AL WIDYAN

Al Widyan is Saudi Arabia’s Next PIF-Backed ‘City Within a City’ Planned for Riyadh

development, labor and construction in Riyadh saudi arabia- photo by lucien zeigler for SUSTG
A new Public Investment Fund (PIF)-backed “city within a city” is being planned for North Riyadh, according to a report in the English-language daily Arab News.

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Oil Prices

Oil gains after monthly Saudi output unexpectedly drops

Oil rose on Monday after Saudi crude production unexpectedly fell in July and U.S. drilling appeared to slow, although the price is still almost 10...

 

Global Oil Markets

Commentary: Saudi Arabia Is Starting to Stockpile Oil Again

Crude oil exports from the five Persian Gulf Arab members of OPEC fell by about 1.1 million barrels a day last month, after surging in...

 

Saudi-Canada

Saudi Arabia freezes new trade with Canada for urging activists’ release

Saudi Arabia has said it is freezing all new trade with Canada and expelling its ambassador over its "interference" in the kingdom's domestic affairs....

 

Saudi Oil Policy

Saudi Arabia resumes oil exports through key waterway

About 4.8 million barrels of oil and petroleum products pass through the strait every day, according to US government figures....

 

Saudi Nuclear Energy

Saudi Arabia Paves Its Path to Nuclear Power

So far, Saudi Arabia has identified two possible sites for power stations, on the Gulf coast at Umm Huwayd and Khor Duweihin. Plans for small reactors...

 

Hajj Hackathon

All Saudi female team wins Hajj Hackathon, Egyptian and Algerian teams win second and third place

The finalists had a chance to pitch their products in front of a jury panel and answers their questions. The panel included Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak, TechCrunch’s...

 

Esports

Saudi gamer wins FIFA eWorld Cup final and $250,000

Saudi Arabia’s Mosaad Aldossary saw off Belgian adversary Stefano Pinna 4-0 on aggregate in the two-legged FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final on Saturday to walk...

 

Saudi Aramco/SABIC

Perspective: Why Saudi Aramco’s acquisition of a stake in SABIC is an excellent move

The fundamental fact absent from many economic analyses is that Saudi Vision 2030 is designed to be implemented in a low-oil-price environment....

 

Legal

Arrangements being finalized to open labor courts, circuits

The ministries of justice and labor and social development are finalizing arrangements to open labor courts and circuits....

 

Women

Saudi Arabia could soon appoint women as judges

Saudi Arabia could soon appoint women as judges if a recommendation by Shura Council members successfully goes through the process....

 

Google Doodle

Google Doodle celebrates Saudi musician Talal Maddah

Google is celebrating the 78th birthday of former Saudi musician and composer Talal Maddah, also known as “The Golden Throat” and “The Earth’s Voice”....

 

Saudi TechHub

Saudi Arabia names Apple co-founder Wozniak Ambassador of Saudi TechHub

The Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones named Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple as Ambassador of “Saudi TechHub”...

 

Iran

Saudi official clarifies reports about admitting Iranian diplomat

A Saudi official has clarified reports that the Kingdom has agreed to admit an Iranian diplomat to head an office representing Iranian interests in Riyadh....

 

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Iran Sanctions

Here are Iran sanctions returning after Trump leaves nuclear deal

After passing a 90-day mark on Aug. 6, the following sanctions will snap back on Iran, according to the Treasury Department:...

 

Global Oil Markets

Oil gains after monthly Saudi output unexpectedly drops

Oil rose on Monday after Saudi crude production unexpectedly fell in July and U.S. drilling appeared to slow, although the price is still almost 10...

 

Russia in the Region

Despite tensions, Russia seeks U.S. help to rebuild Syria

Russia has used a closely guarded communications channel with America’s top general to propose the two former Cold War foes cooperate to rebuild Syria and...

 

Iran

Iran arrests central bank’s top foreign exchange official

Arrest of Ahmad Araghchi, who was a vice-governor at the bank in charge of forex, comes as currency woes continue....

 

Iraq Elections

Iraq Says Election Recount Complete but Cut Short in Capital Over Fire

Iraq's election commission said on Monday it had completed a manual recount of May's parliamentary election but was forced to cut the process short in...

 

Iraq

Iraq jails French and German Islamic State members for life

An Iraqi court sentenced a French man and a German woman to life in prison on Monday after finding them guilty of belonging to Islamic...

 

Turkey

Turkey’s corporates need “the mother and father of all evil”

Turkey's lira is one of the worst-performing currencies this year. In the last 12 months, it has weakened some 40 per cent against the dollar...

 

U.S.-Iran

Opinion: Why talking to Trump is a tricky thing for Iran

US President Donald Trump's offer of dialogue with Iran without preconditions - which was quickly walked back by his secretary of state - has put...

 

Egypt

Israeli minister says Egypt bears equal responsibility for Gaza

Egypt bears as much responsibility for the Gaza Strip as Israel does, an Israeli cabinet minister said on Monday, in remarks that could upset Cairo...

 

Syria Civil War

Syria: Government scientist killed in blast

Aziz Asber was the head of a facility belonging to the government's Syrian Scientific Research Centre. Western intelligence agents have said the organisation is linked to...

 

Iraq-Jordan

Jordan and Iraq sign security cooperation pact

Iraq’s defense minister signed a security pact with Jordan’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Amman on Sunday with a particular focus on...

 

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