash info. Elon Musk reveals masterplan. Supermodel engaged to billionaire. Trump advisor wants Hillary executed. France / US planning ISIS hit.
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In Case You Were Wondering Whether Or Not Zuma Really Did Open A Weapons Factory In Saudi Arabia [Images]
15 Apr 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
Whilst the Presidency have remained mum on some details of JZ’s visit to Saudi Arabia, pesky photos have emerged that shed light on those mysteries.
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DRUG BUST: 1 X Saudi Prince, 1 X Private Jet And 2 Tons Of Drugs Used By Frontline Fighters To Keep Fighting
27 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A Saudi prince will be questioned by Lebanese authorities over the possession of around two tons of pills
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Woman Expected To Go To Jail For Filming Her Husband Groping The Maid [Video]
07 Oct 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One has to be awfully careful what one shares on social media these days, especially if you live in a country where women are second-class citizens.
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