KING SALMAN

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Ruler of Saudi Arabia, and King of Twitter

Saudi Arabia's King Salman.
HRH King Salman is the world's most retweeted leader, according to a recent analysis, outpacing U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Gulf Shipyard

Saudi Aramco signs deals to build Gulf’s biggest shipyard

Saudi Aramco plans to build the Gulf's largest shipyard through a joint venture with three companies that it announced on Wednesday, a $5.2 billion project...

 

Saudi-Russia

‘Axis of love’: Saudi-Russia detente heralds new oil order

State oil giant Aramco confirmed the meeting took place but declined to give details of the closed-door talks, which took place on the same day...

 

Counter Terrorism

Scapegoating Saudi Arabia won’t help us fight terrorism

The terrorism we see today has been decades in the making, the result of an Islamic awakening provoked by the humiliating Arab defeat in the...

 

Retweet King

Saudi monarch is king of Twitter with more retweets than Trump

The world leader whose original tweets generate the most retweets is Saudi Arabia's King Salman, according the latest "Twiplomacy" study by communications firm Burson-Martsteller....

 

U.S.-Saudi Defense Cooperation

U.S.-Saudi Defense Cooperation: Economic and Security Dimensions

President Trump's recent deal with the Kingdom solidifies a decades-long alliance with the world's largest oil exporter and will be worth $350 billion over 10...

 

Saudi-Iran

Perspective: Defusing the Iran-Saudi Powder Keg

The conflicts in the region won’t resolve themselves. Belligerent rhetoric, pouring money into conflict zones, and backing various proxies haven’t worked. The two sides now...

 

Saudi Healthcare

Restructuring Saudi Healthcare Sector a Boost for the Industry

According to the World Health Organization, Saudi Arabia’s public health sector is ‘overwhelmingly financed, operated and monitored by the Ministry of Health’ (MOH). With a...

 

KACST

Prince Turki Bin Saud Mohammed Al Saud, president of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

In an interview with Global Platform, Prince Turki Bin Saud Mohammed Al Saud, president of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in...

 

VAT in Saudi Arabia

Saudi becomes first GCC nation to seek public feedback on VAT law

Saudi Arabia’s tax authority has announced the first public consultation of the draft value added tax (VAT) law, the first in the six-nation Gulf bloc....

 

Women in Real Estate

JLL encourages Saudi women to join real estate sector

JLL, a leading real estate investment and advisory firm, have signed an MoU with Effat University, a private non-profit institution of higher education for women...

 

Saudi Public Affairs

Saudi Arabia adds Washington lobbyists hiring former Trump advisers

The Saudis have now added six U.S. lobbying firms since Trump's election in a bid to improve frayed relations with the United States -- and...

 

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco trading arm hiring staff for Singapore push: sources

The trading arm of oil giant Saudi Aramco is looking to step up hiring for its Singapore office as it pushes into the regional energy...

 

Privatization

Saudi Arabia said to consider IPO for power company Marafiq

Saudi Arabia’s Power and Water Company for Jubail and Yanbu, or Marafiq, is considering plans for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with...

 

UK Investigation

‘Sensitive’ UK terror funding inquiry may never be published

The inquiry into revenue streams for extremist groups operating in the UK was commissioned by the former prime minister and is thought to focus on...

 

Dammam Airport

This woman is now the head of a Saudi airport

Saudi businesswoman Hind Al-Zahid has been hired as the first woman to be an executive director of the Dammam Airport. Although she's new to this role,...

 

Kingdom School Shooting

Ex-worker kills two staff at Saudi Arabia private school

A 'disgruntled' ex-employee of a Saudi private school shot dead two staff members and injured a third, the school's chairman said....

 

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World Peace

Global Peace Index 2017: World slightly more peaceful than last year

Levels of peace around the world have improved slightly for the first time since the Syrian war began, but harmony has decreased in the US...

 

War in Yemen

UAE-backed forces gain control over Aden airport

Forces backed by the United Arab Emirates have taken over the airport in the southern city of Aden, according to Yemeni security officials, further fueling...

 

Yemen Civil War

Oil tanker fired on off Yemen: Saudi-led coalition

An oil tanker has come under fire off Yemen while passing through the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait into the Red Sea, a Saudi-led coalition supporting...

 

Kabul Bombing

Ashraf Ghani’s Afghanistan Is Key to Fighting Terrorism

On the morning of May 31, a giant plume of smoke spread across the sky above the Arg, the 19th century Kabul fortress that houses...

 

IS in Iraq

IS seals off area of symbolic mosque in Mosul’s Old City

A resident in the Islamic State-held Old City in Mosul says militants have blocked the area around a highly symbolic mosque where the group's leader...

 

Syria

Pro-Syrian forces staying in border area despite US warnings

Forces backing the Syrian government haven't left a protected area near Syria's southern border with Jordan despite repeated warnings from the U.S.-led coalition, American military...

 

Bahrain

Bahrain court dissolves main secular opposition group

A court has ordered the dissolution of Bahrain's main secular opposition group, as the Gulf state continues a crackdown on dissent....

 

Israel-Palestine

Israeli finance minister holds rare West Bank meeting with Palestinian PM

Israel's finance minister has met the Palestinian prime minister, Israeli officials said on Thursday, in a rare visit by an Israeli cabinet member to the...

 

Iran

Perspective: America’s Iran Hysteria

So, is the secretary of defense correct? Is Iran really behind all regional trouble in the Greater Middle East?...

 

Global Economic Health

Commentary: GDP growth is the wrong way to measure global economic and developmental progress

In my new book “Wellbeing Economy: Success in a World Without Growth” I point out that the “growth first” rule has dominated the world since...

 

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