Military personnel from Saudi Arabia were photographed by the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) training in remote mountain terrain as the battle against Houthi rebels in Yemen continues.
The tax on undeveloped land would nudge property owners to build on these 'White Properties' that are often connected to roads and utilities. Without it, they have virtually no incentive to do so.
KAUST, with a deep endowment and brand new main campus in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, announced two new partnerships this week, one with Dow Chemical and another with the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD).
Key players in Saudi Arabia’s stock market have embarked on a "global roadshow" abroad to show off the attractiveness of the investment climate in Saudi Arabia, according to reports, with officials meeting potential investors in New York, London, and Singapore.
Uber Technologies Inc. is investing $250 million to expand in the Middle East and North Africa, which have some of the ride-sharing service’s fastest-growing markets, Bloomberg reports.
“I am confident that the Yemeni conflict has entered its final stage, and I’m optimistic,” Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said about the war in Yemen. "The trend is moving in the right direction.”
"The view of our partners ... was that we should test the intentions of the Iranians and the Russians in arriving at a political solution in Syria, which we all prefer. If they're serious we will know, and if they're not serious we will also know and stop wasting time with them." - Adel Al-Jubeir.
Daesh has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia's Najran city in which at least one person was killed and 16 others were injured. A suspect has been named by Saudi authorities.
The State Department has approved the sale under the Foreign Military Sales program according to an official cited by Bloomberg. The approval allows the Saudis to negotiate contracts for the ships unless Congress passes legislation to block the deal.
