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  • Opinion: The Gaza Crisis Pushes Washington and Riyadh Closer

    Riyadh wants to conclude defense agreements and to advance regional peacemaking, but when it comes to Netanyahu’s government, it has no peace partner. On the contrary, Saudi Arabia must contend with an Israeli leader who has promised to launch an offensive into Rafah, creating the potential for a regional explosion that Iran will exploit. Can Saudi leaders secure and justify some kind of defense agreement with the United States without signaling that they have not turned their back on the Palestinians?

  • Zain invests $427mn to expand 5G, digital services in Saudi Arabia

    Saudi telco Zain KSA announced plans to invest a total of SAR1.6 billion ($427 million) to expand its 5G network and digital services ecosystem in Saudi Arabia, local press reported. The operator said it will expand its current 5G network coverage to 122 cities across the country.

  • The Future of EV Charging: Spotlight on the UAE and Saudi Arabia

    KSA has also made several high-profile investments through its sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (“PIF”). In 2023, PIF and Saudi Electricity Company established a 75%/25% owned joint venture, the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Company (“EVIQ”). EVIQ intends to install 5,000+ fast chargers by 2030 in over 1,000 locations across KSA. It also aims to promote private sector participation in the development of this network and support the localisation of research, development, and manufacturing of technologically advanced materials.

  • Calls for change mount as Saudi lady doctor dies in car crash post her 24-hour shift

    The Saudi medical community has mourned the loss of Dr. Aziza Fatani, a dedicated neonatal intensive care doctor who died in a car accident after completing a 24-hour shift at a hospital in Jeddah.
    The incident, which occurred last Sunday, has sparked widespread calls for reform in hospital work schedules.

  • Satellite images show Gazans forced to cram into Al-Mawasi tent city

    Once a tiny fishing village, Al-Mawasi — a Heathrow airport-sized patch of coastal land on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast — is now the fetid, thirsty and disease-filled refuge of tens of thousands of Palestinians. As Israel pounds Rafah in the south of the enclave and re-engages with Hamas in the north, more people from around Gaza are streaming towards Al-Mawasi, hoping the bombing will not follow them. A densely packed tent city has spilled on to the sewage-tainted beach close to the border with Egypt.

  • The Unpunished: How Extremists Took Over Israel

    Such violence over the decades in places like Khirbet Zanuta is well documented. But protecting the people who carry out that violence is the dark secret of Israeli justice. The long arc of harassment, assault and murder of Palestinians by Jewish settlers is twinned with a shadow history, one of silence, avoidance and abetment by Israeli officials.

  • Multilingual Saudi women welcoming Hajj pilgrims at Medina airport sparks social media buzz

    Saudi Arabia is set to welcome Hajj pilgrims with a multilingual team of women at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Medina.
    A video clip showing young Saudi women practising welcome phrases in various languages, including English, French, Turkish, and Indonesian, among others, has gone viral

  • HRH Minister of Energy meets with US Secretary of Energy and they sign a roadmap for cooperation in the field of energy

    Within the context of the Partnership for Advancing Clean Energy Agreement, signed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, in Jeddah on July 15, 2022, the Ministers discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in various energy fields, including carbon management, clean hydrogen, nuclear energy, electricity and renewables, innovation, energy sector supply chain resilience, and energy efficiency.

  • Saudi holdings of US Treasuries rose to $135.9B in March 2024

    Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $135.9 billion in March 2024, up $4.8 billion month-on-month (MoM), new data released by the US Treasury showed. The Kingdom maintained 17th place among the largest holders of US treasury securities for the month.   Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $107.3 billion, representing 79% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $28.6 billion, accounting for 21%.

  • Baker Hughes To Expand Saudi Arabia Facility

    Baker Hughes is expanding its Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) Damman Center in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Once completed, the expansion is expected to create 60 new jobs and will add capacity for the manufacturing and repair of compression trains and seal-gas and control panels. In addition, the expanded site will add capabilities for the manufacturing and testing of vibration monitoring systems and gears repairs.