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Saudi, Türkiye & Pakistan Talk Defense, Riyadh School Messages Circulate & More
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Hala Guys 👋🏻
Military leaders met in Riyadh to discuss the next steps for the Makkah Defence Pact 🤝, while unconfirmed messages about Riyadh schools potentially going remote are making the rounds online. 🎒📱 Plus, more stories you need to know today! 👀
Here’s what’s making headlines! 🌟👇🏼
LOVIN NEWS
🇸🇦🇹🇷🇵🇰 Military leaders met in Riyadh: Senior officials from all three countries met on September 25 to discuss implementing the Makkah Mutual Defence Agreement.
Saudi security was a key focus: They reviewed current security threats and condemned attacks targeting Makkah and civilian and economic infrastructure.
Closer military cooperation: The three countries discussed stronger intelligence sharing, military coordination and integrating capabilities.
Moving from agreement to action: The goal is to begin putting the pact’s commitments into practical effect to strengthen deterrence and collective defence.
💡 Summary:
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan are moving toward closer practical defence cooperation, with their latest Riyadh meeting focused on intelligence, coordination and strengthening their collective ability to respond to security threats.
LOVIN AD
🧪A SAR 37.5 million investment: PepsiCo has opened a new regional Research and Development Hub in Riyadh.
New flavours can start here: Teams can develop and test seasonings, recipes and snack concepts specifically with regional consumers and tastes in mind.
Yes, people actually taste-test the snacks: Consumer feedback is built into the development process, allowing teams to make a sample, see how people respond and tweak it accordingly.
It goes beyond flavour: The facility also includes capabilities for packaging, quality and seasoning testing, bringing multiple stages of product development under one roof.
💡 Summary:
That snack flavour you eventually spot on supermarket shelves could have started right here in Riyadh. PepsiCo’s new SAR 37.5 million R&D Hub brings experimentation, taste-testing, consumer feedback and packaging development together in the capital — essentially giving new snack ideas a place to go from “what if?” to an actual product.
LOVIN COMMUNITY
The first-ever Lovin’ Riyadh Awards are celebrating The Lovin’ Made In Riyadh category celebrates the homegrown brands that started right here in the capital and grew into something much bigger.
This year’s nominees have earned their spots for:
🌟 Turning local ideas into recognisable brands
🇸🇦 Bringing Saudi creativity and identity into their work
📈 Growing from Riyadh beginnings into bigger markets
💡 Putting fresh spins on everything from food to fashion and retail
🌍 Taking a piece of Riyadh to audiences beyond the city
🗳️ Voting is open: The public vote closes on 28 September, with Riyadh deciding who becomes the category’s first-ever winner.
🍿 Sharable bits and tips!
A simple but meaningful moment in Buraidah ❤️🇸🇦
Cash withdrawal? Sure. Just don’t wake the manager 🐈💤
Ronaldo Jr. opened with “salaam alaikum” and Saudi fans noticed 👀🇸🇦
LOVIN COMMUNITY
📱🎒 Messages are spreading: Posts, screenshots and alleged internal circulars suggesting Riyadh schools could move to remote learning this week have been circulating on social media and WhatsApp.
They’re not official confirmation: The information being shared should not be treated as confirmed unless it comes directly from the relevant authorities.
Different explanations are also circulating: People online have been speculating about why schools could potentially move online, but those claims shouldn’t be presented as fact either.
Stick to official sources: Parents and students should keep an eye on announcements from their schools and relevant education authorities rather than forwarding unverified messages.
💡 Summary:
There’s plenty of talk online about Riyadh schools potentially switching to remote learning, but the key point right now is that the circulating claims remain unconfirmed. Until there’s an official announcement, avoid spreading screenshots or supposed circulars as fact and wait for information from the relevant authorities.
REGIONAL UPDATES
😂⚽️ Saudi Arabia won 1-0: The result ended a nine-year stretch without a Saudi victory over Kuwait, making the match a particularly notable one for the rivalry.
Then Bahrain somehow got involved 😂: Kuwait played in red rather than its familiar blue, prompting Kuwaiti fans to jokingly blame the loss on looking a little too much like Bahrain.
The joke took on a life of its own: What started as playful comments about the red kit quickly spread among Kuwaiti fans, with people leaning fully into the idea that the colour had brought them bad luck.
Classic Gulf football banter: Bahrain obviously had nothing to do with the result, but that didn’t stop the joke from becoming one of the funniest online reactions after the match.
💡 Summary:
Saudi Arabia’s 1-0 win over Kuwait ended a nine-year wait for a victory in the matchup, but Kuwaiti fans found a much funnier explanation: the red kit made them look like Bahrain. What began as a joke quickly became the post-match narrative fans happily ran with.
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