The 2014 Arab Woman Awards KSA will be announced Sunday in Riyadh. The winners will be named at a private ceremony held under the auspices of Princess Reema bint Bandar, CEO of Alfa International and Al-Hama LLC.
The prestigious Arab Woman Awards was launched in 2009 by ITP Consumer Publishing, the region’s largest female magazine publishers, which aims to recognize and reward inspirational Arab women across the GCC region who have contributed positively to society.
Sue Holt, founder of the Arab Woman Awards and deputy managing director of ITP, said in a statement: “We are extremely proud to have awarded over 165 remarkable Arab women in the GCC to date. The awards now run annually in Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait and now in KSA.”
“We are thankful for the support of Princess Reema bint Bandar, our patron for the first KSA-held event, and are looking forward to announcing the winners in Riyadh,” she said.
There are 15 award categories. They are: businesswoman, education, art, entrepreneur, literature, sport, fashion, young designer, medical, humanitarian, media, young talent, women in government, inspirational Arab women-of-the-year and lifetime achievement.
This year’s board of judges is headed by Princess Reema and will include Rasha Al-Turki, CEO of Al-Nahda Philanthropic Society for Women, Rola Ashour, counselor and lecturer at Dar Al-Hekma College, Lina Al-Maeena, founder of Jeddah United Basketball Team, and Nadine El-Chaer, editor in chief of Ahlan! Arabia.
In her statement, Holt said: “Careful research into the nominations was conducted. It took the board two months to ensure the winners are nominated objectively based on their accomplishments over the last 12 months and their contribution to Saudi Arabia.”
The 15 winners will be awarded at a glittering women-only ceremony to be attended through invitation only.
Previous recipients of the Arab Woman Awards include Sheikha Jawaher Al-Qassimi, Sheikha Sheikha Al-Nahayan, Huda Al-Matroushi, Fatima Al-Jaber and Sheikha Manal Al-Maktoum.
The KSA awards are being hosted in association with the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, Sayidaty, the Zahra Breast Cancer Association, Al-Faisaliah and Rawaj International.
Mouza Al-Shamsi, marketing director at the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, said: “We are enthusiastic about supporting an event that will take place across this important region in recognition of the milestones achieved by women in the GCC.”
KSA to host Arab Woman Awards
KSA to host Arab Woman Awards
Saudi Arabia’s KAUST named FIFA’s first research institute in MENA
- KAUST President Prof. Sir Edward Byrne said that the university’s selection as the fifth FIFA Research Institute in the world — and the first in the region — marks a significant achievement, reflecting Kingdom’s growing presence in international football
RIYADH: FIFA has designated the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology as its first research institute in the Middle East and Asia to support the development of innovative football research, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.
The recognition highlights KAUST’s commitment to integrating sports, academic research and industry through advanced, high-level initiatives grounded in rigorous scientific methodologies, contributing to the advancement of football studies.
KAUST President Prof. Sir Edward Byrne said that the university’s selection as the fifth FIFA Research Institute in the world — and the first in the region — marks a significant achievement, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s growing presence in international football.
The accreditation aligns with national efforts to invest in research and development and promote the knowledge economy, supporting Saudi Vision 2030’s goals of building an advanced sports system based on innovation and sustainability.
The collaboration’s first project focuses on developing advanced AI algorithms to analyze historical FIFA World Cup broadcast footage, transforming decades of match videos into structured, searchable data, according to the KAUST website.
This work opens new opportunities to apply state-of-the-art computer vision techniques and deepen understanding of how football has evolved over time.
The second project uses player and ball tracking data from the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand to compile comprehensive datasets capturing in-game dynamics.
These datasets provide deeper insights into human movement, playing techniques and performance dynamics through AI-driven analysis.
