The Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee) has threatened to withhold arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations until a diplomatic solution is found with neighboring Qatar.
A recent report on the Saudi economy by Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment finds that overall GDP growth will be 0.1 percent in 2017 (compared to 1.4 percent in 2016) due to a sharp decline in oil sector GDP.
A U.S. exhibition featuring the works of roughly 40 Saudi Arabian artists aims to "share their expressions, foster conversations and challenge conceptions of life" in Saudi Arabia, the Associated Press reports.
Startups in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) raised $95 million across 31 deals in July 2023, a slight dip from the $105 million recorded in the same month last year, according to Wamda, the leading website tracking the development of the startup ecosystem in the region.
Saudi Entertainment Ventures (SEVEN), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced its construction work on BUJV, its new entertainment destination in Madina, according to a report in Construction Week Online.
Episode 95! The hosts discuss some of the biggest storylines and topics on Saudi Arabia this week. First, Richard's One Big Thing this week, the Islamic new year. Muslims around the world observe and celebrate the Islamic New Year, also called the Hijri New Year, which marks the beginning of a new l
Airbus SE has signed an investment agreement worth more than 25 billion riyals ($6.7 billion) to build military and civilian helicopters in Saudi Arabia with a local defense company called Scopa Group, Bloomberg reports.
Episode 87! The hosts explore overlapping topics in Salmani architecture and an evolving Riyadh city under King Salman for decades. Kicking things off, Richard's One Big Thing is the rise of Salmani Architecture - a term the hosts have come across in recent months that is important in understanding
