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  • What is Saudi Arabia Vision 2030? Its Pillars, Programs and Projects

    Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 is a monumental undertaking with its fair share of challenges. Implementing such a comprehensive transformation requires significant investment, social reforms, and overcoming bureaucratic hurdles. However, the potential rewards are immense. A successful Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 paves the way for a more prosperous, diversified, and globally connected Saudi Arabia.

  • Purple paradise: Witness Saudi Arabia’s stunning jacaranda blooms in spring showers

    Tourists flock to see the purple-flowered Jacarandas, particularly those lining Abha's Art Street, which resemble natural paintings when raindrops grace their vibrant blooms.

  • Nicholas Blanford: Hezbollah’s Struggle Against Israel

    So, there's a more complicated relationship between Hezbollah and Hamas. On a grassroots level, there's not much love for Hamas amongst Hezbollah fighters. They quietly call Hamas the back stabbers for switching sides in Syria. So, it’s fairly ironic that what is happening in South Lebanon over the last six months, with more than 300 people dead and a lot of destruction and damage to Lebanese border villages, is essentially for the sake of coming to the support of Hamas and Gaza.

  • How the authoritarian Middle East became the capital of Silicon Valley

    Washington is steering some of this shift, using the industry to push the region away from China’s orbit and focusing particularly on the UAE, a key U.S. security partner. The White House hosted executives from firms including Microsoft, Google and OpenAI last June for a meet-and-greet with Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan, UAE’s national security adviser.

  • Power Broker Behind Saudi Golf Deal Resigns From PGA Tour Board

    In a pointed letter to his fellow policy board members, Dunne defended the framework deal with the Saudis, writing that “unifying professional golf is paramount to restoring fan interest and repairing wounds left from a fractured game.” He also cited how he hasn’t been asked to take a role in the negotiations with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund over the past 11 months and that “no meaningful progress has been made toward a transaction with the PIF.”

  • Saudi Economic ‘Overheating’ Fears Emerge as Constraint

    The economic makeover, known as Vision 2030, has been hitting some snags eight years after being unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Al-Jadaan has previously acknowledged that there may be delays or acceleration for some projects.

  • Sullivan plans talks in Saudi Arabia, Israel amid tensions over Rafah

    National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend amid the rising tensions over the Israeli military operation in Rafah, three U.S. and Israeli officials with knowledge of the plans tell Axios.

  • Saudi Arabia ‘conservative’ on oil revenue as it pares back Vision 2030 plans

    Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Tuesday, Jaadan warned that being a resource-rich country was a curse as well as a blessing because being dependent on one commodity such as oil can hold a country "hostage" to the volatility of global demand and prices. "We are not complacent; obviously we need to push through the momentum of reforming and transforming our economy, but we see the results," he added.  

  • Sunak: British, Saudi trade exchange crosses $21 billion

    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak revealed that trade exchange between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia exceeded 17 billion pounds ($21 billion). “Today we are launching the next phase of the deep and growing partnership between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. Over the next two days, we will hear from Saudi leaders and companies about how to make Vision 2030 a reality, and the tremendous opportunities it presents to all of us,” he said while addressing, through a video conference, the opening session of the GREAT Futures Initiative Conference, which kicked off at the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh on Tuesday.

  • Saudi Arabia expands PPP pipeline

    Speaking at the MEED Mena Construction Summit in Riyadh, Badr said that NCP has a “healthy pipeline” of over 200 approved projects in different stages of development. He noted that another 300 projects are currently under review. It is understood that the pipeline includes more than 180 schools, following the award of contracts to develop and operate 60 schools each in Jeddah and Medina in 2020 and 2022. “New sectors like healthcare and education have been opened up for public-private partnerships beyond the traditional water and power sectors,” said Badr.

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