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RIYADH: 海角直播鈥檚 Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with the French president鈥檚 advisor for the Middle East and North Africa region, Anne-Claire Legendre, this week.
Discussions focused on the strong relations between their two nations and explored ways in which these could be further enhanced, reported Saudi Press Agency.
They also reviewed regional issues, with a particular focus on Gaza and Lebanon and ongoing efforts to address the issues there.
RIYADH: Savvy Games Group has underlined its commitment to 海角直播鈥檚 gaming and esports ecosystem, noting strong growth in its 2025 annual report.
The Riyadh-based company, fully owned by the Public Investment Fund, said it had made major strides across three pillars 鈥 game development and publishing, esports, and ecosystem building in the Kingdom.
The centerpiece was the Esports World Cup, held in Riyadh, which brought together 2,000 players from 200 clubs competing for a $70 million prize pool across 24 titles.
Under its 鈥渆cosystem building鈥 pillar the company launched the Savvy Academy, which focuses on games and esports education, as well as seven new partnerships to build the domestic sector.
Savvy Academy is introducing training programs to support the domestic games and esports ecosystem.
Through partnerships with Princess Nourah University and King Abdulaziz University, and international companies including AWS, Unity and Feed Me Light, the academy is introducing training programs to support the domestic games and esports ecosystem.
鈥淲e are working with the Ministry of Education on programs to roll out across 32,000 primary and secondary schools in the Kingdom, to give young people (the chance) to work with game development tools,鈥 Brian Ward, group CEO of Savvy Games Group, told Arab News.
Their 鈥淣ext-Gen鈥 program gives Saudi students hands-on experience in game development.
鈥淚t was so successful in terms of their enthusiasm, their immediate adoption to the technologies in terms of game design, concepting, taking the concept to ideation,鈥 Ward said. 鈥淲e think kids would love this. (They) were so amazing.鈥
While strengthening the Kingdom鈥檚 domestic sector, Savvy also expanded its global publishing operations. The company acquired Scopely in 2023 for $4.9 billion, and since then the publisher has tripled in size.
We are working with the Ministry of Education on programs to roll out across 32,000 primary and secondary schools in the Kingdom, to give young people (the chance) to work with game development tools.
Brian Ward, Savvy Games Group CEO
鈥淪copely is now the second largest mobile games publisher in the world,鈥 said Ward.
In March this year, Scopely signed a $3.5 billion deal to acquire the video game division of Niantic Labs, including Pokemon Go.
Scopely鈥檚 鈥淢onopoly Go鈥 became the fastest game to reach $5 billion in revenue, and the company was named one of TIME鈥橲 100 Most Influential Companies for a second consecutive year.
At a media roundtable in Riyadh on Monday, Scopely co-founder and co-CEO Walter Driver said: 鈥淲e saw over 5 billion hours of play time last year and perhaps the most unique aspect of this experience was 50 percent of our players were active on any given day playing seven days a week.
鈥淪ince we have started Scopely, we have had over 1 billion people download our products,鈥 he added.
With SR142 billion ($38 billion) allocated by PIF to accelerate gaming sector growth, Savvy said it would continue investing globally while anchoring development in 海角直播.
Its strategy is aligned with the National Gaming and Esports Strategy to position the Kingdom as a global leader in the industry by 2030.
NAJRAN: Prince Jalawi bin Abdulaziz, governor of Najran, received Ambassador of Malta to the Kingdom Clive Aguilina Spagnol in Najran on Tuesday.
During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations and other topics of mutual interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Prince Jalawi noted that relations between the two countries are 鈥渂ased on solid foundations of friendship and cooperation.鈥
The ambassador expressed his admiration for the tourism developments in the region.
RIYADH: A remote session discussing the use of artificial intelligence in libraries has been hosted by the Libraries Commission, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The event explored the latest technologies and smart applications that can enhance library services, including smart search engines, personalized recommendations and assistive robots.
The discussion highlighted key global examples, such as Helsinki Central Library Oodi in Finland and the British Library, along with local AI applications.
Participants also addressed future challenges and opportunities, focusing on the commission鈥檚 role in promoting innovation and sustainability in the library sector.
The session was part of the commission鈥檚 efforts to align with the Kingdom鈥檚 Vision 2030 reform plan, which aims to build an advanced library sector and make knowledge accessible to all through innovative digital solutions.
RIYADH: 海角直播鈥檚 Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in Berlin on an official visit on Tuesday, Saudi Press Agency reported.
Prince Faisal is scheduled to meet his German counterpart Johann Wadephul to discuss bilateral relations and developments of common interest.
Riyadh: The National Research and Development Center for Sustainable Agriculture, known as Estidamah, and NEOM food company Topian have been running their second greenhouse management training program in Riyadh.
The program, which began on Aug. 24 and ends on Thursday, aims to promote sustainable agricultural practices by providing comprehensive training in the management and operation of climate-controlled greenhouses.
Participants are learning about advanced systems for climate control, smart irrigation, crop monitoring, and energy-saving solutions, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The curriculum also addresses key challenges such as water scarcity, soil health, and biodiversity conservation, the SPA added.
This initiative is a part of Estidamah鈥檚 knowledge-transfer program, which seeks to improve farming efficiency and enhance food security. This is in line with the objectives of the country鈥檚 National Agriculture Strategy.
