Algeria Clinches $5.4 billion Oil and Gas Deal with Saudi Arabia
October 17th, 2025
Via Business Insider, an article on how Algeria has secured a $5.4 billion production-sharing agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Midad Energy to explore and develop oil and gas reserves in the Illizi Basin, marking a major step in the North African country’s energy expansion and foreign investment strategy: Saudi Arabia’s Midad Energy signed a $5.4 billion […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia is Betting Big on Egypt
October 6th, 2025
Via Semafor, a report on how Saudi Arabia is betting big on Egypt: Saudi Arabia pledged to invest $5 billion in Egypt, a vote of confidence in Cairo’s efforts to address its fiscal and investment policies as well as a signal of shifting Gulf attitudes towards plowing cash into flailing regional economies. Saudi Crown Prince […]
Read more »All Downhill: Neom Ski Resort Strains Budget; Saudi Arabia and Olympic Council Weigh Moving Asian Winter Games
August 22nd, 2025
Via Bloomberg, a report that Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council are weighing moving the Asian Winter Games: Saudi Arabia and the Olympic Council of Asia have begun approaching other countries to potentially take over the 2029 Asian Winter Games as the ski resort designated to host the tournament in the Middle Eastern nation grapples […]
Read more »The Digital Silk Road in the Gulf: Navigating Risks Amid China-US Rivalry
July 16th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, commentary on how the Gulf region represents a convergence of regional instability and great power rivalry, with Chinese high-tech exports caught in the crossfire: China’s Digital Silk Road has emerged as a strategic avenue to circumvent mounting U.S.-led barriers to its high-tech development, offering an alternative model for digital globalization that emphasizes […]
Read more »Why African Banks Are Turning From London and New York To Dubai and Riyadh
July 15th, 2025
Via The Africa Report, commentary on why African banks are turning from London and New York to Dubai and Riyadh: Arab-based DIFC and KAFD financial hubs are now outshining New York’s Wall Street and London’s The City. This geographical shift mirrors a broader reorientation of trade and financial flows towards Middle Eastern markets. For English-speaking […]
Read more »Can the Gulf Buy Its Way To AI Supermacy?
June 24th, 2025
Via Rest of World, a report on how Middle East nations have committed $2 trillion to artificial intelligence, computer chips, and defense, chasing tech supremacy that money alone may not guarantee: The UAE will add $200 billion to existing AI investments, including building the world’s largest AI campus outside the U.S. Saudi Arabia struck deals […]
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