At a moment of acute regional volatility, an opinion article published in an Israeli newspaper declared that “Saudi Arabia has not turned toward extremism and has not abandoned moderation.” The choice of venue was not incidental. The piece was...
In one of the strongest communications issued in recent years, four United Nations Special Rapporteurs delivered a direct rebuke to Saudi authorities over what they described as the arbitrary use of counterterrorism legislation to suppress human...
When dating is marketed as a national milestone, the transformation underway in Saudi Arabia ceases to be a purely social development and becomes part of a larger political narrative. What is presented as cultural liberalization is increasingly...
Saudi Arabia is repackaging ambition at the very moment its economic model is under structural strain. As fiscal pressures intensify and deficits widen, officials are floating a “new” two-trillion-dollar diversification strategy framed as an update...
The dispute triggered by Cristiano Ronaldo over his treatment by Saudi football authorities is not a personality clash or a contractual irritation. It marks the collapse of an entire phase of Saudi football policy built on unlimited spending and...
The episode involving Turki Al‑Sheikh and Canelo Álvarez cannot be treated as a harmless anecdote or a fleeting display of personal warmth. It is a compressed illustration of how public money is administered in Saudi Arabia under the banners of...
As Israel’s assault on Palestine intensifies—leaving mass civilian casualties in Gaza and the West Bank in full view of the world—Saudi Arabia continues to project a carefully managed dual posture. Publicly, official statements affirm support for...
The suspension of work on The Mukaab is not a routine technical adjustment, nor a minor funding review. It is a revealing moment that exposes an entire phase of Saudi Arabia’s economic and political management. A project once promoted as an...
The most disturbing aspect of the Ghannam Al-Masarir case is not that the Saudi government hacked the phone of an opposition figure living in exile. It is what this act reveals about the nature of power in Saudi Arabia today: governance driven by...
After tens of billions of dollars in spending and years of marketing NEOM as a twenty-first-century marvel, Saudi Arabia is now being forced into a significant strategic retreat. What was once promoted as a futuristic city redefining urbanism...