NEOM University did not need a formal cancellation announcement. According to Times Higher Education, something quieter appears to have happened: the name disappeared, senior figures left, detailed references to the university were removed from...

A reported €6 billion Saudi investment could create 22,000 jobs in France. Behind the headline — and the story of Mohammed bin Salman and Emmanuel Macron’s shared enthusiasm for Dragon Ball Z — lies a more serious question about how Saudi sovereign...

Red Sea Global is turning to bank debt, advance property sales and international hotel operators as the PIF-backed tourism experiment enters a more demanding phase: proving that its resorts can finance themselves. For years, the financial model...

 After years of Saudi backing, the electric-vehicle maker is confronting product problems, delayed launches and a more fundamental question: what exactly have the billions bought? For years, Saudi Arabia’s investment in Lucid Motors was...

Saudi Arabia’s push into artificial intelligence and data centers is adding another enormous financing requirement to an economy already trying to fund the costly ambitions of Vision 2030. According to Semafor, HUMAIN, the Public Investment Fund...

When Saudi Arabia opened Sindalah in 2024, the island was presented as the first major project to emerge from NEOM and as proof that the kingdom’s futuristic plans were finally becoming reality. The launch was heavily promoted. Saudi officials...