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Riyadh City-13 power station

Riyadh City-13 power station, also known as PP13, is a 1,800-megawatt natural gas power station in Saudi Arabia, owned by Saudi Electricity Company and opened in 2020.

Riyadh City-14 power station

Riyadh City-14 power station (PP14) is a natural-gas-fired combined cycle power station of about 1,980 MW about 45 km south-east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, owned by Saudi Electricity Company.

Riyadh Comedy Festival

Riyadh Comedy Festival, a Saudi state-organized stand-up comedy event in Riyadh. First edition 26 September to 9 October 2025 at Boulevard City with 50+ international comedians; drew human rights criticism and performer withdrawals.

Riyadh Formula e

Riyadh Formula E refers to the Diriyah E-Prix, an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship round hosted in the historic Ad Diriyah district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, since 2018.

Riyadh International Jazz Festival

The Riyadh International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, produced by the Music Commission and first held in February 2024 with Chaka Khan headlining.

Riyadh Metro (قطار الرياض)

Riyadh Metro (قطار الرياض) is a driverless rapid transit system serving Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with six lines, 176 kilometers, and 85 stations, opened in 2024.

Riyadh PP11 power station

Riyadh PP11 power station (محطة كهرباء الرياض الحادية عشر) is a gas-fired power plant near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, opened in 2013 with a capacity of 1,729 MW.

Riyadh Region

Riyadh Region (Ar Riyadh), one of Saudi Arabia's 13 administrative regions, contains the capital Riyadh and Diriyah. Largest by population (8,591,748 in 2022), second by area, established by the 1992 Law of the Provinces.

Riyadh Season

Riyadh Season (موسم الرياض) is an annual entertainment festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, running October to March since 2019, with concerts, sports, and over 20 million visitors in 2024.

Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag, Assam all-rounder and Rajasthan Royals captain in IPL 2026; youngest IPL half-centurion at 17y 175d, IPL 2024 573 runs, India T20I debut July 2024, six consecutive sixes record.

Riyaz al-Insha

Riyaz al-Insha (ریاض الانشا) is a Persian collection of about 150 state and personal letters compiled around 1475 by Mahmud Gavan, vizier of the Bahmani Sultanate in the Deccan.

Riyaz-us-Salatin

Riyaz-us-Salatin (ریاض السلاطین, "Gardens of the Sultans") is a Persian chronicle of Muslim rule in Bengal, begun in 1786 by Ghulam Husain Salim Zaidpuri and the first complete history of the subject.

Riyo Mori (森理世)

Riyo Mori (森理世), Japanese model and dancer born 1986 in Shizuoka; Miss Universe 2007 winner in Mexico City, the second Japanese titleholder after Akiko Kojima; later Lexus ambassador and I.R.M. Academy artistic director.

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed (Rizwan Ahmed, born 1982, Wembley, London) is a British Pakistani actor and rapper, also known as Riz MC. First Muslim Best Actor Oscar nominee (Sound of Metal), Emmy winner for The Night Of, Oscar-winning producer of The Long Goodbye.

Riza Abbasi

Riza Abbasi (رضا عباسی) was a leading Persian painter at the Safavid court of Shah Abbas I in Isfahan, celebrated for portraits and single-sheet figures.

Riza Aziz

Riza Aziz (Riza Shahriz bin Abdul Aziz), Malaysian film producer born 1980, co-founder and chairman of Red Granite Pictures; produced The Wolf of Wall Street; stepson of Najib Razak; central figure in 1MDB-related settlements and charges.

Rizal

Province of Rizal (Lalawigan ng Rizal), a Philippine province east of Metro Manila created June 11, 1901 from Manila Province and Morong district; dismembered 1975; now Antipolo city plus 13 municipalities, 3.4 million people.

Rizal Law

Rizal Law (Republic Act No. 1425, Batas Rizal), a 1956 Philippine law signed by Magsaysay requiring courses on José Rizal's life, works, and novels Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo in all schools, authored by Recto, sponsored by Laurel, after Catholic Church opposition.

Rizal Monument

The Rizal Monument is a national monument in Manila's Rizal Park serving as the tomb of José Rizal, designed by Richard Kissling and unveiled in 1913.

Rizal Park

Rizal Park, also called Luneta or Bagumbayan, is a 58-hectare historic urban park in Ermita, Manila, site of Jose Rizal's 1896 execution and of the 14-meter Motto Stella monument holding his remains, administered by the NPDC.

Rizal Shrine (Calamba)

Rizal Shrine (Calamba), or Museo ni Jose Rizal Calamba, is the NHCP-run Level I National Shrine reconstructing Jose Rizal's 1861 birthplace in Calamba, Laguna; rebuilt 1948-1950 under Juan F. Nakpil with schoolchildren's funds, inaugurated June 19, 1950.

Rizana – A Caged Bird

Rizana – A Caged Bird, later renamed Rihanna, is a Sri Lankan film by Chandran Rutnam and Sumathi Studios starring Jeremy Irons, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Vidushika Reddy, dramatizing the 2005 arrest and 2013 execution of domestic worker Rizana Nafeek in Saudi Arabia.

Rizatriptan

Rizatriptan, marketed as Maxalt and Maxalt-MLT, is a triptan drug acting on serotonin 5-HT1B/1D receptors, FDA approved in 1998 to treat migraine attacks with or without aura.

Rize Province

Rize Province (Rize ili), eastern Black Sea province of Turkey with capital Rize city; 346,947 people (2025), 12 districts. Turkey's rainiest province (2,300 mm/year) and its tea heartland, producing roughly 65–78% of national tea.

Rizhao Port–Jingbo Oil Pipeline

The Rizhao Port–Jingbo Oil Pipeline (日照港-京博输油管道), known as the Rijing pipeline, is a crude oil and product pipeline in Shandong, China, linking Rizhao Port to refineries in Zibo and Binzhou.

Rizhao power station

Rizhao power station (华能日照电厂) is a coal-fired power station in Rizhao, Shandong, China, owned by China Huaneng and with a capacity of at least 2,060 MW.

Rizhao Shi

Rizhao Shi (日照市), a prefecture-level city on the Yellow Sea in southeastern Shandong, China, with 2 districts and 2 counties; a major bulk-cargo port (645 million tons in 2025), steel base, and coastal tourist city known as the Oriental Sun City.

Rizhao-Yizheng Oil Pipeline

The Rizhao-Yizheng Oil Pipeline is a Sinopec crude oil pipeline in eastern China, commissioned in 2011 to carry imported crude inland to Yangtze River refineries.

Rizhi lu

Rizhi lu (日知錄, "Record of Daily Knowledge") is a work of reading notes in 32 juan by the late Ming and early Qing scholar Gu Yanwu.

Rizin Fighting Federation

Rizin Fighting Federation (RIZIN FF), Japanese MMA promotion founded 2015 by ex-PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakakibara; ring-based PRIDE-style rules, New Year's Eve flagship events, Bellator, BKFC, and PFL co-promotions.