STARTUP WATCH-
A real estate accelerator: The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority (Monsha’at) launched yesterday a new real estate accelerator, state news agency SPA reports. The accelerator will work with a group of 12 startups for a period of 12 weeks ending on Thursday, 31 October. The accelerator is a collaboration between the Housing and Municipalities Ministry, the Real Estate General Authority, the National Housing Company, and Fintech Saudi.
TOURISM-
The Kingdom’s Al Faw archaeological area in Wadi Al Dawasir is now on the UNESCO World Heritage List, bringing up the country’s number of listed sites with the UN education and culture body to eight, according to a post on X.