Noon.com holds first seller event in Riyadh

Mohamed Alabbar addresses Noon.com’s first seller event in Riyadh.
Updated 02 July 2019
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Noon.com holds first seller event in Riyadh

Middle East online retailer Noon.com recently held an event to celebrate its sellers in Riyadh. The e-commerce platform aims to help transform the businesses of small and medium local companies, enabling sellers in Saudi Arabia to deliver across the Kingdom, giving them the tools they need to reach new online audiences. 

Noon.com’s first seller event was an interactive session attended by Saudi businesses, including Saudi SME entrepreneurs, and featured a keynote and panel discussion led by Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Noon.com. 

Addressing the audience, Alabbar said Noon.com was created to offer a local platform for Saudi businesses to tap into the online marketplace, which he said is now the fastest growing and has tremendous potential for growth. 

“More Saudis are investing in their own businesses — and creating inspiring success stories. A founding objective of Noon.com has been to catalyze the growth of national businesses by offering a platform that provides them easy access to the larger marketplace. 

“Trading is in our blood. Our forefathers were traders. E-commerce will also be in our blood. Noon.com is a gift to the people of the region, a way of reclaiming our rich trading history for now and tomorrow.”

The event provided an overview of what Noon.com does for small and medium businesses and distributors, including mentoring and training in addition to offering a locally built platform to take their enterprises to the next level of growth. 

Several Saudi sellers presented their journey on Noon.com, showing how Saudi businesses can effortlessly join the platform and thrive online. 

Noon.com was created with a vision to “serve, inspire and empower” the region. It aims to become the region’s digital flag-bearer by giving Saudi sellers a place to learn, grow and achieve.


Tourism Minister opens Radisson Hotel Madinah

Updated 24 February 2026
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Tourism Minister opens Radisson Hotel Madinah

Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Board of the Tourism Development Fund Ahmed Al-Khateeb recently inaugurated the Radisson Hotel Madinah. The hotel has been enabled by the TDF, a Saudi government fund dedicated to supporting and developing the Saudi tourism sector. The opening of the new property falls within ongoing efforts to enhance the hospitality infrastructure in Madinah and increase its readiness to receive visitors, thereby improving the quality of tourism services in line with the objectives of the National Tourism Strategy and Saudi Vision 2030.
The minister stated that the opening of Radisson Hotel Madinah reflects TDF’s commitment to high-quality and diversified projects that meet visitors’ needs. He said: “Saudi Arabia continues to advance the development of the hospitality sector across different regions to ensure the provision of exceptional accommodation experiences that enhance the visitor journey and support the sustainable growth of tourism, particularly in cities of religious and historical significance such as Madinah.”
TDF CEO Qusai Al-Fakhri said that the fund continues to perform its role as the national enabler of the tourism sector by supporting projects that generate tangible economic and developmental impact. He explained that the hotel’s opening represents a model of TDF’s role in diversified tourism investments and support for the private sector’s hotel projects, which increase accommodation capacity, create job opportunities, and enhance quality of life in Madinah.
The four-star Radisson Hotel Madinah spans an area exceeding 2,300 square meters and comprises 165 rooms. It is located next to Quba Mosque, 12 minutes by car from the Prophet’s Mosque, and 20 minutes from Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport, making it a convenient choice for city visitors and pilgrims. The hotel includes a restaurant serving guests and visitors, dedicated meeting and event spaces, and sports facilities. 
The hotel contributes to stimulating the local economic activity and supporting the tourism and hospitality ecosystem, enhancing Madinah’s readiness to receive increasing numbers of visitors and pilgrims in the coming years.
This project is part of the TDF’s portfolio of tourism projects in various regions of the Kingdom. The TDF has contributed to more than 130 tourism projects in Madinah, with total contributions exceeding SR1.5 billion ($400 million) and accommodation capacity surpassing 2,100 hotel rooms, reaffirming its role in advancing tourism investment, sustainable development objectives, and the tourism sector’s contribution to the national economy, in line with the National Tourism Strategy and Saudi Vision 2030.