You are here

World Expo

Ketchup to Moon rock: What’s the point of a World Expo?

Ketchup to Moon rock: What’s the point of a World Expo?

  • The huge events, which draw millions of visitors to a chosen city every five years or so, hark back to London’s 1851 Great Exhibition held inside the Crystal Palace
By AFP ·
Royal Commission for Riyadh City seminar in Paris highlights Saudi World Expo themes video

Royal Commission for Riyadh City seminar in Paris highlights Saudi World Expo themes

By Arab News ·
Saudi tourism minister presents Riyadh’s World Expo candidacy to San Marino government

Saudi tourism minister presents Riyadh’s World Expo candidacy to San Marino government

By Francesco Bongarrà ·
Special ‘Choosing Riyadh to host Expo 2030 would be smart and visionary,’ former French Culture Minister Jack Lang tells Arab News en Francais video

‘Choosing Riyadh to host Expo 2030 would be smart and visionary,’ former French Culture Minister Jack Lang tells Arab News en Francais

By Daria Riachi ·
Saudi FM thanks Zambia for supporting Expo 2030 in Riyadh

Saudi FM thanks Zambia for supporting Expo 2030 in Riyadh

By Arab News ·
Special Kuwait’s Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion plots a course to a more sustainable future  photos

Kuwait’s Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion plots a course to a more sustainable future 

By Alexandra Draycott and Amanda Engelland-Gay ·
Special People walk past the official sign marking the Dubai Expo 2020 near the Sustainability Pavilion in Dubai on January 16, 2021.

How Arab connection to World Expos has evolved over time

By Amanda Engelland-Gay and Alexandra Draycott ·

Opinion

Faisal J. Abbas
In the home of the Oracle, the future is anyone’s guess
Author
Dalia Al-Aqidi
US must stand with Iraq again
Author
Dr. Khalil Gebara
Lebanon remembers a war that never truly ended
Author
Hafed Al-Ghwell
Water, energy and peace: the case for a Mediterranean axis
Author
Yossi Mekelberg
Israel’s democratic gatekeepers hit back against Netanyahu’s assaults
Author
More in Opinion

Latest updates

Rory McIlroy wins Masters in dramatic fashion, completes career Slam
Rory McIlroy wins Masters in dramatic fashion, completes career Slam
Saudi Arabia, UK set up sustainable infrastructure assembly to bolster trade
Saudi Arabia, UK set up sustainable infrastructure assembly to bolster trade
Erased identity: Post-war adoptee seeks German roots
Claudine Spire, 78, pauses during an interview at her home in Chaville, on the outskirts of Paris, on April 9, 2025. (AFP)
Saudi Arabia welcomes Oman’s hosting of Iran-US talks, says dialogue is the way to go 
Saudi Arabia welcomes Oman’s hosting of Iran-US talks, says dialogue is the way to go 
Trump says chips from China will face national security probe; further tariffs expected
People browse for Iphone 16 displayed in a Apple store in the Huangpu district in Shanghai on April 11, 2025. (AFP)

Recommended

Middle-East
Frankly Speaking: Four months in, how is the change in Syria being seen?
Frankly Speaking: Four months in, how is the change in Syria being seen?
Saudi Arabia
How conservation efforts are helping Saudi Arabia’s northern deserts bloom
How conservation efforts are helping Saudi Arabia’s northern deserts bloom
Saudi Arabia
How Saudi Arabia is protecting users’ privacy and data from harmful AI
How Saudi Arabia is protecting users’ privacy and data from harmful AI

Search form

Print Edition
Read pdf version Subscribe now
© 2025 SAUDI RESEARCH & PUBLISHING COMPANY, All Rights Reserved And subject to Terms of Use Agreement.