US fears rapid escalation in Mideast after Houthis attack Riyadh
THE US HAS warned that hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could “escalate rapidly” after a missile…
Arab News | Saudi Arabia’s Operating Revenues Index rises 4.9% in July: GASTAT
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Operating Revenues Index rose 4.9 percent in July from a year earlier, with manufacturing and…
No Rivers, Little Rain: How Saudi Arabia Supplies Freshwater To 37 Million People
Imagine a country where vast stretches of land are covered by scorching sand, more than 95% of the…
Arab News | Saudi non-oil activities up 0.9% in Q2: GASTAT
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s non-oil activities expanded 0.9 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2026, even…
Riyadh’s JAX cultural district expands with Lift gallery arrival – The Art Newspaper
Lift, a hybrid exhibition, co-working and concept shop space, has opened in JAX, the pedestrianised cultural district on…
Gulf states pay the price as Strait of Hormuz shipping crisis drives costs
Gulf states that normally receive their food and household goods by sea have spent five months flying them…
Saudi-led group (including Jared Kushner’s firm) closes $55bn deal to buy gaming giant EA
A GROUP OF buyers led by a Saudi Arabian firm has completed a $55 billion (€47.76 billion) buyout…
How a giant iceberg travelled from Alaska to Iowa in 1977 for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan to turn Antarctic icebergs into a freshwater source | World News
In the autumn of 1977, visitors arriving in Ames, Iowa, encountered something they would never have expected to…
Trump calls off threatened new Iran strikes as long as deal is agreed ‘rapidly’ – The Irish Times
US president Donald Trump said he had canceled threatened new strikes on Iran — provided a deal was…
Trump close to deciding on ‘massive attack’ against Iran after Houthis strike Red Sea tankers – The Irish Times
US president Donald Trump has said he is close to deciding whether to launch “a massive attack” against…
Saudi Arabia to build nuclear reactors using US technology as part of new agreement – The Irish Times
The US and Saudi Arabia have reached an agreement on civil nuclear power, the US energy department said…
Iran tells Houthis to close second crucial sea route if US hits power network – The Irish Times
Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the…