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Roshn Front
Roshn Front (), formerly Riyadh Front (), is a mega business and leisure development in Sedra, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University. Primarily active during the Riyadh Season entertainment festival, it was inaugurated in 2019 and is categorically split into 'Shopping' and 'Business' areas, with the latter serving as a business park. It was acquired by Roshn in 2022. History Riyadh Front was inaugurated on October 10, 2019, during the kick-off of the 2019 edition of Riyadh Season as one of its zones. Its launch was announced by the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki al-Sheikh through his official Twitter handle. Within a month of its inauguration in October 2019, Riyadh Front inaugurated the Vox Cinemas and hosted the Riyadh Toy Festival, Insomnia Gaming Festival, Stan Lee Super Con-kick in November 2019 and the PUBG MOBILE Star Challenge (PMSC) World Cup, a tournament of PUBG Mobile players in December 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PUBG Mobile
''PUBG Mobile'' (Chinese: 和平精英; pinyin: Hé Píng Jīng Yīng) is a free-to-play battle royale video game developed by LightSpeed & Quantum Studio, a division of Tencent Games. It is a mobile game adaptation of '' PUBG: Battlegrounds''. It was initially released for Android and iOS on 19 March 2018. It was published by multiple publishers in different regions, including Krafton, Tencent, and VNG Games. By December 2022, ''PUBG Mobile'' had accumulated around 1.3 billion downloads while grossing over , making it the third highest-grossing mobile game. It is also the second most-played mobile video game of all time. In 2021, the game spawned an Indian version, '' Battlegrounds Mobile India'', and a separate game taking place in the ''PUBG Universe'', called ''New State Mobile''. Gameplay ''PUBG Mobile'' features gameplay similar to that of the original ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''. Players parachute down to a remote island and fight to remain as the last player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Establishments In Saudi Arabia
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salman Of Saudi Arabia
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ( ar, سلمان بن عبد العزیز آل سعود, , ; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and served as Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, he assumed the throne on 23 January 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 16 June 2012 to 23 January 2015. Salman is the 3rd oldest living head of state and the oldest living monarch. Salman is a son of King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi, making him one of the Sudairi Seven. He was the deputy governor of Riyadh and later the governor of Riyadh for 48 years from 1963 to 2011. He was then appointed minister of defense. He was named crown prince in 2012. Salman became king in 2015 upon the death of his half-brother, King Abdullah. Since December 2019, he is the oldest surviving son of King Abdulaziz. Salman's major initiatives as king include the Saudi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, Anosmia, loss of smell, and Ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected Asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, Hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution states its main objective as "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health". Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, it has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide. The WHO was established on 7 April 1948. The first meeting of the World Health Assembly (WHA), the agency's governing body, took place on 24 July of that year. The WHO incorporated the assets, personnel, and duties of the League of Nations' Health Organization and the , including the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Its work began in earnest in 1951 after a significant infusion of financial and technical resources. The WHO's mandate seeks and includes: working worldwide to promote health, keeping the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. It advocates that a billion more people should have: universal health care coverag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baloot
Baloot ( ar, بلوت, balōt ), is a popular trick card game played in Saudi Arabia and in the wider Arabian Peninsula, which is similar to the French game Belote. History of the game Baloot is believed to have been brought to Hijaz by Indian immigrants during the Ottoman Empire, before it spread to all over the country when it was unified under the Saudi rule. Some suggest that it was brought to the area of Hijaz by the Ottomans themselves when they ruled that area. The game There are four players in partnerships of two teams. A standard 32-card set is used, eight for each player. There are two ways of playing "Judges suit, ar, أوراق الحكم / حكم(Hokom)" and "Sǔn ". The suits ranking are : Sǔn (suit) Hokom Assume the Hokom suit is the Sherya (Clubs) (for example) Starting the game The two members of each team are seated across each other at a table in such a way that no player can see the cards of other players . The first dealer is chosen at rando ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riyadh International Book Fair
The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) is an annual book fair in Saudi Arabia. It lasts 11 days and regularly attracts over a half million visitors (it is not the largest fair in the MENA region, contrary to some claims). The fair is used to showcase Saudi government policy, and it has been a locus of political power struggles with the government. Hundreds of publishers sell pre-approved books, and some black-market books. Writers take part in literary events. Invited speakers and the public discuss intellectual and social issues. Disagreements sometimes go beyond the bounds of debate, with speakers being shouted down and surrounded by protestors, and arrests of speakers and protestors; physical assaults are rare but not unknown. The fair is a focus for political conflict in Saudi Arabia, though some local media sources deny there is political debate. The fair is organized by the Ministry of Culture and Information, and has been regulated by the religious police; the two have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Culture (Saudi Arabia)
The Ministry of Culture (MoC; ) is a governmental organization in Saudi Arabia was established in June 2018 and responsible for various aspects of Saudi culture. Minister of Culture is Prince Badr bin Farhan Al-Saud who was appointed as its new and first minister. In line with Vision 2030, the Ministry of Culture will soon announce the formation of 11 specialized cultural bodies. The planned-to-be formed units will cover the areas of museums, movies and visual shows, libraries, fashion, music, heritage, literature and publication, performance arts, visual arts, architecture and interior design, and food and the art of cooking. One of the significant activities the ministry is planning to organize is the International Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah. The festival will be the first of its kind in Saudi Arabia. The first season will be held in 2020. The Ministry has been taking measures to improve the taste of people, promote artists and rehabilitate heritage sites. In August 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VOX Cinemas
Majid Al Futtaim ( ar, ماجد الفطيم) is an Emirati holding company based in Dubai. As of 2015, it owned and operated shopping malls, retail, and leisure establishments in the Middle East and North Africa with operations in 13 countries including UAE, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Armenia, Iran (through Hyperstar, a Carrefour subsidiary company), and Georgia. The group was established by Majid Al Futtaim in 1992 and manages three major operating subsidiaries: Majid Al Futtaim Properties, Majid Al Futtaim Retail, and Majid Al Futtaim Ventures. In 2016, the group has $10.6 billion in revenues and $760 million in profits. History In December 2018, group founder, Majid Al Futtaim was conferred the Royal Commendation Order by the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said al Said. In December 2021, Majid Al Futtaim died in Dubai. In September 2022, the company was listed by Forbes in the Middle East's Top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedra (Riyadh)
Sedra (), stylized as SEDRA, is a housing development project in northern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located east of Princess Nourah bint Abdul Rahman University and north of al-Munsiyah in the sub-municipality of al-Rawdah. Introduced in 2020, the master plan for the community was commissioned in 2019 and off-plan sale of units began in 2021 and was finally tenanted by residents in 2022. It incorporates elements of modern Najdi architecture and is named after ''Sidr'', the Arabic word for a jujube tree found in Saudi Arabia and the larger Middle East region which is also mentioned in the Qur'an as ''Sidrat al-Muntaha''. Sedra is the first integrated residential community project of Riyadh and the flagship project of Roshn. History and background In August 2020, the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia established Roshn, a real estate firm for the development of urban communities across the country. The project is slated to be developed in eight phases with 30,000 residential uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
