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  • Gaza Impact Creep: Is the Fight Against ISIL a Casualty?

    Without such kinetic pressure, he is convinced ISIL would succeed in reconstituting itself in northeastern Syria from its safe haven in the Badiya desert, nominally under Syrian regime control – but largely ungoverned space below the large northern quarter of Syrian territory that Abdi’s forces control. ISIL continues to have funding streams in the northeast, including kidnapping for ransom and extortion, as well as regional inflows, and to find localized safe haven in communities with residual sympathy for the group.

  • U.S. and Iraq Try to Recast the Strategic Relationship

    The U.S.-Iraq relationship has been undergoing re-evaluation over the past five years, since the March 2019 capture by U.S.-led forces of the Syrian town of Baghouz, the last bastion of physical control by the Islamic State (IS) organization’s “caliphate.” U.S. military personnel, who had been withdrawn from Iraq in 2011, were sent back into the country in 2014 to help destroy the group’s control over major portions of both Iraq and Syria. U.S. forces successfully helped Baghdad rebuild its beleaguered national forces that essentially collapsed at the hands of the IS offensive.

  • Saudi Arabia’s game plan for a thriving esports economy: Video

    From hosting the first-ever Esports World Cup to announcing plans to build cutting-edge gaming arenas, Saudi Arabia is making big moves in the esports industry. With projections of a $13 billion boost to its economy, CNN’s Eleni Giokos takes a look at how this thriving sector is redefining entertainment and business in a country with a young, tech-savvy population.

  • Saudi Arabia is betting big on sports: Video

    With bold investments and a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Arabia is aiming to become a dominant force in the global sports industry. CNN’s Eleni Giokos explores how these initiatives are transforming the Kingdom's sports sector and contributing to its broader economic diversification strategy.

  • Russian FM meets Saudi crown prince in Riyadh

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Riyadh on Monday where he met with Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other officials from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council.

  • Saudi Arabia Showcases Strategic Tourism Investments at IHIF Asia, Opening Doors to Investors

    To capitalize on this momentum, the Kingdom has introduced the Tourism Investment Enablers Program (TIEP), with the Hospitality Investment Enablers (HIE) initiative serving as a cornerstone. HIE is designed to significantly boost accommodation capacity in key tourism areas, driving private investments up to $11 billion and increasing the annual GDP by $4.3 billion by 2030.

  • Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 6th UN World Data Forum in 2026

    Saudi Arabia, represented by the Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), has won the bid to host the United Nations World Data Forum in Riyadh in 2026 after a competitive bidding process. The decision was made by the High-level Group for Partnership, Coordination and Capacity-Building for Statistics for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (HLG-PCCB), the Saudi Press Agency reported. Around 22,000 delegates from 193 countries, including data scientists, officials of the statistical offices of UN member states and individuals interested in statistics, are expected to participate in the global event.

  • CNBC’s full interview with Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al Falih

    CNBC's Steve Sedgwick speaks to Khalid A. Al-Falih, the minister of investment for Saudi Arabia, at the Ambrosetti Forum.

  • Top five thermal power plants in development in Saudi Arabia

    Thermal capacity accounted for 50.5% of total power plant installations globally in 2023, according to GlobalData, with total recorded thermal capacity of 4,608GW. This is expected to contribute 35.2% by the end of 2030 with capacity of installations aggregating up to 5,040GW. Of the total global thermal capacity, 1.97% is in Saudi Arabia.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Amaala project advances with $6bn in contracts awarded

    Once complete, Amaala will feature nearly 4,000 hotel rooms across 30 hotels, in addition to 1,200 luxury villas, apartments and homes. There will be retail, dining and wellness facilities, and Amaala will be powered entirely by solar energy.