New LuLu Hypermarket opens at The Roof mall in Riyadh

Mohammed Abdullah Alaki, deputy mayor for investment and general supervisor for financial and administrative affairs in Riyadh, inaugurated the new LuLu Hypermarket. (Photo/Supplied)
Updated 02 May 2019
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New LuLu Hypermarket opens at The Roof mall in Riyadh

LuLu Group has launched its newest hypermarket in Riyadh, further expanding its presence in the Kingdom.

The LuLu Hypermarket, which is 17th in the country and 169th globally, was inaugurated by Mohammed Abdullah Alaki, deputy mayor for investment and general supervisor for financial and administrative affairs in Riyadh. 

The store is located at The Roof mall, a new shopping center in Riyadh’s Al-Yasmin district on Abu Bakr Siddiq Road. The two-level hypermarket, which covers an area of more than 357,000 square feet, has been designed using the latest retail space concepts and modern technology and will serve the residents of the affluent Al-Yasmin district and its nearby neighborhoods. The Roof is also home to a cinema, which is currently operational with eight screens.

LuLu Chairman Yussuff Ali M.A. said: “Saudi Arabia has always been part of our organic growth and expansion projects, whether big or small and we are really excited to open this new hypermarket in Riyadh, which will not only bring world-class shopping to the residents here but also open employment opportunities for the Saudi workforce.” 

Elaborating on the group’s expansion plans, he said: “We are upbeat about the vast investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia, thanks to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. We have already announced that by year 2020, we will open 15 new hypermarkets in Saudi Arabia. Under this plan, three hypermarkets have already been opened and another 11 hypermarkets will be completed before the end of 2020 at an investment of SR1.5 billion ($400 million). This is apart from the SR1.2 billion that we have already invested in the Kingdom till now.”

Also present at the opening ceremony of the new hypermarket were Indian Ambassador Dr. Ausaf Sayeed; Saifee Rupawala, CEO of Lulu Group; Ashraf Ali M.A., executive director; Shehim Mohamed, Lulu Saudi director; and other officials. 


Cyberani achieves major milestone in 2025 MITRE ATT&CK evaluation

Updated 23 December 2025
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Cyberani achieves major milestone in 2025 MITRE ATT&CK evaluation

Cyberani by Aramco Digital, a leading provider of cybersecurity services and solutions, announced a significant achievement in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK evaluations. The company successfully passed all assigned cybersecurity assessments and scored exceptional marks in detecting seven core attack tactics within the MITRE ATT&CK framework. These include 100 percent in collection tactics, 100 percent in credential access, 100 percent execution of code, 100 percent of data exfiltration, 100 percent lateral movement tactics, 100 percent of persistence activities, and 100 percent recon activities. This accomplishment reflects Cyberani’s strong capabilities in safeguarding the national cyberspace and enhancing its security posture, while reinforcing its position in the global cybersecurity field and demonstrating the advancement of its innovations on an international scale.

Alongside its technical performance in the evaluation, Cyberani was granted a seat on the ATT&CK Evals Participant Advisory Council. This position enables the company to contribute to the development and refinement of future evaluation methodologies, support better alignment between ATT&CK assessments and the needs of regional and global defense ecosystems, and strengthen Saudi Arabia’s role in shaping the future of cybersecurity worldwide.

The MITRE ATT&CK evaluation is an advanced technical assessment designed to simulate real adversary behavior and measure how cybersecurity solutions and threat detection services respond to the tactics, techniques, and procedures used in actual attacks. Through its participation, Cyberani aligned its threat detection capabilities with the ATT&CK framework widely adopted across the global cybersecurity community, providing measurable and transparent insights into system performance under complex and realistic attack scenarios.

Headquartered in Riyadh, Cyberani leverages extensive hands-on experience in protecting industrial environments and critical infrastructure. This expertise enables the company to bring national operational realities into a broader ATT&CK context and support the global community in deepening its understanding of threat detection performance across diverse operating environments.

During the 2025 evaluation, Cyberani’s threat detection capabilities and security monitoring services were tested against a wide range of ATT&CK techniques. The results provided a detailed view of how its detection systems responded to every phase of simulated attack chains, offering clear visibility into coverage areas performing as intended and identifying opportunities for further tuning and enhancement. These insights now fuel Cyberani’s cybersecurity development roadmap and support its ongoing improvement efforts.

Saeed Alsaeed, CEO of Cyberani, said that Cyberani’s participation in the MITRE ATT&CK evaluations and the results achieved in its threat detection capabilities provided the company with a structured and transparent understanding of its performance across complex attack scenarios and enabled it to implement more precise enhancements.

This milestone aligns with Cyberani’s strategy to safeguard regional infrastructure with advanced cyber solutions, fueled by innovation and empowered by world-class Saudi talent.