Saudi Arabia’s Mining Sector Localization
Saudi Arabia is moving towards localizing professions in its mining sector as part of broader economic diversification efforts. This policy aims to increase employment opportunities...
Israel and Saudi Arabia make deal for security arrangements in Straits of Tiran for flyover rights
Israel is set to agree to new security arrangements allowing Egypt to transfer control of two islands in the Straits of Tiran to Saudi Arabia,...
Jared Kushner’s new fund ‘to invest Saudi money in Israeli startups’
Jared Kushner’s new private-equity fund is planning to invest millions of dollars of Saudi Arabia’s money in Israeli startups, according to the Wall Street Journal...
Saudi-led coalition starts transferring freed prisoners to Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said on Friday it had started transporting released prisoners to Yemen in coordination with the International Committee of the...
Erdogan meets with Saudi crown prince in Jeddah after years of animosity
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in an official ceremony in the al-Salam palace...
As the Iran nuclear deal nears, Saudi Arabia is rebuilding its stake in Lebanon
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati is due to visit Saudi Arabia in the next two weeks, a first trip by a Lebanese premier to the...
Cloud data in Saudi Arabia could be used for spying, warns Google shareholders
Google investors have raised concerns over a Cloud computing centre that the tech giant is developing in partnership with Saudi Arabia's state oil giant Aramco,...
As the Iran nuclear deal nears, Saudi Arabia is rebuilding its stake in Lebanon
Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati is due to visit Saudi Arabia in the next two weeks, a first trip by a Lebanese premier to the...
Head of new Yemeni council promises end to war via peace process
The head of Yemen's new presidential council said on Friday he would end the seven-year-long war via a peace process, in his first speech since...
Call for Turkey murder trial to be halted
A Turkish prosecutor has asked a court in Istanbul to halt the trial in absentia of 26 Saudi nationals over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi...