Last week’s virtual meeting of oil ministers from the OPEC+ alliance was a fascinating insight into the exercise of power by Saudi oil minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman. It opened with ABS, as he’s …
Why Saudi Arabia Wants to Scare Oil Traders
Last week’s virtual meeting of oil ministers from the OPEC+ alliance was a fascinating insight into the exercise of power by Saudi oil minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman. It opened with ABS, as he’s …
Saudi entrepreneurship and the ease of doing business
Foreign companies have shared the sentiment that Saudi Arabia offers an ideal business environment … with the entrepreneurship, education, finance, and housing sectors claiming the top spots. And …
Bahrain foils Iranian-backed terrorist attacks: reports
Bahrain has broken up a terrorist plot to attack diplomats and foreign nationals on its soil, local media and Saudi Arabian state TV has claimed. Authorities purportedly found explosives on a street.
Yemen rebel attack on Saudi village wounds 5 — state media
A projectile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit a village in Saudi Arabia’s southern Jizan province, wounding five civilians, state media reported.The civilians had been rushed to hospital after …
Bahrain set to host AI conference
MANAMA: The first International Artificial Intelligence virtual conference will be held in Bahrain on September 28 with participants and expertise from the UK, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain. The …
Saudi Prince Warns Short Sellers Not To Bet Against Oil
As the price of oil begins to falter, Saudi Arabia has stepped up its rhetoric, even going as far as to warn short sellers not to bet against the price of the commodity …
Gulf Countries Have Not Paid the Aid Money They Pledged to Yemen
The UN has named and shamed Saudi Arabia and two other Gulf kingdoms for not fulfilling funding pledges to help Yemen, where the impact of the devastating Saudi-backed war has now led to one of the …
Inside Saudi Arabia’s $360 Billion Investment Fund
Saudi Arabia’s $360 billion sovereign-wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, or PIF, has been aggressively putting its money to work in investments around the world. The governor of the fund, Yasir …
Ancient footprints in Saudi Arabia help track human migrations out of Africa
Paleontologists have discovered a diverse assemblage of 120,000-year-old human and animal footprints in an ancient lake deposit in Saudi Arabia, offering new insights into the trajectories of human …