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• Jordanian ambitions, Saudi funds: A look at Saudi investments in Jordan

  In addition to investing billions in the domestic economy, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has also made smaller and less eye-catching investments in other countries in its neighborhood. These investments can not only foster knowledge exchanges to help diversify the Saudi economy, but they’re also important tools of economic statecraft as Riyadh strengthens its position around the Red Sea and in the Levant. Jordan, strategically located in both these regions, has historically been a major recipient of Saudi aid, but Saudi Arabia’s new leadership has pared down its aid commitments and instead started experimenting with the role of a deep-pocketed investor.

• Carlo Ancelotti did not ‘understand’ hostile Toni Kroos reception in Saudi Arabia

  Carlo Ancelotti says neither he or Toni Kroos understood the hostile reception the Real Madrid midfielder received from the Saudi Arabia crowd during Wednesday’s Supercopa de Espana semi-final win over Atletico Madrid. Kroos was whistled by supporters at the Al-Awwal Stadium as his side booked their place in Sunday’s final with an extra-time victory over their Madrid rivals. The 34-year-old has previously criticised players’ decisions to move to the Saudi Pro League, stating it was “against football”.

• Blinken urges diplomacy to calm Israel Lebanon border as Israel pulls some troops from northern Gaza

  But in a sign of Israeli political leaders’ apparent reluctance to be perceived by the Israeli public as reducing the intensity of military operations in Gaza before Hamas is destroyed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not hold a joint press conference with Blinken, as they’d done on Blinken’s earlier trips. And the pullout of some Israeli reserve units from northern Gaza has been communicated, somewhat obliquely, by Israeli military officials, mostly to western media, rather than by Israeli political leaders to the Israeli public. (“The war must not be stopped until we achieve all of its goals,” Netanyahu said in his usual maximalist rhetoric at a cabinet meeting Sunday. “We must continue until total victory.”)

• Perspective: Another Israel-Hezbollah war? It’s likelier than ever

  Israel says that it has transitioned to a lower-intensity “third phase” in its operations against Hamas, but that does not mean that more surgical attacks against Hamas, and lately Hezbollah, are viewed as less escalatory by either organization.

• Saudi Arabia’s private sector employees surge to 10.92 million

  Saudi Arabia has witnessed a significant surge in the total number of workers in the private sector. A recent report by the National Labor Observatory (NLO) revealed that, in December 2023, Saudi Arabia’s private sector recorded a surge in the total number of workers in the private sector, reaching a total of 10.92 million workers. This indicates a steady and growing attraction to employment opportunities within the private sector

• Saudi Ambassador to the US to Chair International Women in Defense Program at World Defense Show 2024 in February

  Saudi Ambassador to the United States of America Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz will chair the International Women in Defense Program, which aims to promote women's participation and celebrate their significant role in the defense sector.

• Saudi Crown Prince voted most influential Arab leader for third consecutive year

  In the poll, which took place between December 15, 2023, and January 7, MBS garnered 366,403 votes, constituting 69.3 percent of the 530,399 total votes. This marks the third consecutive year that the Saudi leader has clinched the top position in the annual poll.

• Saudi Arabia tries to thread the needle between crude output, prices

  Although Alhamed graduated from Effat University with a bachelor’s degree in product design, her passion for visual creation and character development never left her.  While studying product design, she spent her days teaching herself how to visualize stories and share them with others.

• Saudi illustrator opens portals to magical new worlds

  Although Alhamed graduated from Effat University with a bachelor’s degree in product design, her passion for visual creation and character development never left her. While studying product design, she spent her days teaching herself how to visualize stories and share them with others.

• Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur reps Saudi fitness brand Kayanee at Australian Open

  Kayanee was established by the Saudi Public Investment Fund last August to expand Saudi Arabia's fitness industry and is chaired by Saudi's ambassador to the United States Princess Reema Bint Bandar. The company offers fitness and well-being products and services such as apparel, personal care and nutrition, the Saudi Press Agency reported at the time of the company's launch.

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