Saudi Arabia
Why is Saudi Arabia returning to international conventional bond markets?
Saudi Arabia, the Gulf’s largest economy, is expected to return to international bond markets as soon as this week. Goldman Sachs, GIB Capital,…
The UK will continue to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia — here’s how much it will spend on defence in coming years
London's High Court has rejected a claim by campaigners that Britain's multi-billion-pound arms sales to Saudi Arabia should be halted,…
Arab states cut ties with Qatar over funding terrorism – yet Saudi Arabia has “clear” links to extremism
Five Arabian states, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are all shunning neighbouring Qatar over its…
In Saudi Arabia mobile data revenue will overtake voice in 2018
In Saudi Arabia the young generation is tech-savvy and pursuing a connected digital lifestyle where mobile data is king. Unsurprisingly,…
Major UK banks stop trading Qatari currency
Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Tesco Bank have stopped trading in Qatari riyals amid diplomatic tensions in the…
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Who is Mohammed bin Salman, the new Saudi crown prince?
Mohammed bin Salman, 31, will replace 57-year-old Mohammed bin Nayef, to become Saudi Arabia's crown prince. Saudi Arabia is one of…
Qatari stocks are plummeting after Gulf leaders sever ties with the Arab country… what’s going on?
Six Arab nations, led by Saudi Arabia, have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar in a move that suggests a deepening rift…
Trump’s tour in pictures: here’s what the US president has been up to
On his first trip abroad, US president Donald Trump has sought to connect with allies in both the Middle East…
Here’s what to expect from today’s Opec meeting
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) ministers will gather in Vienna, the Austrian capital today to discuss the…
Shares in US defense and aerospace companies surge as Trump secures $110bn deal with Saudi Arabia
Defense stocks climbed to an all-time high on Monday after US president Donald Trump signed a $110bn weapons deal with Saudi…