Saudi Arabia opened its doors to tourism on September 27 last year to let the world experience its hidden beauty. From scenic valleys in Asir to breathtaking beaches in Umluj, from ancient historical sites in Al Ula to museums in Riyadh and Jeddah. (...)
Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al Rajhi dominated the opening leg of the Dubai International Baja with a stunning drive today while UAE-based South African rider Aaron Mare moved within reach of back-to-back bike victories as the rally entered the motorsport (...)
Saudi Arabia's Yazeed Al Rajhi dominated the opening leg of the Dubai International Baja with a stunning drive Friday while UAE-based South African rider Aaron Mare moved within reach of back-to-back bikes victories as the rally entered the motor (...)
The Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) will host the Sharqiyah International Baja Toyota, round three of the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, on March 3-6.
Following hot on the heels of the opening round held through the frozen (...)
The Dubai International Baja has attracted an impressive assembly of 93 competitors from 12 countries on its return to the World Cup stage, with plans unveiled to take cross country rallying in the UAE to the next level.
Announcing a starting (...)
The 2021 Qatar International Rally roars into life at Katara on Friday evening. The ceremonial start podium will be held at 20.15hrs and teams will then tackle two runs and two laps of a purpose-built super special stage from 21.30hrs.
Then, ahead (...)
Motorsports fans around the world, and particularly in Saudi Arabia, will look forward to the first ever Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, taking place in Jeddah on the weekend of Dec. 3-5, 2021.
The new date comes following Formula 1's decision to postpone (...)
Defending FIA Middle East rally champion Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and WRC star Kris Meeke are the top seeds on an international 18-car entry with competitors from nine nations (subject to FIA approval) announced by the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle (...)
For the very first time, Desert Technologies (DT) launched SAHARA Containerized Solar Generator (CSG) in collaboration with Green Corp Konnection (GCK) to power part of the bivouac in NEOM during the Dakar Rally.
Using 1 small container (20ft), 2 (...)
Stephane Peterhansel, with co-driver Edouard Boulanger of the X-Raid Mini JCW team, won the 2021 Dakar Rally in the car category.
At the finish here, Kevin Benavides also wrote his name into the history books as the first South American winner of (...)
France's Stephane Peterhansel today won the Dakar Rally Saudi Arabia 2021 in the car category for the 14th time to become the first driver winning the Dakar Rally in three different continents.
Today, the Dakar Rally Saudi Arabia 2021 has reached (...)
Nasser Al-Attiyah has picked up his sixth stage success of the year! Although he trailed by up to almost 3'30'' during the special, the Toyota driver maintained sufficient pace to pip his rival Stéphane Peterhansel at the post. However, Al-Attiyah (...)
No-one except his countryman Yasir Seaidan even came close to Yazeed Al-Rajhi in Wednesday's special. The Saudi, who had an erratic start to the rally, took control of the race at km 90 and cruised to his second stage win in the 43rd Dakar.
Stage 10 (...)
Following Mathieu Serradori's mechanical problems, Stéphane Peterhansel inherited the stage victory, which is his first this year. The Frenchman, in the process, also opened up a gap in the general standings.
He now has a lead of almost 18 minutes (...)
The Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) has made several tweaks and improvements to the route and itinerary for the forthcoming Qatar International Rally, which will kick-start regional action in the 2021 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (...)
Nasser Al-Attiyah has done it again in the 375km loop between Sakaka and Neom on Monday. The Toyota driver won for the fifth time this year to bring his total of Dakar stage wins to 40.
In doing so, he has also regained more than three minutes on (...)
The Stage 7 of the Dakar Rally on Sunday proved to be a great day for Saudi drivers, as Yazeed Al-Rajhi overcame the X-raid Mini of Stephane Peterhansel to claim a maiden stage win in the Rally, while, Saleh Al-Saif took his second win of the (...)
The contestants in the Saudi Dakar Rally 2021 rested Saturday, in the city of Hail after completing six different stages of the race, passing through many regions of the Kingdom, amid great and close competition in the various 6 categories that the (...)
Reigning champion Carlos Sainz rebounded strongly with a dominant win on Friday's stage from Al Qaisumah to Hail. The Spaniard was the quickest driver at the first intermediate point and went on to open the gap over his pursuers who were not able to (...)
South African, Giniel de Villiers bounced back from a tough start to the 2021 Dakar Rally to win Thursday's fifth stage, as Stephane Peterhansel extended his overall lead at the top over Nasser Al-Attiyah.
De Villiers led the 456km special between (...)
Toyota star Nasser Al-Attiyah scored his third consecutive stage victory of Dakar 2021 on Wednesday, narrowly beating overall leader Stephane Peterhansel of X-raid Mini.
The three-time champion eventually won the stage by just 11 seconds from (...)
MAKKAH – A young man, who pickpocketed a woman participant of Saudi Dakar Rally, was arrested, according to police sources.
Maj. Muhammad Al-Ghamdi, spokesman of the Makkah region police, said that the arrest of the man was made after noticing a (...)
Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah continued his distinguished performance in the Saudi Dakar Rally 2021, as he won the third stage of the Rally on Tuesday, holding off the challenge of French arch-rival Stephane Peterhansel.
Al-Attiyah, the three-time (...)
Nasser Al-Attiyah came on top in the second stage of the 2021 Dakar Rally on Monday, as Stephane Peterhansel eclipsed X-raid Mini teammate Carlos Sainz to take the overall lead.
The Qatari driver Al-Attiyah was able to achieve the first place in the (...)
Defending Dakar Rally winner Carlos Sainz edged out Stephane Peterhansel in the 2021 event's opening stage to establish an early 1-2 for the X-raid Mini team in Saudi Arabia.
While Czech Martin Prokop came third, Saudi contestant Yasser Bin Saeedan (...)
