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  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
    News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
    Saudi Arabia-Iran detente: old foes stay cautious after decades of mistrust

    Accord shows countries’ ‘commitment towards China’ and raises hopes of end to Yemen conflict

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Saudi Arabia and Iran to restore diplomatic ties after seven-year rift

    Agreement mediated by China seeks to reduce tensions in the oil-rich region

  • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
    Property sector
    How a Saudi prince lost a £250mn ‘London palace’

    Deals and loans stretching back decades lie behind ‘for sale’ notice on UK capital’s most expensive home

  • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia looks at tax relief for multinationals relocating HQs

    Lack of clarity on regulatory details from Riyadh creates ‘fear and panic’ among executives

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    Property sector
    Saudi owner of London’s most expensive house sued over alleged unpaid private jet bills

    Lender makes separate claim on £250mn house of Prince Khaled bin Sultan Al Saud, according to court documents

  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    UK property
    London’s most expensive house sale lined up after Saudi loan expires

    Mansion set in four acres of Regent’s Park expected to attract offers as high as £250mn

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    News in-depthYevgeny Prigozhin
    Russian mercenary Prigozhin falls foul of Kremlin old guard

    Wagner Group’s influence wanes as Moscow’s military establishment reasserts control

  • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
    Israel
    Oman joins Saudi Arabia in allowing Israeli carriers to use its airspace

    Decision by Gulf state is latest sign of improving diplomatic relations in the region

  • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia-backed group to invest $265mn in Chinese esports company VSPO

    Savvy Games Group secures deal as part of kingdom’s push to become top gaming hub

  • Sunday, 12 February, 2023
    News in-depthElectric vehicles
    Saudi Arabia goes electric to launch homegrown car industry

    Kingdom sets out ambitious plan to diversify economy from reliance on oil revenues

  • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
    News in-depthSaudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia seeks place on tourist map with ambitious foreign visitor push

    Kingdom hopes to welcome 100mn visitors a year as it seeks to diversify economy away from oil revenues

  • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
    OutlookSaudi Arabia
    Ronaldo’s debut makes for a delicate balancing act in Riyadh

    The Portuguese player has received a hero’s welcome, but human rights groups cry foul over ‘sportswashing’

  • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
    Mining
    Saudi Arabia launches mining fund in effort to reduce oil dependency

    Investments up to $15bn aim to secure access to minerals used in solar panels, electric cars and other industries

  • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
    The Big Read
    The new Gulf sovereign wealth fund boom

    Companies are flocking to the Middle East to raise capital just as they did in 2008. But funds say they are being more strategic about investments

  • Monday, 26 December, 2022
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia celebrates step change in Christmas festivities

    Conservative kingdom opens up to the Christian holiday as it pushes through a series of modernising reforms

  • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
    News in-depthSaudi National Bank
    ‘Just another cheque’: Saudi National Bank’s move into Credit Suisse

    A month on from the deal, SNB chair Ammar Alkhudairy is nonplussed by the attention the investment has drawn

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Xi Jinping
    Gulf Arab states draw closer to China as Xi visits Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia says maintaining ties with both Beijing and Washington is not ‘a zero-sum game’

  • Thursday, 8 December, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    Xi hails ‘new era’ in China-Saudi Arabia relations

    President pledges to strengthen ties with Gulf as visit coincides with low point between Riyadh and Washington

  • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China’s Xi arrives in Saudi Arabia

    Beijing foreign ministry hails presidential visit as ‘epoch-making milestone’ in relationship with region

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
    Chinese politics & policy
    China steps on Washington’s toes as Xi heads to Saudi Arabia

    Trip aims to boost Gulf relations five months after US warned Beijing it would not cede Middle East

  • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
    Sovereign wealth funds
    Saudi Arabia wealth fund secures $17bn loan for megaproject push

    Public Investment Fund strikes seven-year deal with 25 institutions

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    News in-depthFIFA World Cup
    Qatar World Cup provides rare source of unity to Arab states

    Anger at western hectoring and giant-killing performances have fostered a sense of solidarity

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Turkish economy
    Saudi Arabia in talks to deposit $5bn into Turkey’s central bank

    Transaction would follow diplomatic push by Erdoğan to attract Saudi cash to crisis-hit economy

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    The Big Read
    Saudi Arabia’s green agenda: renewables at home, oil abroad

    Investment in solar and wind might help the kingdom meet emissions targets — and also pump more crude to sell others

  • Friday, 18 November, 2022
    Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud
    US grants immunity to Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman

    Move could derail lawsuit filed against kingdom’s day-to-day ruler over death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

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