Saudi Arabia is pushing hard into Asia, ASEAN and the broader Global South in areas such as infrastructure, tourism, logistics, green energy, sports and AI. To get a sense of how Saudi is shaping ...
Saudi Arabia eases 70-year alcohol ban with controlled access for select foreigners
For decades, only diplomats were allowed to buy alcohol in Saudi Arabia legally. This followed the country’s strict alcohol ban introduced in 1952.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar Take Step Forward On High-Speed Rail Plan
Saudi Arabia and Qatar have signed a landmark agreement to construct a 785-km high-speed rail line linking their capitals.
Asylum-seeker who fled Taliban is at risk of deportation back to Afghanistan: Lawyer
An asylum-seeker who fled Afghanistan last year after being persecuted by the Taliban is at risk of being deported back to his home country, according to his attorney. Attorney Elora Mukherjee told ...
Iraq plans to turn 12 million tons of trash into electricity
To tackle power shortages, Iraq intends to generate electricity from the 12 million tons of household trash collected annually.
Exclusive: Iraq restores West Qurna 2 output after brief outage, sources say
Iraq restored production at Lukoil's West Qurna 2 oilfield, one of the world's largest, after a leak on an export pipeline slashed its output, two Iraqi energy officials told Reuters on Monday.
Iraq’s Massive West Qurna 2 Field Resumes Oil Flows After Brief Outage
Crude flow from Lukoil’s West Qurna-2 storage tanks has resumed toward the major Tuba depots after a weekend shutdown, two energy sources told Quantum Commodity Intelligence. Full field operations are ...
Iraq U23 team defeats UAE to reach next round of Gulf Cup U23
Iraq’s U23 team defeated the UAE 1–0 with a goal by Ahmed Ayed, securing qualification to the next round of the Gulf Cup U23 Championship.
Turkey Is Still Trying to Find a Way Back to the F-35 Program
To rid itself of the S-400 air defense systems obstructing its purchase of the F-35, Turkey has a number of options—but all of them would be politically or financially costly.
New heights in Hong Kong as $113M apartment sale sets price record
Hong Kong’s luxury continues its comeback, as evidenced by a new record-setting sale in the city. A duplex apartment at Henderson Land Development Company and New World Developm ... ( read original story ...)