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Saudi Arabia

Read the latest news and events from the Gulf kingdom

Ras Al Khair power and desalination plant in Saudi Arabia uses multi-stage flash distillation and reverse osmosis to produce fresh water. Photo: Sky News Arabia

Gulf pours billions into water security to boost AI and industry ambitions

EnergyAugust 22, 2026
The Arabian Shield in western Saudi Arabia is believed to hold deposits of valuable metals and rare earths. Photo: Saudi Press Agency

What is Arabian Shield? Why Saudi Arabia is keen to dig geological formation

EnergyAugust 21, 2026
Dubai's consumer price increase last month was slower than June's 5.7 per cent annualised rise.

Dubai inflation edges down in July from June peak

EconomyAugust 20, 2026
Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Foreign Minister, receives his Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi. Photo: Saudi Foreign Ministry

Japanese Foreign Minister visits Saudi Arabia and Oman

GulfAugust 20, 2026
A selection of 'brand' pottery found in the oasis at Qurayyah, north-western Saudi Arabia. Photo: Prof Dr Marta Luciani

How Bronze Age Arabian traders invented ‘brand value'

EuropeAugust 19, 2026
Saudi Arabia's mining strategy is a key pillar of its Vision 2030 economic diversification strategy. Photo: Saudi Press Agency

Aramco and Maaden form venture to tap Saudi Arabia’s $2.5tn mineral wealth

EnergyAugust 18, 2026
The Public Investment Fund's revenue for 2025 rose 9 per cent year-on-year to $120bn. EPA

Saudi wealth fund PIF’s profit doubles on higher revenue

EconomyAugust 17, 2026
Visitors check stock price information displayed on a screen at the Tadawul in Riyadh. Bloomberg

Gulf markets climb despite Iran impasse and Hormuz disruption

MarketsAugust 16, 2026
Ships at the Port of Fujairah, which has helped to offset the effects of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on UAE energy exports. EPA

Why the Gulf’s economy has defied early war predictions

EconomyAugust 15, 2026
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Alamein, Egypt. EPA

Egypt considering issues around joining regional defence pact

MENAAugust 14, 2026
Saudi Arabia's King, Salman bin Abdulaziz. Photo: SPA

Saudi King reconstitutes Cabinet under Prince Mohammed

GulfAugust 13, 2026
A billboard in Lahore highlights the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7 to deepen military and defence co-operation between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. EPA

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to expand military and defence co-operation

GulfAugust 13, 2026
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defence, Prince Khalid bin Salman, with the Iraqi security delegation led by Lt Gen Abdul Amir Al Shammari. Khalid bin Salman / X

Saudi Defence Minister assures visiting Iraqi delegation of Riyadh's support

MENAAugust 13, 2026
US President Donald Trump, left, welcomes Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington last month. Bloomberg

Lebanon's outreach to the region shows it isn't putting all its eggs in the US basket

CommentAugust 12, 2026
An oil tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as the key channel remains virtually closed. Getty Images

Oil surges above $85 per barrel as Hormuz deal remains elusive

EnergyAugust 10, 2026
Workers rest in the shade in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is the main destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers. Reuters

Sixteen Bangladeshi workers killed in Riyadh factory fire

GulfAugust 10, 2026
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