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  • Trump Middle East Plan
    Trump’s Mideast peace plan expected to benefit Israel, offer Palestinians conditional statehood

    The 50-page plan developed by Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner is expected to include proposals addressing each of the major issues that have scuttled past peace efforts, including competing land claims and the administration of holy sites in Jerusalem.

  • Sports
    Global Polo Star Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras Unveiled as Brand Ambassador for Saudi Arabia’s AMAALA Ultra-luxury Resort Destination

    More commonly known as 'Nacho', Figueras is ranked one of the top 100 polo players in the world.  A regular on international TV programmes, the star has a huge global following and was once voted the second most handsome man in the world by the readers of Vanity Fair magazine. In his latest role, Nacho will help shape the world-class polo facilities at AMAALA and represent the brand at international polo matches.

  • E-Commerce
    Saudi Arabia E-Commerce Market is Predicted to Reach Nearly US $24 Billion by 2026

    The population is highly urbanized as more than 84% of the country living in urbanized areas, with super-fast internet connections. With such an affluent population, Saudi Arabia is poised as an attractive market for e-Commerce offering huge potential for industry players.

  • Investment
    Largest French business team visits Saudi Arabia

    The largest French business delegation to tour a country is visiting Riyadh in a two-day trip to meet Saudi ministers. The delegation is composed of 100 representatives from 80 French companies.

  • SAMA
    Capital, Technical Restrictions on Money Exchange Offices in Saudi Arabia

    The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) - the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia – has imposed capital and technical restrictions on money exchange offices in the kingdom. SAMA announced a draft of updated regulations for exercising exchange operations in the kingdom in which it insisted that the paid-in capital must not be less than SAR2 million (USD533k) except for centers licensed to export and import cash.

  • Saudi-Israel
    Saudi minister says Israeli passport holders cannot visit: CNN

    Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said Israelis were not welcome to visit the kingdom after Israel decreed that Israeli citizens could visit Saudi Arabia under certain circumstances, CNN reported on Monday. “Our policy is fixed. We do not have relations with the state of Israel and Israeli passport holders cannot visit the kingdom at the current time,” the U.S. broadcaster quoted Prince Faisal bin Farhan as saying.

  • Saudi-Iraq
    Saudi Arabia wants US troops to stay in Iraq, top official says

    Saudi Arabia doesn't want US troops to leave Iraq and fears that a withdrawal could make the Middle East less safe, the country's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told CNN on Monday. Faisal said the American presence in the region played a crucial role in defeating ISIS and was key to preventing the resurgence of the terror group. "The US has proven time and again to be a reliable ally of the Kingdom, and this is also the case with the Trump administration," he told CNN.

  • Lebanon
    Lebanon passes 2020 budget with a six per cent deficit

    According to the National News Agency, the 2020 budget was passed by a vote of 49 to 13, with eight abstentions. The legislature approved a budget with a six per cent deficit, a huge difference compared to a zero-deficit budget that was being targeted by Lebanon’s former government.

  • ME Travel
    10 reasons to travel to the Middle East in 2020

    his region has exerted a fascination over western wanderers since the days of the grand tour. Now fresh experiences amid its shifting sands are reframing the dialogue.

  • Iraq
    Iraqi Security Forces Push to Regain Control of Cities from Protesters

    Iraqi security forces on Saturday regained control over some areas in central Baghdad and southern cities after an influential cleric withdrew his support for widespread protests, clearing the way for the government to end a nearly four-month-old uprising.