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🚨 Saudi king appoints Sheikh Salih al-Fawzan as the kingdom’s Grand Mufti —royal decree
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🚨 Saudi Arabia in talks with US for defence pact ahead of the crown prince’s visit to the White House next month.
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🚨 My latest: Western cultural institutions are re-embracing Saudi Arabia as their quest for fresh funding and expansion aligns with the kingdom’s ambitions to grow its art and culture sectors as part of wider economic diversification plans.
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🚨 “The glory days are over”: consultants in Saudi Arabia curb expansion plans as the kingdom reviews its priorities.
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🚨 Saudi real estate developer to build $1 billion Trump-branded project in Jeddah.
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🚨 My latest: How the Saudi crown prince irreversibly changed the relationship between the state and the kingdom’s religious establishment.
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🚨 Saudi Arabia freezes Riyadh rents for 5 years as property costs soar.
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🇸🇦 Our latest long read: Can Vision 2030 uplift Saudi Arabia’s rural areas?
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🚨 Scoop: Saudi Arabia to shift management of Sindalah island from Neom to Red Sea Global after delayed opening.
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PwC culls jobs of 60 partners and 1,500 staff in the Middle East after Saudi clash.
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🚨 Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign strategic defence pact.
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🚨 My latest story: Saudi authorities shut down two dozen music “lounges” in recent weeks over violations to public health and hygiene codes, but their existence has been controversial for years as conservatives see them as signs of the rapid decay of morals and social norms.
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🚨 Qatar calls for “concrete steps” against Israel at Arab-Islamic summit in Doha after the missile strikes.
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🇸🇦 New Saudi riyal sign, first revealed in February, has now been officially added to the latest Unicode Standard, Version 17.0.
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🚨 Israel launches attack on Hamas in Doha. Qatar condemns “cowardly” targeting of residential buildings.
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🚨 My latest story: Saudi small-town brands are going national as economic reforms and SMEs support start to pay off.
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🎮 Saudi-backed Savvy Games Group is looking to China and other Asian markets for its next multibillion-dollar deal.
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🚨 My latest story: Saudi Arabia’s financial hub finally takes shape as KAFD comes to life.
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🇷🇺 Gulf tourists are flocking to Russia as the country deepens its ties with the region after years of western sanctions.
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🚨 FT Exclusive: BCG leaders face backlash from lucrative Middle East business over Gaza aid work; CEO town hall meeting to ease tensions appeared to backfire as staff walked out in anger.
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🚨 Delays to Saudi Arabia’s snow mountain in Neom’s Trojena put the 2029 Asian Winter Games at risk. Officials discussed approaching S Korea or China about relocating the games and instead holding the subsequent edition in the kingdom four years later.
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🚨 BlackRock strikes $11 billion Saudi natural gas deal.
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🚨 Saudi Arabia’s PIF writes $8 billion off value of flagship giga-projects.
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🚨 Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s decision to occupy the Gaza Strip and denounces its “persistence in committing crimes of starvation, brutal practices, and ethnic cleansing against the brotherly Palestinian people.” —Foreign ministry statement
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