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The Kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund affiliate, Qiddiya Investment Co. (QIC), is going to acquire convenience company Saudi Entertainment Ventures. According to the sources, the company, also known as SEVEN, is a subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund. Its integration into QIC will boost the organization’s goals of promoting the entertainment concept, developing local talent and capabilities and raising living standards throughout the Kingdom. With investments exceeding SR50 billion, SEVEN seeks to transform leisure throughout the country by improving tourist experiences via the construction and management of 21 entertainment attractions spread across 14 cities in the Kingdom. The managing director of QIC and chairman of SEVEN, Abdullah Al-Dawood, highlighted the importance of the entertainment company’s integration with QIC. He emphasized that by implementing the strategy, we will be able to encourage a culture of joy and fun among all members of society, including citizens, resident...

  Progress and Ongoing Challenges During the past few years, the Arab region has gained substantial progress in maternal and child health through its developmental improvements in health infrastructure, policies, and international cooperation. Yet, the challenges remain, including those resulting from sharp socioeconomic inequalities, political instability, and reduced health access to a certain extent for urgent intervention for healthy outcomes in maternal and child health. Advances in Indicators There have been observations on improvements of changes in maternal mortality rates and under-five child mortality in the Arab countries. Since the past decades of excellence over the last two decades, particularly after the GCC countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) demonstrated aggressive improvements in reducing maternal mortality rates through better prenatal care, skilled birth attendance, and accessibility to essential obstetric emergency care servic...