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  • Saudi Arabia sets strict health criteria for Haj 2025, urges vulnerable groups to postpone

    The Saudi Ministry of Health recommended that individuals who are elderly (over 65), have chronic diseases, such as heart, kidney, or respiratory issues, or diabetes, have immune deficiencies, whether congenital or acquired, have cancer, are terminally ill, are pregnant, or are children under 12 should consider postponing their Haj and Umrah pilgrimage this year.

  • Saudi EV market poised for significant growth by 2026, Petromin CEO predicts

    In an interview with Arab News at the EV Auto Show in Riyadh, Kalyana Sivagnanam, CEO of Petromin Group—a Saudi-based provider of automotive, lubricant, and EV charging solutions—indicated that EV sales could soon approach parity with internal combustion engine vehicles within the next 12 to 18 months. “By 2026/2027, you’re going to see a massive surge in the sales of electric vehicles,” Sivagnanam stated, linking this growth to rapidly changing market conditions and declining battery costs.

  • Second wave of exploding devices raises fears of wider Israel-Lebanon conflict

    Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon's south in the country's deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the militants and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions of the group's pagers the day before. Lebanon's health ministry said 20 people were killed and more than 450 injured on Wednesday in Beirut's suburbs and the Bekaa Valley, while the death toll from Tuesday's explosions rose to 12, including two children, with nearly 3,000 injured.

  • Analysts predict growth despite Saudi GDP fall

    Saudi Arabia’s year-on-year GDP fell again in the second quarter, according to adjusted government figures released this week, but analysts have said the quarterly increase shows the economy is nearing the end of its negative run. GDP was down 0.3 percent year on year in the second quarter, but has risen by 1.4 percent since the previous quarter.

  • Time to retire ‘Arab-Israeli conflict’?

    The experience of the past 11 months has led many experts on the region like myself to reassess that term. Is “Arab-Israeli conflict” an accurate reflection, given that the active participants are no longer just Arabs and Israelis? Should we retire that term for good now that the conflict has widened, drawing in the United States and Iran–and potentially Turkey and others in the coming years?

  • In pictures: Israelis protest to demand Gaza hostage deal

    Israeli protesters took to the streets for a second day on Monday to press the government to reach a deal to return hostages still held by Hamas, after six more captives were found dead in Gaza.

  • Cease-fire deal collapse threatens to ignite Middle East conflict

    The cease-fire negotiations were among the factors apparently holding Iran back from retaliating against Israel for the bombing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month, along with economic troubles at home and the recent election of a more moderate Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, who wants to make his country more palatable abroad.

  • Olympic victory of naturalized athlete sparks ‘sportswashing’ debate in Bahrain

    Winfred Yavi, a Bahraini runner of Kenyan origin, has bagged the first gold medal for the island nation at the Paris Olympics. The win has sparked mixed reactions among Bahrainis and the wider Arab world. Some view it as highlighting alleged sportswashing by Manama—a term for when sports are used to improve reputations tarnished by issues such as rights abuses. Others point to a claimed trend of naturalization of foreigners in the Gulf Arab monarchy. The latter is a particularly contentious matter in Bahrain, which has long been criticized for stripping indigenous Bahrainis—particularly dissidents—of their nationality.

  • Predicting the Next US Administration’s Approach to the Region

    The two leading presidential candidates in America’s 2024 election have made statements and established track records on the Middle East based on their time in office. This document aims to highlight the most important and reliable positions staked out by former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris.

  • Saudi: New Nazaha law stipulates termination of government employee if convicted of corruption

    A government employee shall be terminated from service in the event of conviction of corruption by a court of law. Legal measures will be taken against an employee if he amasses wealth disproportionate to his income. These provisions are included in the new Saudi Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha) Law, approved by the Council of Ministers on July 23.