The Economist

Saudi Arabia has its first boozy new year—sort of

Ambiguity has become a fixture of life in Saudi Arabia over the past decade. The kingdom has loosened its social strictures ...

Saudi Arabia Opens Property Market as MBS Courts Overseas Investors

After driving for nearly an hour north of Riyadh, the sand dunes start to give way to an emerging metropolis with thousands ...

Saudi Arabia’s dispute with the UAE exposes a deeper regional power struggle

Saudi Arabia has publicly accused the United Arab Emirates – a fellow Gulf Arab state and former partner in the Yemen war – of undermining its national security, an unusually blunt charge that exposes ...

Why will Saudi-UAE trade ties remain resilient despite Yemen tensions?

Turmoil in Yemen's south has exposed a major feud between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, yet their $30 billion ...

Saudi Arabia Tests Bond Market Appetite With New Dollar Deal

Saudi Arabia is starting 2026 with a benchmark-sized dollar bond, as it continues its rapid pace of international borrowing ...

Saudi-backed forces regain control of Yemen's Hadramout after days of airstrikes

ADEN, Yemen -- Saudi-backed forces spread across Yemen's Mukalla on Sunday after retaking the port city which was seized by ...

Exclusive: Pakistan, Saudi in talks on JF-17 jets-for-loans deal, sources say

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are in talks to convert about $2 billion of Saudi loans into a JF-17 fighter jet deal, two ...