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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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📈 Saudi GDP up 3.9% in Q2, driven by steady growth of non-oil sector and increased crude output —government flash estimates
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📉 Saudi stock market has been one of the worst performing in the world this year. Failure of new listings to match the stellar performance of debuts in 2023 and 2024 is raising doubts about the progress of economic diversification plans.
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💧 Saudi utilities giant ACWA Power controls more than a quarter of the desalinated water in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman and Bahrain. Now the company looks to bring its desalination tech to Central and East Asia, Africa and Southern Europe.
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