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  • Saudi’s first China-focused ETF to become the largest in Middle East

    Saudi Arabia's first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track Hong Kong-listed shares, mainly Chinese firms, are expected to be the largest such funds in the Middle East. Trading of the product, which kicks off on Wednesday on the Saudi Stock Exchange, has raised more than $1.2 billion at the start, issuer Albilad Capital and its partner Hong Kong's CSOP Asset Management said. The initial size will surpass the current largest Islamic ETF - Al Rayan Qatar ETF - listed on the Qatar Exchange, LSEG data shows.

  • Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Red Sea

    The attack ended an 18-day lull in reported assaults attributed to the Houthis, who have been attacking ships traveling through the Red Sea corridor for nearly a year now over the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip. The violence has disrupted international shipping through the region, once valued at $1 trillion in goods annually.

  • Saudi Arabia is ready to mediate between Russia and Ukraine, TASS cites envoy as saying

    Saudi Arabia is ready to act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine, Russian state news agency TASS cited the Saudi ambassador to Moscow as saying on Tuesday. It quoted the envoy as saying that the kingdom was supportive of moves to de-escalate the Ukraine crisis and "ready to make intermediary efforts in order to establish contacts between all involved parties". No peace talks have taken place between Russia and Ukraine since the first weeks of the war in 2022, although several outside parties including China and African leaders have come forward with peace initiatives.

  • Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli parliament’s decision to ban UNRWA

    The move “constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and a direct violation of the rules of international legitimacy, in light of the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe facing the brotherly Palestinian people,” the Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA.

  • Saudi Arabia, Spain Team Up to Build Advanced Combat Corvettes

    Saudi Arabia and Spain agreed on Tuesday to build three advanced combat ships for the Saudi Navy. This initiative supports the “Sarawat Project,” which aims to enhance Saudi Arabia’s maritime security capabilities. Under this agreement, the new multi-mission combat ships will enhance Saudi Arabia’s readiness against air, surface, and subsurface threats. The ships, classified as “Corvette Avante 2200,” will defend Saudi Arabia’s vital interests, strengthen maritime security, and support the National Defense Strategy aligned with Vision 2030. The new ships will match the five Sarawat Project ships delivered earlier, featuring cutting-edge combat and engineering systems. This agreement highlights the commitment of both nations to bolster naval strength and safeguard regional security.

  • Kering Launches its Kering Generation Award in Saudi Arabia in Partnership with the Saudi Fashion Commission

    The first Saudi edition of this Award program will specifically seek to identify start-ups that have an impact on customer engagement, circular economy and water protection. Together, Kering and the Saudi Fashion Commission commit to driving impactful change by promoting sustainable practices and supporting visionary fashion initiatives that shape a responsible future.

  • Saudi Arabia to host first high-level meeting of the Global Coalition for Two-State Solution on October 30

    In his speech, Deputy Minister Al-Khereiji emphasized the importance of enhancing the efforts of the Union for the Mediterranean to promote regional security, particularly at a time when the region urgently needs decisive action to halt ongoing escalations, violence, and destruction. He stated, "The Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon has brought the region to a critical crossroads, placing the international community before two existential choices: either to act effectively to support international law and promote a two-state solution, or risk further escalation and deepening suffering, undermining the credibility of international efforts to maintain peace and security in the region."

  • Saudi teenager helps connect highschoolers with new opportunities

    The young founder’s story begins in 2007, when he was born in Virginia, US, to a Saudi father and American mother. When he was two his family moved to Riyadh where he enrolled in Manarat Al-Riyadh International School (MARIS) and studied there from kindergarten to 12th grade. Approaching the last few years of high school and struggling to find extracurricular projects, Al-Qahtani took it upon himself to create SEFS. He told Arab News that his aim is “to create an online portal for students to connect with new opportunities across all Saudi Arabia … I decided to create something I wished I had at the time. My thought process is if something needed is missing then I need to fill that gap.”

  • Saudi Arabia’s PIF pivots to domestic focus, eyes AI revolution, says Al-Rumayyan

    “AI could add nearly $20 trillion to the global economy by 2030,” Al-Rumayyan stated, highlighting Saudi Arabia’s ambition to become a global AI hub. The fund is reportedly in early discussions about a potential AI partnership worth up to $40 billion with venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz. Since its launch, the FII has facilitated deals worth over $125 billion, demonstrating Saudi Arabia’s growing influence in global investment circles. Al-Rumayyan highlighted that while financial returns remain important, investment decisions must balance economic, social, and environmental outcomes.

  • World must do more to ensure Middle East security, Saudi minister tells Mediterranean Union

    The Saudi deputy foreign minister, Waleed Elkhereiji, spoke at the Union for the Mediterranean’s ninth Regional Forum in Barcelona on Monday about the importance of efforts to enhance regional security, at a time when decisive and practical international action is required to halt a continuous cycle of violence and destruction. He said the region is at a critical crossroads as a result of Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon, which presents the international community with two options: to act effectively in support of international law and to reinforce the need for a two-state solution to the wider Israeli-Palestinian conflict, or to risk further escalations and deeper suffering that undermines the credibility of international efforts to maintain peace and security in the region.