Deal signed to promote sports in Saudi Arabia’s Neom

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Updated 11 July 2020
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Deal signed to promote sports in Saudi Arabia’s Neom

  • LDI will act as sports adviser to Neom and help it design and activate plans for sporting activities

The Leaders Development Institute (LDI) has signed a partnership agreement with Neom — the joint stock company developing the Neom economic zone — to promote sporting activities in the planned smart city, in accordance with the directives of Sports Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal.
LDI will act as sports adviser to Neom and help it design and activate plans for sporting activities, which will be aimed at both eager amateurs and aspiring professionals. Neom’s aim is to become “an international hub for sports” with cutting-edge facilities to host “the world’s biggest sporting events.”
 

 


Saudi outdoor skiing and hiking destination Trojena covered in snow

Updated 18 December 2025
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Saudi outdoor skiing and hiking destination Trojena covered in snow

  • The resort, located on Jebel Al-Lawz in Tabuk Province, reaches an elevation of up to 2,600 meters
  • National Center for Meteorology forecasts snow in northern parts of Riyadh region and Al-Qassim Province on Thursday

RIYADH: Snow blanketed parts of northern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as cold weather and heavy rain affected several cities and other parts of the Kingdom.

Trojena, a mountain destination for hiking and skiing that is located on Jebel Al-Lawz in Tabuk Province and reaches an elevation of up to 2,600 meters, was covered in snow and experienced some light rainfall.

Light-to-moderate rain also fell in Bir Bin Hermas, Al-Ayinah, Ammar, and Shaqra and its suburbs, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The National Center for Meteorology said there was a chance of more snow on Thursday in northern parts of Riyadh region and Al-Qassim Province, following the snowfall in Tabuk and Hail regions on Wednesday.