360What happened in 2023?
11 moments from 2023 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 28 November 2023
Riyadh wins the right to host Expo 2030
On 28 November 2023, member states of the Bureau International des Expositions voted in Paris to award World Expo 2030 to Riyadh. The Saudi capital won 119 votes, far ahead of Busan and Rome. Expo 2030 Riyadh will run from October 2030 to March 2031, welcoming visitors from around the world.
- History · 21 May 2023
Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni fly to the space station
On 21 May 2023, Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni launched from Florida on the Ax-2 mission and became the first Saudis to visit the International Space Station. Barnawi, a biomedical researcher, became the first Saudi woman in space. During about eight days on the station, they carried out 14 scientific experiments.
- On this day · 21 May 2023
Saudi astronauts launch to the International Space Station
On 21 May 2023, the Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni launched from Florida on the Ax-2 mission. They became the first Saudis to visit the International Space Station, and Barnawi became the first Saudi woman in space. They carried out 14 experiments in about eight days.
- On this day · 28 November 2023
Riyadh wins the right to host Expo 2030
On 28 November 2023, member states of the Bureau International des Expositions voted in Paris to award World Expo 2030 to Riyadh. The Saudi capital won 119 votes in the first round, far ahead of Busan and Rome. Expo 2030 Riyadh is planned to open on 1 October 2030.
- 2023 · from The 21st century so far: smartphones, Vision 2030 and AI
Riyadh wins Expo 2030
- 21 May 2023 · from Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni fly to the space station
Ax-2 launches
- 31 May 2023 · from Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni fly to the space station
The astronauts return to Earth
- 2023 · from The 2020s so far: the pandemic, AI and Riyadh's global stage
Riyadh wins Expo 2030
- 2023 · from Saudi Arabia opens its doors to tourists from around the world
More than 100 million tourist visits
- 2023 · from Nearly every nation agrees the Paris climate agreement
The first global stocktake
- May 2023 · from Prince Sultan bin Salman becomes the first Arab in space
Saudi astronauts fly to the International Space Station