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  "id": 15949149,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia approves 19 hotel projects worth $1.8bn to create more than 17,000 jobs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/saudi-arabia-approves-19-hotel-projects-worth-1-8bn-to-create-more",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-21T20:26:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
    "slug": "arabian-business",
    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/business/tourism-hospitality/saudi-arabia-approves-19-hotel-projects-worth-1-8bn-to-create-more-than-17000-jobs"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Saudi Arabia approves 19 hospitality projects worth SR6.7bn ($1.8bn), expected to create over 17,000 jobs and add 3,000 hotel rooms by 2029",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}