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
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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The acting chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s Neom, Aiman al-Mudaifer, has recently initiated a “comprehensive review” of the scope and priority of projects within the ambitious $500 billion mega-project, according to sources
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Saudi Arabia’s flagship housing developer, Roshn, has yet to respond to a multimillion-dollar settlement offer from its former chief executive David Grover, deepening a high-profile legal dispute that is being closely watched
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In an effort to mend relations with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, PwC has made significant changes to its leadership in the Middle East following a dispute with the kingdom’s Public Investment
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A power struggle between Saudi Arabian and Pakistani investors over one of Pakistan’s largest power companies, K-Electric, is escalating into a battle with far-reaching implications for both the company’s future and the
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Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has reportedly declined an offer from Saudi Arabia to construct 200 mosques in the country, urging the kingdom to prioritize investments in critical infrastructure such as
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Saudi Arabia has launched a major crackdown on prostitution, begging, and other so-called “immoral acts” following the establishment of a new enforcement unit ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This move
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Saudi Arabia is cutting back on the billions spent on outside consultants, signaling a shift from the free-spending era that fueled a consulting boom across the kingdom’s ambitious megaprojects. Once a goldmine
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Scopely, the Saudi-owned mobile gaming giant behind Monopoly Go!, has struck a $3.5 billion deal to acquire Pokémon Go and several other games from Niantic, as the San Francisco-based developer pivots toward
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The Saudi film industry has been slowly developing since the government lifted a decades-long cinema ban in 2018. Now, industry insiders are hopeful that Saudi Arabia has finally found a film that
More Tensions between PwC and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), escalated last year over the Big Four firm’s plans to hire a senior executive from Neom, one of
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If the US and Russia want a deal on Ukraine, Zelensky will need to cooperate. That is far from certain. The result could be that President Trump will not be able to
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