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  • No longer a financial reservoir? Saudi Arabia’s spending confirms clear shift in strategy

    The fund’s investments in domestic infrastructure and real estate development grew 15% year-on-year to 233 billion riyals, while its foreign investments increased 14% to 586 billion riyals. At the same time, the Saudi government introduced laws and reforms to facilitate and even mandate investment in the country as it builds out its Vision 2030 plan to diversity its oil-reliant economy.

  • MENA’s Magnetic Pull: Are Foreign Investors Coming Back?

    UAE and Saudi Arabia are the go-to destinations for international investors in MENA, no doubt due to their well-established and relatively mature VC ecosystems. In H1 2024 alone, a whopping 80% of international investors in MENA flocked to these two giants, with the UAE capturing the lion’s share. Both countries boast key attractions such as political stability, economic growth, government support, clear regulations, and enticing tax incentives. The UAE in particular has positioned itself as the tech hub of MENA, making it a magnet for global investors.

  • MENA’s Magnetic Pull: Are Foreign Investors Coming Back?

    UAE and Saudi Arabia are the go-to destinations for international investors in MENA, no doubt due to their well-established and relatively mature VC ecosystems. In H1 2024 alone, a whopping 80% of international investors in MENA flocked to these two giants, with the UAE capturing the lion’s share. Both countries boast key attractions such as political stability, economic growth, government support, clear regulations, and enticing tax incentives. The UAE in particular has positioned itself as the tech hub of MENA, making it a magnet for global investors.

  • No longer a financial reservoir? Saudi Arabia’s spending confirms clear shift in strategy

    The fund’s investments in domestic infrastructure and real estate development grew 15% year-on-year to 233 billion riyals, while its foreign investments increased 14% to 586 billion riyals. At the same time, the Saudi government introduced laws and reforms to facilitate and even mandate investment in the country as it builds out its Vision 2030 plan to diversity its oil-reliant economy.

  • Who are the Saudi Pro League’s biggest transfers of summer 2024?

    A blockbuster summer transfer window in 2023, which saw global superstars like Neymar, Karim Benzema and Riyad Mahrez join Cristiano Ronaldo in the Kingdom, contributed to an explosion of interest in the Saudi Pro League – putting it on the world football map like never before. Fast forward 12 months and the fanfare has subsided somewhat as clubs scaled back their signings this summer, with many opting instead to consolidate their existing personnel. Still, there have been plenty of notable forays into the transfer market, with Al Qadsiah and Al Ittihad particularly active – the former spending more than $50 million on reinforcements.

  • Who are the Saudi Pro League’s biggest transfers of summer 2024?

    A blockbuster summer transfer window in 2023, which saw global superstars like Neymar, Karim Benzema and Riyad Mahrez join Cristiano Ronaldo in the Kingdom, contributed to an explosion of interest in the Saudi Pro League – putting it on the world football map like never before. Fast forward 12 months and the fanfare has subsided somewhat as clubs scaled back their signings this summer, with many opting instead to consolidate their existing personnel. Still, there have been plenty of notable forays into the transfer market, with Al Qadsiah and Al Ittihad particularly active – the former spending more than $50 million on reinforcements.

  • Empowered but afraid: do Saudi women have the capability to freely decide their university majors?

    Results revealed that new legislation and regulations in Saudi Arabia have positively influenced sociocultural transformation. However, in small cities and nonurban settings, women may struggle to reject traditional social norms despite their empowerment. The findings indicate that encouraging students’ voluntary work and their membership in groups and organisations, as well as ensuring diverse hiring practices are in place in rural areas and small cities, could support a more general acceptance of women’s empowerment.

  • What has happened to Saudi Pro League’s big spending?

    "It has been a relatively quiet summer across global football," Simon Chadwick, professor of sport and geopolitical economy at Skema Business School in Paris, told BBC Sport. Chadwick attributes it to "a combination of harsh economic conditions, the late finishing of continental national team tournaments, and clubs across various territories trying to navigate local financial regulations".

  • Who is Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?

    David Remnick is the editor of The New Yorker, and he recently wrote a profile of Sinwar. To get a clearer picture of the forces that shaped him, Remnick went to Israel and the West Bank and spoke to people who have known Sinwar as a comrade and a combatant. In his profile, Remnick writes that Sinwar, who spent years incarcerated in Israeli prisons, thought of his time in prison as an academy.

  • Syrian elections ended. What have we learned from the results?

    Syrians voted in 8,151 polling stations that opened across the country, with the exception of areas not controlled by the Assad regime. To cater to residents displaced from opposition-held areas, the government established special polling stations scattered throughout the country. For example, stations were set up for Raqqa residents in the Hama, Damascus, Hasakah, Homs, Latakia, and Tartous governorates. For Quneitra residents, more than 111 out of 175 stations were located outside the governorate.