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Saudi Arabia’s Saudia Airlines Spends Big at Paris Airshow

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Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia announced at the Paris Airshow that is expanding its existing order of Airbus A320neo family of plans from the current number of 35 "to as many as 100, including 35 options," according to reports.

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OPEC meetings

OPEC Discord Grows As Saudis Hint At ‘Delayed’ Meeting

Khalid al-Falih, the energy minister of OPEC’s largest producer and de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, reiterated on Sunday his hope that the cartel would reach...

 

FDI

Saudi Arabia Takes Steps to Assure Foreign Investors

Rather, the economic components of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious transformation, in which local and foreign investments play a pivotal role, ultimately hinge on the government’s ability...

 

Airbus

Saudia to boost its Airbus A320neo fleet

Thirty-five further optioned aircraft mean Saudia is committing to as many as 100 A320neo-family jets....

 

Yemen Civil War

Saudi air defenses intercept two Houthi drones: Saudi press agency

Saudi air defenses intercepted two Houthi drones, one of them targeting a residential area in the southern city of Abha, the Saudi press agency said...

 

Security

Saudi cabinet urges world powers to safeguard navigation

Saudi Arabia’s cabinet urged the international community on Tuesday to take firm measures to ensure the safety of navigation in waterways across the region, the...

 

MSCI Inclusion

Largest Saudi Stock ETF Has First Outflow on Week of Tanker Fire

Investors in the Invesco MSCI Saudi Arabia UCITS ETF, traded in London, pulled out about $426 million last week, a first since the fund’s inception...

 

Economy

Opinion: Saudi Arabia Can’t Earn Its Way Out of Trouble

In addition to Saudi Arabia’s deficit spending, the kingdom has made bold bets in an attempt to jolt its economy. For example, after pulling an...

 

Saudi Workforce

1.8 million expats have left Saudi Arabia’s labour market since Q1’17

The number of foreigners Saudi Arabia's labour market has declined by 1.8 million since the start of 2017, with around 185,000 expats, excluding domestic help,...

 

Saudi-Japan

High-level investment forum aims to further boost business between Saudi Arabia and Japan

The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) welcomed key figures from the public and private sectors to the Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 Business Forum, held in...

 

China in the Region

China’s CSCEC ME to target Saudi Arabia projects, CEO Yu Tao says

“Regardless of the type of project, quantity, contract amount, is considered as the next target market we want to work in. In recent...

 

NEOM

PICTURES: This is what Saudi Arabia’s Neom Bay Airport looks like

The facility will be “a temporary airport for business services until the establishment of the official airport”, Mahjoub added in his post....

 

Law

Saudi teenager arrested at 13 spared from execution, source says

Murtaja Qureiris, the 18-year-old who had been facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, has been spared execution and sentenced to 12 years in prison,...

 

Hydrogen Fuel

Saudi Arabia gets first hydrogen fueling station

It is expected that the fleet of Toyota Mirai vehicles will have a driving range of 500km with water as their only emission and the...

 

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Iran Tensions

US sending 1,000 additional troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions

The US will send 1,000 additional US forces and more military resources to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, the Pentagon announced Monday. "In response...

 

Mohammed Morsi

Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial

Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi, ousted by the military in 2013 after one year in office, has collapsed in a courtroom and died, officials say. A...

 

China in the Region

China’s Middle East Policy: Speak Softly and Wave a Large Purse

Against this backdrop, China measures its influence and presence in the Middle East mainly in terms of securing energy supplies, trade ties, and business benefits....

 

Cyber

Cyberattacks in UAE, Middle East

The Middle East region, and especially the United Arab Emirates, saw a growing number of attacks in the six months leading to March this year,...

 

Peace to Prosperity

For Jordan, Bahrain is perilous balancing act

Torn between its allies abroad and stability at home, Jordan is crafting a finely-tuned position: participate to advocate....

 

Shipping

Shipping Insurance Premiums Spike Following Tanker Attacks in Middle East

Freight rates for supertankers transporting oil from the Middle East Gulf to Asia were already close to a two-month high on Thursday at nearly $13,000...

 

BeIN disupute

French court sees no ‘clear and illegal disruption’ in Gulf sports piracy case

A French court has ruled that pirated sports content belonging to the Qatar-based broadcaster beIN was accessible via a Saudi-based satellite operator, but said it...

 

U.S.-Africa

US African policy′s lost ′dynamics′

At the US-Africa economic summit, stakeholders from both sides meet to discuss future business. Africa's political elite is represented in large numbers. Interest in the...

 

Iran

Sanctions Are Knocking Iranian Artists Back to the 18th Century

All-cash deals, logistical nightmares, scarce art materials—this is what life is like for artists living in Iran under crushing sanctions....

 

U.S.-Saudi Relations

Model Bella Hadid says she made an ‘honest mistake’ on insult of Saudi Arabia, UAE and asks for forgiveness

The 22-year-old supermodel faced backlash over the weekend for posting an Instagram Story of the sole of her foot facing three planes, including a Saudi...

 

Cheese

​Wisconsin to Host Delegation of Cheese Buyers from the Middle East

The cheese buyers – from  Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Lebanon and Qatar – will be here June 26-29 to experience a “360...

 

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