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🚨 Saudi AI firm Humain leads $900 million funding round in US video startup Luma AI.
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🚨 US and Saudi Arabia reach deal for rare earths facility in the kingdom.
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🚨 Trump says he will approve unprecedented sale of F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia during the crown prince visit to the White House today. Other deals covering defence, AI and nuclear energy also on the agenda.
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🚨 Saudi royal court confirms that the crown prince has traveled to the US. Talks with Trump to focus on bilateral relations and issues of common concern, statement says.
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Trump’s family business and its Saudi partner Dar Global unveil plan for luxury Maldives resort that uses blockchain technology to attract investment.
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My latest story: Saudi PIF cuts US equity holdings to $19.4 billion in Q3, down from $23.8 billion in Q2 as the fund exits positions in 9 companies, including Visa and Pinterest.
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Saudi women sign up for belly dancing classes at fitness studios — an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret.
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Saudi Aramco steps up gas push to power fleets of AI data centres, new industrial hubs and fast-growing cities.
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FT visual investigation: How the laws of physics and finance hampered The Line of Neom.
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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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