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White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and a team of outgoing Trump administration officials are heading to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week in an attempt to secure more diplomatic agreements in the Middle East before the Trump administration leaves office in January, according to reports.

Leaders of the G20 nations, the world's largest economies, concluded their two-day virtual summit this weekend hosted by Saudi Arabia offering pledges to cooperate on the Coronavirus pandemic, the global economic recovery, energy and climate change, and women's empowerment.

Netflix has announced a partnership with Saudi Arabian digital media studio Telfaz11 to produce eight new feature films, Variety reports, an expansion of the media powerhouse's interest in Saudi Arabia's budding creators and growing entertainment market.

Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector saw a second straight month of expansion in October, as figures show output grew at a "solid pace," Reuters reports.

Saudi Arabia is tops in the world in 5G speeds, beating out South Korea by a significant margin as the Kingdom unveiled its plans to become a a 5G regulator, according to reports.