This analysis argues that Mohammed bin Salman’s drive to centralise Saudi power has disrupted the traditional relationship between the monarchy, tribes and religious establishment, while his military dependence on Western protection and
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy to unlock the kingdom’s underexplored mineral wealth, with plans to double gold production by 2030 and build a rare earths supply
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Some two decades ago, I was invited to be the keynote speaker at a major Islamic conference. Instead of uttering the usual platitudes about Muslim unity, I rebuked the Muslim World for
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On September 17, 2025, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This pact elevates their longstanding
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Scotland Yard was compelled to release a Saudi national accused of providing financial and logistical support to the 9/11 hijackers after the FBI failed to share critical evidence with British authorities, The
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Saudi Arabia has unveiled its own artificial intelligence chatbot, designed to comply with Islamic values, as the kingdom ramps up investment in the burgeoning technology sector. The chatbot, named Humain Chat, is
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Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), long criticized as a gleaming but empty skyline, is finally coming to life as Saudi Arabia pushes ahead with ambitious plans to become a regional financial
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Saudi Arabia has executed 17 individuals over a span of just three days, marking the fastest rate of capital punishment in the kingdom since 2022 and intensifying scrutiny of its human rights
More Saudi Arabia’s decision to boost oil output earlier this year, before Israel’s sudden attack on Iran, has drawn attention to the complex interplay between geopolitics and market strategy in the Middle East.
More Editor’s Note: The following column is based on excerpts from the author’s peer-reviewed paper published in the TEM Journal. In the past twelve years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has undergone a
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Saudi Arabia will reassess its government spending and development priorities in response to a sharp drop in oil revenues, Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan told the Financial Times in an exclusive interview. Despite
More Saudi Arabia is making a bold push to transform its modest golf landscape into a luxury-driven sporting destination, partnering with Canadian tech entrepreneur and BlackBerry co-founder Jim Balsillie in a $100 million
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President Donald Trump is already looming as a Colossus striding 21st century history. Acutely conscious that he’s left with less than four years to create his legacy Trump is undoubtedly a man
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Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, has slashed its quarterly dividend by $10 billion after posting a drop in first-quarter profits — a move that could ripple across Saudi Arabia’s ambitious
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A leading climate scientist advising Saudi Arabia’s ambitious mega-project, Neom, has raised significant concerns that the construction of the futuristic city could have far-reaching impacts on local weather patterns. Donald Wuebbles, an
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Opec+ has stunned the oil market by announcing a second consecutive monthly increase in production, this time by 411,000 barrels per day (b/d) for June, even as oil prices continue to slide
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