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Dr Mark C. Thompson

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Senior Research Fellow, Head of Socioeconomics Program King Faisal Center for Research & Islamic Studies, Riyadh 🇸🇦 🇸🇦 🇸🇦 🇸🇦 🇸🇦 @KFCRIS @kfcris_en

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It is always a special moment when you receive the hardback copies of a book for the first time! In this case, my new edited book ‘Realizing Saudi Vision 2030: Governance, Institutions and Human Capital Development’. Many thanks to @EditorSophie and @BloomsburyBooks IB Tauris, and especially @KFCRIS @KFCRIS for all their support throughout this project. Special thanks to my wonderful chapter contributors without whom this book would not have happened: Khulood Basha, Abdullah Almuqrin, David Jones, Radhika Punshi, Gauri Gupta, Abdullah Alabdulkarim, PhD, Adam Daoud, May Al-Baz, Saleh Al Nashwan, Hanaa Almoaibed, PhD, Neil Quilliam and David Des Roches. ebook editions of this book are available to download free (Open Access) under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. and a hardcover version is also available to purchase. Open Access was funded by the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies: lnkd.in/d2UXuYY3
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First place once again! #KFUPM leads a growing list of Arab universities for the fourth year in a row. Read more: go.kfupm.sa/QS-Arab
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Makkah Third Ring Road Opens, Cutting Travel Time by 90%... saudi-expatriates.com/2026/1…
Makkah Third Ring Road Opens, Cutting Travel Time by 90%

Makkah Third Ring Road Opens, Cutting Travel Time by 90%

Makkah opens the Third Ring Road extension, reducing distances to the Grand Mosque to 6.5 km and Mina's Jamarat facility to 4 km.

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Madinah Files@sukkaryeaterOct 27
If you gave me a dictionary and a thesaurus, I still wouldn't be able to describe the beauty of the sunsets in Madinah. #madinah
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#امطار_مكه امطار مكه
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Evan@rema_ramadannOct 25
تفاصيل مظلات المسجد النبوي الشريف ❤
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دانية الحربي@DaniyahAlharbiOct 25
هنا تطيب القلوب 🤍
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Saudi Places
@saudiPlaces1Oct 22
Uhud Mountain view in #Medina
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المملكة
@thekingdom_ksaOct 23
التجاويف الجبلية في تبوك.. تكوينات صخرية مذهلة ووجهة لعشاق الاستكشاف ⛰️🇸🇦
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ٰ@3hd0tOct 21
والمدينة خيرٌ لهم لو كانوا يعلمون
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قصة #مكان 🇸🇦 قرية #علقان التراثية في منطقة #تبوك لوحةٌ من عبق التاريخ وجمال الطبيعة، تتربع بين الجبال الخلابة في هضاب #حِسمى في مدينة #نيوم ، تتميّز القرية بمبانيها التراثية المشيّدة من الحجر والطين، التي تعكس أصالة العمارة #التقليدية وبراعة الإنسان في التكيّف مع البيئة الجبلية، لتروي حكاية إرث حضاري وثقافي عريق.
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Madinah Files@sukkaryeaterOct 21
How sunset looks like, inside the Prophets ﷺ Masjid. #Madinah
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@saudi_1iveOct 21
🌅 وادي الديسة بمحافظة ضباء بمنطقة تبوك.. Wadi Al Disah in Duba Governorate, Tabuk Region
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Made In Saudi
@MadeInSaud_iOct 20
Edge of the world, Riyadh 🇸🇦
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Made In Saudi
@MadeInSaud_iOct 21
Wadi Disah,Tabuk 🇸🇦
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المملكة
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سماء المدينة المنورة.. لوحة من الجمال ☁️🧡
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#مكه_الان #مكة_المكرمة احدى لوحاتي آخر لوحاتي عن مكه
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“Research should make an impact on humanity.” At WPC2026, #KFUPM President Dr. Muhammad Al-Saggaf highlighted how future-focused education, impactful research, and entrepreneurship can turn academic knowledge into tangible benefits for society.
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TSP جيوغرافيك
@TSP_GeographicOct 19
الرياض «عاصمة القرار».. مدينة لا تهدأ، تجمع حيوية الحاضر وأصالة الثقافة السعودية في قلب المملكة 🇸🇦 .. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s vibrant capital, where modern energy meets authentic Saudi culture in the heart of the Kingdom
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سلطان
@_su6anOct 17
صور نادرة لـ المدينة المنورة قبل 146 سنة
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Aziz Alghashian@AzizAlghashianOct 18
إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون بقلوب مؤمنة بقضاء الله وقدره، ننعى إليكم وفاة صاحب هذا الحساب سائلين الله أن يتغمده بواسع رحمته ويسكنه فسيح جناته. ستُقام صلاة الجنازة يوم الاثنين 19 أكتوبر 2026، بعد صلاة العصر في جامع الملك خالد بأم الحمام، والدفن في مقبرة عرقة.
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