The London-based Financial Times has obtained an internal copy of a document that outlines Saudi Arabia's desire to amend the Kingdom's National Transformation Plan (NTP), dubbed "NTP 2.0."
The revamped NTP will focus on reforms to the government bureaucracy, such as improving the productivity of civil servants and boosting transparency. Its goals will...
Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth investment fund and Japan’s Softbank Group plan to jointly study how robots can be used more effectively in government, business...
As the traditionally austere kingdom cautiously embraces more forms of entertainment, local filmmakers are exploring a new frontier in Saudi art, using the internet to...
As Crown Prince and Minister of Defence Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) recently said, “dialogue is important but only when matched by facts on the ground.”...
The top Saudi diplomat dismissed the possibility of rekindling ties between the two nations, saying that Iran would first need to rework its foreign policy...
The sources told the Izvestiya newspaper that the sides had reached fundamental agreements on the preparation of the visit and were now discussing the details....
Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma’aden), the Gulf's largest mining company, has asked banks to submit proposals for a loan which would refinance some $2.88 billion...
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:KTOS), a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it received a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) sole-source, three-year,...
The United States will send about 3,500 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a figure broadly in line with expectations as...
Ecommerce’s lagging share of retail sales in the Middle East may soon get some help from regional online shopping leader Souq.com’s purchase of Wing.ae, an...
The Mideast outpost of France's iconic Louvre Museum will open in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 11, officials announced Wednesday, ending a decade-long wait for a...
Passenger demand for Middle East carriers increased 4.5 per cent in July from 3.6 per cent the previous month, as carriers saw a rebound in travelers...
Almost half of Russians say the Kremlin should withdraw from its military campaign in Syria, according to the results of a Levada Center poll published Tuesday....
This report, based on interviews with 19 former detainees and the family of a 20th detainee who were tortured between 2014 and 2016, shows how police...
An official source in Sharara, Libya’s largest oilfield, said that production resumed on Wednesday after armed men closed valves in the pipeline connecting it with...
