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“They are not a US vassal state and so they’re not just taking a diktat from Trump. And I think it will stand firm on their positions, willing to negotiate here and there. But the principal red lines remain.” Andreas Krieg of King’s College London, Trump’s Gaza plan derails Saudi-Israel ties: analysts [AFP]
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Saudi Arabia’s population grew 4.7% to 35.3 million by mid-2024 according to the General Authority for Statistics. [more]
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Via Tim Callen in agsiw.org: Any increase in policy interest rates in the United States would make borrowing more expensive at a time when the Saudi public sector is continuing to borrow heavily to fund the ambitious Vision 2030 projects. Also, higher interest rates would raise borrowing costs for individuals and businesses, potentially slowing private consumption and investment, although these links are hard to identify empirically in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Last, in a higher interest rate environment, the dollar, to which the Saudi riyal is pegged, may continue to strengthen, hurting the competitiveness of emerging Saudi sectors, such as tourism.
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Via Rebecca Anne Proctor in artnet.com: Dozens of new art institutions are in the works as part of Vision 2030, a sweeping trillion-dollar initiative to reduce oil dependence by expanding tourism, entertainment, and technology. Among these is the recently opened Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), a digital-art focused institution that is part of the $63 billion Diriyah Gate project, which aims to transform the heritage site on the outskirts of the kingdom’s capital city, Riyadh, into a cultural tourist destination. Meanwhile, in the ancient desert region of AlUla, the Contemporary Art Museum, which is being developed in partnership with Paris’s Centre Pompidou, set to open in 2027. On the west coast, the Red Sea Museum in Jeddah, slated to open before 2030, will showcase historical and contemporary works of art.
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in saudimoments.com: Talk about a wedding of the century! Riyadh just pulled off the most epic mass wedding, uniting 300 Saudi couples in a night full of love, music, and jaw-dropping surprises. Hosted by the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) as part of Riyadh Season, the “Night of a Lifetime” has left the internet in total awe. Talk about a wedding of the century! Riyadh just pulled off the most epic mass wedding, uniting 300 Saudi couples in a night full of love, music, and jaw-dropping surprises. Hosted by the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) as part of Riyadh Season, the “Night of a Lifetime” has left the internet in total awe.
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The report sheds light on financial performance during the fourth quarter of last year, including revenues, expenditures, and public debt indicators. It highlighted a 21...[via com.sa]
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Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadley witnessed on Sunday the signing of an agreement between the Environment Fund and the Small and...[via saudigazette.com]
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Developer Diriyah Company — backed by Public Investment Fund — secured $1.6 billion in financing to develop the Wadi Safar project, an upscale residential...[By Kelsey Warner via semafor.com]
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The United States will keep attacking Yemen's Houthis until they end...[By Phil Stewart, Mohammed Ghobari and Gabriella Borter via reuters.com]
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