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  • Ukraine peace plan only way to end Russia’s war, says Zelenskiy aide

    While Kyiv has staunch backing from the West in its struggle against the Kremlin, it has not won the same support from the Global South - a term denoting Latin America, Africa and much of Asia - where Russia has invested diplomatic energy for years. Moscow has bolstered ties with Global South powers during the war in Ukraine, including by selling more of its energy to India and China. In response to a Western embargo on seaborne Russian oil imports, Russia has been working to reroute supplies away from its traditional European markets to Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

  • Saudi, UK to jointly develop critical minerals supply chains, increase availability

    Saudi Arabia and the UK intend to jointly develop critical minerals supply chains to support the global energy transition and increase the global supply as part of an agreement signed on Thursday. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar al-Khorayef and the UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade Kemi Badenoch signed the agreement.

  • Saudi Cost of Living 2023: Riyadh, Dammam, Cost of Living Index, Comparison to India, UK, & More

    Understanding the cost of living in major Saudi cities is vital for relocation. Expenses in Riyadh and Dammam vary across housing, groceries, utilities, and numerous others. Here is a general overview of the cost of living in these cities.

  • Commentary: Is Riyadh’s Mukaab Compatible With Saudi Arabia’s Climate Ambitions?

    Clearly, the project is still in its initial phase. Much remains to be done, and further research is necessary to ensure The Mukaab aligns with the kingdom’s Vision 2030 blueprint. Decision makers should perhaps turn to the past and examine how iconic structures have enhanced the profiles of major cities. When Paris’ Eiffel Tower was first proposed, and even after it was built, residents and artists opposed it as an architectural blight. Yet, over a century later, one can hardly think of Paris without the Eiffel Tower.

  • Russia’s sanctioned interior minister visits Saudi Arabia just after trip by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy

    Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev’s visit to Riyadh came just days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed an Arab League summit held in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Jeddah on Friday. The visits underline how the kingdom and Gulf Arab states, traditionally the security clients of the United States, have been maintaining their relations with Moscow amid the Ukraine war.

  • Oil billionaire Mukesh Ambani and famed activist Sunita Narain are both on the COP28 board

    The UAE has appointed 31 people to the advisory board for the upcoming COP28 climate summit. The group represents a mix of former executives of oil companies, climate campaigners, energy experts, and corporate leaders such as BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink and Siemens’s supervisory board chairman Joe Kaeser.

  • UK business minister to visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE

    Britain's business and trade minister Kemi Badenoch will visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates this week as part of her efforts to reach a trade deal with the six countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Trade talks between Britain and the GCC - whose members also include Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman - started last year and there have been three rounds so far.

  • Ukrainian president attends Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, where many leaders are close to Moscow

    Saudi Arabia pledged $400 million in aid to Ukraine earlier this year and has voted in favor of U.N. resolutions calling on Russia to end its invasion and refrain from annexing Ukrainian territory. But it has resisted U.S. pressure to increase oil production in order to squeeze Russia’s revenues, and like other Arab states has maintained warm ties with Moscow.

  • Ukrainian president attends Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, where many leaders are close to Moscow

    Saudi Arabia pledged $400 million in aid to Ukraine earlier this year and has voted in favor of U.N. resolutions calling on Russia to end its invasion and refrain from annexing Ukrainian territory. But it has resisted U.S. pressure to increase oil production in order to squeeze Russia’s revenues, and like other Arab states has maintained warm ties with Moscow.

  • Ukraine’s Zelenskiy lands in Jeddah to attend Arab League summit

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy landed in Jeddah on Friday to attend an Arab League summit, where Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, heavily-backed by Russia in his country's civil war, will also be present now that his regional isolation ended. Zelenskiy arrived on a French government plane. He is also due to attend the G7 leaders' summit in the Japanese city of Hiroshima this weekend. "Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plays a significant role and we are ready to take our cooperation to a new level," he tweeted shortly after arrival.