RIYADH: The Al-Murabba zone said its fond farewells to the Riyadh Season on Sunday after offering visitors international menus and high-end hospitality.
Al-Murabba diversified visitors’ experiences through eight international restaurants and two international cafes boasting dishes from Italy, Japan, France, and China.
It also hosted famous chefs to present the best cuisine, while entertainment options included various types of music, and of course heritage on the doorstep.
The zone welcomed visitors wanting refreshment after visiting the National Museum of Saudi Arabia, with gardens and attractively illuminated corridors nearby leading the inquisitive to the restaurants with seating areas both inside and out.
Restaurants to entice visitors to Al-Murabba included The Maine Mayfair, which served American and French food; Nakahara, with its Japanese-style barbecue dishes; and Trattoria 13 Gobbi, which offered innovative Italian menus.
La California Cafe, from the French city of Cannes, served international dishes, while Ho Lee Fook gave visitors traditional Chinese food served in a modern way. Carbone served American-Italian food in a late-1950s European style, and L’Eclair De Genie was the place to go for French pastries.
The restaurants have provided visitors to Al-Murabba with the best of gourmet cooking from around the world since the opening of the attraction on Nov. 3.
Al-Murabba says farewell to Riyadh Season
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Al-Murabba says farewell to Riyadh Season
- Al-Murabba hosted famous chefs to present the best cuisine, while entertainment options included various types of music, and of course heritage on the doorst
Saudi Arabia led green building performance regionally in 2025: Report
- Saudi Arabia achieved the highest regional score of 76.31 points and certified more than 1.03 million sq. meters of sustainable building space
- Results reflect measurable efficiency gains across 6,662 projects completed since 2010, marking a new regional benchmark for measurable sustainability progress
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia led the region in sustainable building performance and environmental impact in 2025, according to the Saaf index developed by the Saudi Green Building Forum.
Saudi Arabia achieved the highest regional score of 76.31 points and certified more than 1.03 million sq. meters of sustainable building space, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
These results reflect measurable efficiency gains across 6,662 projects completed since 2010, marking a new regional benchmark for measurable sustainability progress and institutional excellence.
The achievement underscores Saudi Arabia’s growing influence in advancing sustainable construction across the Middle East and supports the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 objectives for cleaner growth, resource efficiency and climate resilience through data‑driven environmental performance.
Faisal Al‑Fadl, secretary‑general of SGBF, said that 2025 represented a major turning point toward a measurable, institutional sustainability strategy that united policy, technology and practice.
He added that the approach extended beyond renewable energy, clean water and eco‑friendly materials to embed sustainability in economic planning and public development programs, made possible through integrated efforts with regional governments and public institutions.
The Saaf index provides a specialized regional framework for measuring efficiency and resilience through the Sufficiency and Resilience Composite Index, or SCI, enabling precise performance assessments.
Findings show that the sector has evolved into a cohesive strategy integrating project delivery, professional capacity building, market innovation and climate action.
According to the SGBF review, Saudi Arabia’s achievements reflect its ability to combine quality implementation, institutional maturity and scale.
Environmentally, green building projects achieved an estimated 62,800 tonnes of carbon‑equivalent annual reduction and earned 29 professional recognitions, reinforcing growing international acknowledgment of Saudi leadership in sustainability.
The data also underscore SGBF’s role as a professional partner in advancing methodologies, applications and impact measurement within non‑governmental frameworks that link policy and practical execution.
More than 7,300 professionals across 22 Arab countries engaged with the Saaf platform in 2025, alongside numerous business‑driven initiatives expanding the region’s sustainable‑development footprint.
Al‑Fadl said that the period from 2025 to 2026 would act as a bridge toward Vision 2030, strengthening a model in which sustainable buildings were managed by impact, measured through indicators and implemented via lasting partnerships.
SGBF serves as the Kingdom’s leading platform for advancing sustainable construction and green design. It unites experts, innovators and practitioners dedicated to building environmentally responsible and high‑performance structures.
Through continuous education, certification and collaboration, SGBF drives the transformation of Saudi Arabia’s building sector — minimizing environmental impact, promoting resource efficiency and improving overall quality of life for communities nationwide.
