📌 Special Report
Prepared by: Strategic Media Department – BETH News Agency
Supervised by: Abdullah Al-Omairah

✧ From the Footsteps of Prophets to the Landmarks of the Future

On a land where sands stretch beyond geography and messages from the heavens once descended, civilizations rose… caravans moved… and divine revelations gathered.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was never just a desert landscape, as some outdated stereotypes suggest. It has always been – and still is – a cradle of civilizations and a cornerstone of human history.

✦ Land of Prophets and Forgotten Civilizations

Here lived or passed great prophets:
Adam, Idris, Noah, Hud, Salih, Lot, Abraham, Ishmael, Jacob (Israel), and Joseph – long before Moses by nearly four centuries.

Before many known civilizations emerged, this land was being prepared for timeless spiritual stories.

In AlUla, remnants of the people of Thamud (Salih) remain.
In the Ahqaf, the tribe of ‘Aad (Hud) once thrived.
In the regions of Tasm and Jadis, prehistoric civilizations flourished.
And in the south, ancient Arab kingdoms etched their legacy into the memory of the Earth.

These are not mere legends—they are tangible truths carved into mountains, buried beneath sands, and now rediscovered through official archaeological missions backed by the Saudi state. These efforts move in parallel with the exploration of mineral wealth and oil reserves… and the building of a massive future-facing civilization.

✦ A New Era: From Uncovering the Past to Building Tomorrow

As scientists unearth relics of civilizations predating written history, Saudi Arabia is simultaneously building a new one that astonishes the world:

NEOM: A city of the future where technology meets nature.

The Red Sea: A global tourism destination redefining luxury.

Qiddiya: The capital of entertainment and knowledge.

Green Riyadh, THE LINE, Roshn, Smart Industries...

The desert has become a grand civilizational laboratory—where the world’s most ambitious ideas are being tested and realized.

✦ The Image That Must Change

Many in the West—and even some in the Arab world—still hold on to an outdated image of Saudi Arabia:
A camel in the desert, a tent, and an oil well...
But they haven’t yet seen:

Artificial intelligence in “Digital Saudi Arabia”

Smart cities and sovereign tech

Military and industrial capabilities

Regional and global diplomatic leadership

A unique national model that blends authenticity with modernization—seamlessly

✦ From Desert Roots to Global Leadership

We don’t deny our desert roots—they are the source of our resilience and strength.
From the sands rose our forefathers who:

Founded civilizations,

Arabized the non-Arabs,

And led humanity’s greatest waves of spiritual and cultural expansion.

But today, we live in a different time:

A time when Saudi Arabia leads by at least a century ahead of its regional peers.

A time when the Kingdom digs into its past, builds the future, and stuns the world in the present.

✧ Final Note: Saudi Arabia is Not Alone… But It’s the Fastest

We do not claim to be the only beacon of civilization,
But we do believe we are the fastest-moving, the most determined, and the deepest in our understanding of roots as a foundation for the future.

From the heart of Arabia… to the heart of the world
From the ruins of ‘Aad and Thamud… to the architecture of NEOM
From Abraham’s call… to Vision 2030

This is Saudi Arabia – Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.

📌 Symbolic Reference: “Kingdom Eternal – حضارات لا تموت”