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  • Day One Problems: Yemen

    On January 20, 2025, either Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the next president of the United States. Whoever takes the oath of office that day will face a host of national security challenges, from the war in Ukraine and China’s growing belligerency to the Israel-Hamas conflict, Iran, and a metastasizing terrorist threat. Somewhere on that list will also be the Houthis, the Iranian-backed militia that controls northern Yemen and, for much of the past year, has been attacking commercial shipping in and around the Red Sea.

  • US warns Israel to stop blocking aid to Gaza

    After Israel sharply cut aid to Gaza in September and brought it to a total halt the first two weeks of October, the United States has formally warned Israel that it has 30 days to rapidly surge the amount of humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza, or risk being deemed in violation of US laws making it eligible to receive US military assistance.

  • Saudi crown prince to attend first EU–Gulf Cooperation Summit in Brussels

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and other Gulf leaders will be in Brussels for the first EU–Gulf Cooperation Summit, focusing on trade, security, and Middle East peace. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman will be in Brussels on Wednesday for the first EU–Gulf Cooperation Summit, Euronews can reveal. The de facto Saudi leader is discussing a range of issues, including global security, the Middle East, trade and global warming. It's his second official visit to Brussels, having previously attended in 2015 for the Global Coalition against ISIS. On the Middle East, the EU hopes the summit can strengthen support for the Palestinian Authority as a step towards resuscitating a two-state solution.

  • Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup Stadiums

    Saudi Arabia is gearing up to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup with an impressive lineup of 15 stadiums spread across five host cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Al Khobar, Abha, and NEOM. Each venue is designed to reflect local culture and architecture while incorporating modern amenities to ensure a fantastic experience for fans and players.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Fitness Movement: GymNation to Accelerate Expansion Following Opening of 20th Location

    The Saudi Arabia fitness scene is booming and it’s a market that we’ve had an ambition to enter for a number of years. The government has a huge focus on improving fitness penetration levels across the population and are actively encouraging the citizens of Saudi Arabia to engage in health, fitness, and wellness. We want to play our part by helping to break down the affordability barrier and make fitness more accessible and welcoming for everyone across the Kingdom.

  • Middle East supply disruption potential could send oil above $100/bbl, Citi says

    Citi Research on Monday raised its bull case scenario for oil prices for this quarter and the next one, citing heightened potential of the market to fear or realize supply losses during these months due to growing Middle East conflict. The bank upgraded its bull case for the fourth quarter of 2024 and first quarter of 2025 to $120 per barrel (bbl) from $80/bbl. However, "we maintain our baseline forecast for $74/bbl Brent in 4Q'24 and $65/bbl during 1Q'25, owing to weak underlying oil market fundamentals," Citi added.

  • Saudi Arabia has a big plan for oil that could hammer Russia’s war machine, economists warn

    Cooper pointed out that because Saudi Arabia's and Iran’s oil wells are closer to the surface, they are cheaper to extract. Russia, on the other hand, has to spend more on production costs to extract its deep oil wells, reducing its margins. “The simplest explanation is the right one: Russia’s GDP growth stems from a massive boost in spending on defense,” Hedlund wrote in Geopolitical Intelligence Services.

  • Saudi Arabia stops granting new licenses for delivery bikes

    Saudi Arabia witnessed massive expansion and flourishing of delivery services via electronic platforms following the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic. This provided vast opportunities for making investments and expanding businesses apart from generating job opportunities in this thriving sector. Al-Zuwayed revealed earlier that the growth of the light freight transport activity in Saudi Arabia was accompanied by an increase in the number of motorcycles that provided their services to the activity, indicating that the growth of the light freight transport activity in the first quarter of this year amounted to 38 percent compared to the first quarter of 2023.

  • Caves in Saudi Arabia’s northern region are windows to history, gates to adventure

    At least 542 caves and sinkholes discovered in Saudi Arabia’s Northern Borders region offer more destinations for the increasing number of tourists, adventurers and researchers interested in these structures, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. Of varying shapes, these structures offer a glimpse into the past with their unique geological formations, said the report, quoting Burjas Al-Falih, a speleologist and a member of the Afaq Society for Astronomy.

  • Israel kills at least 50 in Gaza, tanks deepen raid in the north

    Israeli military strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in the north of the enclave on Tuesday, amid fierce battles with Hamas-led fighters. Palestinian health officials said at least 17 people were killed by Israeli fire near Al-Falouja in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps, while 10 others were killed in Bani Suhaila in eastern Khan Younis in the south when an Israeli missile struck a house.