RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday kicked off a major investment conference featuring heads of state and the global business elite, as it seeks support for its sprawling “gigaprojects” and sky-high AI …
Secret drone pact and ‘right to bomb’ Afghan soil: Pakistan’s shocking terms that enraged Taliban | Explained
The latest round of peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, held in Istanbul, collapsed without any breakthrough despite weeks of mediation by Saudi Arabia and the United States.
Saudi-Pakistan Economic Cooperation: A New Era of Bilateral Trade and Investment
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have established an Economic Cooperation Framework to fortify trade and investment, reinforcing their historic partnership. This framework encompasses collaboration in …
Wanda Sykes rips Kimmel suspension, calls Riyadh Comedy Fest in Saudi Arabia ‘anti-comedy’
Wanda Sykes called Disney’s Jimmy Kimmel suspension and Saudi Arabia’s comedy festival speech restrictions examples of censorship in new Variety interview.
Delta’s new Saudi Arabia route marks a U-turn after shunning Gulf airlines
Delta sees market opportunities in the Gulf region that it doesn’t want to miss, but it faces a perception hurdle among American travelers.
Syria’s Sharaa meets with Saudi foreign minister in run-up to key investment conference
Ahmed Al-Sharaa has arrived in Saudi Arabia to take part in an investment conference considered crucial to Syria’s economic recovery …
Saudi AI Push Expands With $3 Billion Blackstone Deal
Humain is the centerpiece of Saudi Arabia’s AI ambitions. Launched in May, the firm owned by the $925 billion Public Investment Fund seeks to centralize disparate efforts in the kingdom around data …
UK trade deal with Gulf states ‘almost done’ after Rachel Reeves visit
A two-day visit by Rachel Reeves to the “Davos in the Desert” conference in Saudi Arabia has ended with claims that a trade deal between Britain and six Gulf states is “almost done”.
Blackstone, Saudi AI Firm Humain Ink $3 Billion Data Center Deal
Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is partnering with Saudi Arabia’s new artificial intelligence company, Humain, to build data centers in the kingdom with an initial investment of about $3 billion.
Smotrich doubles down, claims Saudi Arabia ‘denying Israeli tradition, heritage’
During Monday’s press conference, the finance minister hit out against Saudi Arabia once again, as well as Israelis who he said were “insulted” on the Saudis’ behalf. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich …