Britain is expanding its military involvement in the conflict in Yemen by allowing aerial refuelling support for Saudi fighter jets engaged in bombing operations against Houthi targets, even as civilian casualties from
Saudi Arabia is preparing to redirect its $925 billion sovereign wealth fund away from the large-scale real estate megaprojects that have dominated its development agenda for the past decade, Reuters reports. According
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Saudi Arabia is in advanced discussions with the Trump administration over a potential defence agreement that could mirror a recent U.S.-Qatar pact, committing Washington to regard any attack on the kingdom as
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A former Bangladeshi beauty queen and activist says her life has been turned upside down after an alleged whirlwind romance with a Saudi diplomat ended in scandal, arrest, and public vilification. Meghna
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Months before Electronic Arts Inc. and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) agreed to a record-breaking $55 billion buyout, Jared Kushner played a key role in connecting the parties, Bloomberg reports. According
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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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