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Ronaldo is getting even closer to that huge 1,000-goal milestone ⚽🐐, while a local stepped in during a frightening roadside moment in Riyadh. ❤️‍🩹🚗 Plus, Saudi school canteens are getting a healthy reset, with 30 food and drink items officially off the menu 🍟🚫🏫

Here’s your debrief 👇🏼

LOVIN COMMUNITY

Ronaldo Scores Goal No. 979 Then Wins Fans Over With Post-Match Gesture

• ⚽ Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring during Al-Nassr’s 2–1 victory over Abha at Al-Awwal Park.

• The 41-year-old rose above the defence to head in a corner from Ângelo in the 22nd minute.

• That goal took Ronaldo’s widely recognised career tally to an incredible 979 goals.

• It means the countdown is seriously on, with Ronaldo now needing just 21 more goals to reach the historic 1,000-goal mark.

• And with every goal from here, fans have another reason to keep a very close eye on that number.

  💡 Basically:

  Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest Al-Nassr goal has pushed him even closer to one of football’s most extraordinary milestones, with the Portuguese star now sitting just 21 goals away from 1,000 career goals.

LOVIN COMMUNITY

🏆 Lovin Riyadh Just Launched Its First-Ever Community Awards

• The first-ever Lovin Riyadh Community Awards 2026 are officially here and the city’s creators, cultural icons, community heroes and homegrown favourites are finally getting their flowers 🌟

  • ❤️ Riyadh Is The Main Character: The awards celebrate the people and places bringing personality, creativity and real community spirit to the capital.

  • 📱 The Whole Thing Is Digital: Categories, nominees and voting are all available online, so everyone gets a front-row seat.

  • 🌟 More Than Just Big Names: The spotlight stretches from familiar faces and rising creators to local businesses and people making a genuine difference.

  • 🗳️ The Community Has The Final Say: Explore the categories, back the favourites and help decide who takes home an award.

LOVIN NEWS

The Brave Moment A Local Saved A Trapped Driver With His Bare Hands

• ❤️‍🩹🚗 A sudden traffic accident in Riyadh left a driver unconscious inside a locked vehicle, with the doors reportedly jammed shut.

• Bystanders quickly gathered around the car after realizing the driver was unable to get out or respond.

• With access to the vehicle blocked, the situation became increasingly urgent as people at the scene tried to figure out how to reach the driver.

• The moment captured strangers immediately coming together during an emergency, with their attention focused on getting help to the person inside.

  💡 Basically:

  What started as a frightening accident on a Riyadh street quickly became a moment of community action, as bystanders came together to try to reach an unconscious driver trapped inside the vehicle.

LOVIN NEWS

Official Intervention Puts An End To Soaring Auto Insurance Prices

• 🚗💸 The cost of car insurance has become a growing talking point among drivers, with some questioning why premiums have become so expensive.

• Those concerns have now prompted Saudi Arabia’s Insurance Authority to review how insurers calculate and set their prices.

• The review is focused on pricing models and ensuring rates are fair and aren’t being unjustifiably inflated.

• The move could bring greater scrutiny to how insurance premiums are calculated, although it doesn’t mean prices have officially been reduced yet.

  💡 Basically:

  After growing frustration around the cost of car insurance, Saudi Arabia’s Insurance Authority is taking a closer look at insurer pricing models to make sure drivers are being charged fair and justified rates.

LOVIN COMMUNITY

Saudi School Canteens Just Banned 30 Food And Drink Items

• 🍟🚫 Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education has banned the sale and marketing of 30 food and drink items in school canteens.

• The changes are designed to make healthier and more balanced food options available to students throughout the school day.

• Some familiar canteen favourites are leaving the menu, including chips, fizzy drinks and cold tea, alongside several processed and high-sugar foods.

• The new measures go beyond the menu, with stricter standards for how school food is prepared, packaged, transported and stored.

  💡 Basically:

  Saudi school canteens are getting a major refresh, with 30 food and drink items taken off the menu as new rules put healthier choices and stricter food safety standards at the forefront.

 🍿 Sharable bits and tips!

• He tried welcoming the visitor, but the visitor welcomed him to Abha instead 😂🇸🇦

• Nothing beats the feeling of giving back to the ones who raised us! ❤️🥹⁠

• King Fahd Road was moving at peak Riyadh speed… barely 🚗😭⁠

REGIONAL FAVORITES

Bahrain International Airport’s 80s AI Throwback Triggered A Massive Wave Of Real Nostalgia

• ✈️ Bahrain International Airport joined the viral vintage AI trend, sharing reimagined images of its terminal and staff with a full 1980s-inspired makeover.

• The retro visuals quickly grabbed attention, but the comments ended up becoming just as entertaining as the post itself.

• Long-time Bahrain residents pointed out that the airport has real history from the era, joking that there was no need for AI to recreate something they actually remember.

• The reactions turned the trend into a nostalgic trip down memory lane, with locals celebrating the original airport and its own iconic past.

  💡 Basically:

  Bahrain International Airport may have joined the internet’s vintage AI craze, but locals had the ultimate throwback response: why generate the ’80s when BIA actually lived them?

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