China’s Economic Stake in the Middle East: Its Thirst for Oil
October 12th, 2023
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at how China is the largest oil importer by far from Saudi Arabia and from Iran, highlighting the risk it faces if the war in Israel and Gaza were to broaden; China has cast itself as a neutral geopolitical player in the Middle East. It brokered a […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Set To Begin Middle East’s First Hydrogen Train Trials
October 10th, 2023
Via Al Monitor, a report that Saudi Arabian Railways, in partnership with French manufacturer Alstom, will begin to operate the world’s first hydrogen-powered passenger train in Riyadh later this month: Trial runs will begin for the first-ever hydrogen-powered passenger train in Riyadh next week, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud said Sunday. “It will […]
Read more »Riyadh: An Emerging Global Cuisine Hub
October 7th, 2023
Via Arab News, a report on Riyadh’s ascent on the international gastronomic scene: “Gastronomic explosion” has accompanied Saudi capital’s transition from administrative capital to vibrant metropolis Experts see immense potential benefits for Riyadh, and the Kingdom as a whole, from global expertise and exposure Saudi Arabia’s capital is experiencing what is best described as a “gastronomic […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s $800 Billion Tourism Plan Starts To Take Shape
October 2nd, 2023
Via The Circuit, a look at Saudi Arabia’s $800 billion tourism plan which – with a target of 200 hotels at its mega-project Neom and a new hospitality school – is charting a path to 70 million visitors a year; Four years after opening up to international tourists for the first time, Saudi Arabia marked […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Digital Dream: Silicon Valley for the Middle East
September 25th, 2023
Via Middle East Eye, a report on Saudi Arabia’s digital dream – Silicon Valley for the Middle East: Riyadh needs more data centres and infrastructure if it is to become the multi-billion dollar web giant of the Gulf Saudi Arabia is spending billions of dollars, and hopes to attract billions more, to become the digital hub […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia: Cutting Its Cloth To Become Next Kingdom Of Fashion
September 17th, 2023
Via Arab News, a look at how – under the Fashion Commission, which was one of 11 such bodies established in 2020 by the Ministry of Culture – a plethora of initiatives to further grow the sector both publicly and privately are being implemented: Until recently, the Saudi capital of Riyadh was hardly ever looked […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.