US news website, Al-Monitor, covered this week the flash floods that recently hit Saudi Arabia as more severe weather is expected, saying that heavy rainfall hit Jeddah, Mecca and Medina with more heavy rain expected in the kingdom. The website...
The Wall Street Journal has revealed in a new report issued this week that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has vexed financial officials at times as he pushes pet projects on the Public Investment Fund, including a deal with Jared...
US researchers Jonathan Ellis Allen and Jordan Cohen have called, in an opinion report published by The Hill, on US Congress to hold Saudi Arabia responsible for its crimes in Yemen. The Saudi-led war in Yemen has killed an estimated 377,000 people...
Saudi Arabia is involved in the unlawful buying and selling of domestic workers, who are trafficked to the highest bidders in the kingdom. According to an investigation by the UK-based newspaper, the Times, domestic workers are being illegally...
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), headed by Crown prince Mohamed bin Salman (MBS), took control of augmented reality pioneer Magic Leap for $450 million, The Telegraph reported this week. The US-based tech firm, which was supported with...
Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Development Fund is poised to launch a new $233m ($879m Saudi Riyal) film industry financing program in the first quarter of 2023, which will be open to both local and international entities, Deadline Hollywood reveled this...
The Guardian has revealed in a new piece released this week that Richard Edelman, the CEO of the $1bn public relations firm Edelman, signed $9.6m in deals with the Saudi government over the past four years to sanitize the kingdom’s image. The work...
Saudi Arabia may be weighing in on plans for a 2-kilometer-tall, world's tallest tower, for its 18-square-kilometer master-planned area in the capital city of Riyadh, the Interesting Engineering website revealed this week. The proposed skyscraper...
The United States Institute of Peace said in a new report that even as China’s ties with Saudi Arabia and the region deepen, Washington remains an indispensable partner despite perceptions of retrenchment. The United States has long been Saudi...
Forbes magazine revealed in a recent report that Lucid Group's share price has sharply declined after losing 82% of its value this year. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund holds nearly 62% of Lucid's common stock, the US magazine added. According...