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  • Saudi Arabia Explores Interconnected Gas Grid for Region
     

    Saudi Arabia may pursue an interconnected natural gas grid in the region that would link together the Kingdom with Oman, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates, according to reports. “I am talking to my colleagues in Oman, Kuwait, UAE, about extending a gas grid in the region and we hope to exchange gas and we also have […]

     
  • Photos of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Top Saudi Leaders Visiting Remote Northwest Saudi Arabia Go Viral
     

    Photographs of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and some of Saudi Arabia’s top officials visiting some of Saudi Arabia’s most famous mountains in the Northwest region of the country have gone viral on social media. The photos showing casually-dressed Saudi ministers and officials were taken last Summer by royal photographer Bandar Al-Jaloud at Jabal Al-Lawz (Almond Mountain) […]

     
  • Looking toward Africa, Saudi Seeks Red Sea Political, Economic Bloc
     

    Saudi Arabia is seeking a political and economic alliance with six countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in a move aimed at strengthening its interests in the crucial waterway and in Africa, according to reports. Representatives from Egypt, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Jordan gathered in Riyadh on Wednesday to discuss the initiative, […]

     
  • FII Kicks Off in Riyadh
     

    The Future Investment Initiative (FII) kicked off today at the Ritz Carlton, Riyadh with a standing room only crowd despite an exodus of CEOs and other top executives in recent weeks. The PIF-organized event went forward as planned despite questions regarding the event’s timing, and saw a large crowd at the start of the event. The event […]

     
  • Blackstone Establishes Energy Investment Vehicle for MENA Region
     

    Blackstone, the world’s largest buyout group with over $15 billion of equity globally with the energy industry has established Zarou, a company designed to develop, finance, construct and operate energy-related projects in the MENA region. According to the Financial Times, Blackstone will team with Sameh Shenouda, former head of infrastructure equity investments at the UK’s development finance […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait Come to Jordan’s Aid with $2.5b after Weekend Summit
     

    Saudi Arabia and two Gulf nations agreed to a $2.5b aid package to help support Jordan’s economy after a proposed income-tax increase sparked some of the largest protests seen in the region since the Arab Spring protests in 2011. The package of aid will include a deposit in the Central Bank of Jordan, guarantees to the World […]

     
  • Arab Leaders Gather in Dhahran to Unite on Regional Challenges
     

    Arab leaders gathered in Dhahran this weekend for the 29th session of the Arab Summit, held for the first time at the recently-opened King Abdulaziz International Cultural Center in Dhahran. The group called on Sunday for an international probe into the “criminal” use of chemical weapons in Syria and condemned what it saw as Iran’s […]

     
  • Interview: Bechtel’s Millennial Saudi Country Manager Abdulrahman Al-Ghabban Discusses Company’s Activities and Ambitions in Vision 2030 Era
     

    San Francisco-based Bechtel is one of the largest engineering, construction, and project management companies in the world, and it’s been doing business in Saudi Arabia for 75 years. Following the announcement of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 economic and social reform plan, the company hired its first Saudi national as country head of its operations in the Kingdom […]

     
  • New Life-Sized Camel Sculptures Discovered in Saudi Arabia May Date Back 2,000 Years
     

    Archaeologists from France’s National Center for Scientific Research (CRNS) and their colleagues from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) have discovered camelid sculptures “unlike any others in the region” dating back to the first centuries BC or AD, according to a press release from the CRNS. The find sheds new light on the evolution […]

     
  • Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Makes Rare Public Speaking Appearance at Conference in Riyadh, Announces New Megacity
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made a rare public speaking appearance today at the Future Investment Initiative conference, organized by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The Forum in Riyadh, with attendance by chief executives of BlackRock Inc. and Blackstone Group LP and leaders from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and J.P. Morgan Chase […]

     

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  • Jordan’s crown prince weds scion of Saudi family in ceremony packed with stars and symbolism

    Jordan's crown prince married the scion of a prominent Saudi family on Thursday in a palace ceremony attended by royals and other VIPs from around the world, as massive crowds gathered across the kingdom to celebrate the region's newest power couple. The marriage of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, drew a star-studded guest list including Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate, as well as U.S. First Lady Jill Biden.

  • Jordan’s crown prince marries scion of Saudi family in star-studded wedding

    Jordan’s crown prince married the scion of a prominent Saudi family on Thursday in a palace ceremony attended by royals and other VIPs from around the world, as massive crowds gathered across the kingdom to celebrate the region’s newest power couple. The marriage of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, drew a star-studded guest list including Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate, as well as US First Lady Jill Biden.

  • Jordan’s royal wedding to get underway in ceremony packed with stars and deep symbolism

    The marriage of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, drew a star-studded VIP list headlined by Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate. But it also held deep significance for the region, emphasizing continuity in an Arab state prized for its longstanding stability and refreshing the monarchy’s image after a palace feud. It even could help resource-poor Jordan forge a strategic bond with its oil-rich neighbor, Saudi Arabia.

  • Jordan’s royal wedding to get underway in ceremony packed with stars and deep symbolism

    The marriage of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi architect Rajwa Alseif, 29, drew a star-studded VIP list headlined by Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate. But it also held deep significance for the region, emphasizing continuity in an Arab state prized for its longstanding stability and refreshing the monarchy’s image after a palace feud. It even could help resource-poor Jordan forge a strategic bond with its oil-rich neighbor, Saudi Arabia.

  • How is Jordan’s future princess Rajwa Al Saif related to Saudi royalty?

    Rajwa Al Saif is the daughter of Saudi businessman Khalid Al Saif and Azza Al Sudairi. Through her mother, she can trace her roots back to one of the most influential women in the kingdom's history, Hussa bint Ahmed Al Sudairi, known as the "mother of kings". Hussa bint Ahmed (1900-1969) is Rajwa Al Saif's great-grand-aunt and was the seventh wife of the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz.

  • Anger in Iraq after Jordan renews credentials of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party

    The Independent Electoral Commission in Jordan on 14 May approved the participation of 27 new political parties, including the Arab Socialist Baath Party, the Jordanian branch of the Pan-Arab nationalist movement associated with the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. In Iraq, the Islamic Dawa Party, one of the Baath Party's most vocal opponents and to which Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani belongs, branded the move as a "hostile and provocative act". "Iraqis were surprised, shocked, and outraged by the news of the Jordanian government's permission for the [Saddam's Baath] party to engage in political activities," the party said in a statement on Wednesday.

  • 8,000-Year-Old Architectural Plans Discovered in Jordan and Saudi Arabia

    European and Arab archaeologists have discovered two ancient architectural plans in Jordan and Saudi Arabia that were drawn on rocks by ancient inhabitants of the Middle East between 8,000 and 9,000 years-ago. A team of Arab and European archaeologists led by Rémy Crassard, a leading researcher at the University of Lyon, have discovered what is believed to be one of the oldest examples of construction plans by a highly-developed civilization.

  • Jordan’s King Abdullah meets Saudi crown prince in Jeddah

    His Majesty King Abdullah and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the prime minister of Saudi Arabia, on Thursday held a meeting at Al-Salam Royal Palace in Jeddah, covering deep-rooted bilateral ties and regional developments, according to a Royal Court statement.

  • Jordan’s Crown Prince arrives in Saudi Arabia

    The Crown Prince, who is the son of King Abdullah II, arrived in his ihram (a two-piece white- coloured garment worn to perform Umrah, or pilgrimage) and will head to Makkah. His visit follows a trip by Queen Rania to Jeddah last week, attending one of the grand Ramadan bazaars.

  • UAE, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain sign $2bn worth of industrial agreements

    The meeting kicked off in Amman on Sunday in the presence of Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and the UAE’s special envoy for climate change, HE Ahmed Samir Saleh, Egyptian Minister of Industry and Trade of Egypt, Yousef Al Shamali, Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, and Abdulla Adel Fakhro, Bahraini Minister of Industry and Commerce.