It’s Apple okay by announcing its expansion in Saudi Arabia first through the launching of an online store in 2025 during the summer. This will entail providing the full range of Apple products as well as offering services in both Arabic and English to customers. Starting in 2026, Apple is planning to open its flagship retail outlets, including one site in Diriyah, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
I have an exciting announcement about the extension of the company, according to Tim Cook, CEO of the company. It is about the increased deepening of the company with the customers to fulfill their passion and businesses. This also follows the investments made earlier, such as launching the first Apple Developer Academy in Riyadh, which was opened last 2021. The academy is partnered with the Saudi government, Tuwaiq Academy, and Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, with an overall output of nearly 2,000 students, more than half of these being apps published in the App Store.
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Thus, through this initiative, our progress in collaborative educational endeavors continues even further with the first coordinated Apple Foundation Program that coeducates males and females on coding and apps developed for gaming. In 2025, this will grow by offering an additional cohort.
Apple’s presence in Saudi Arabia has created jobs and brought in technologies. In five years, Apple invested more than SR10 billion, or $2.6 billion, in the local companies. Last, users are now able to ride the metro, newly opened in Riyadh, using Apple Pay along with over 250 other cities around the world to access public transportation.