Turkey responds to foreign tensions through defence boost
Turkey's defence industry seems to be aiming to boost foreign policy leverage through its arms production, amid tensions with the...
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon foils attempt to smuggle Captagon to Saudi Arabia
Authorities in Lebanon have foiled a drug trafficking network's attempts to smuggle cannabis and Captagon pills to Saudi Arabia, The...
The Gulf’s China pivot isn’t a matter of “if,” but “when”
China’s grandiose military parade might have been about showing off its new weapons, but it was also about showing off...
China’s power puts the Gulf in a balancing act with the US
While China is gaining increasing prominence on the world stage, for Gulf states, Beijing complicates the states long-standing ties with...
Enforced disappearances rampant across MENA, rights groups say
With the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances held on August 30th, rights groups have warned that these...
Egypt and Saudi Arabia seek to restrain Israel’s Gaza push
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are holding talks to establish an Arab political umbrella that will restrain Israel’s expansionism in the...
Saudi Arabia: man executed following terrorism charges
Saudi authorities on August 21st announced the execution of a man on terrorism charges, in spite of advocates' objections that...
Saudi Arabia: man executed for attending demonstrations aged 15
Saudi Arabia said on August 21st that it executed a man for crimes he allegedly committed when he was just...
Saudi Arabia executes eight in a day amid death penalty “crisis”
Eight people were executed in a single day in Saudi Arabia, mostly on drug-related charges, forming part of what has...
Saudi investment fund integrates AI across all operations
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), which is worth almost $1 trillion, has said that artificial intelligence and automation have...
Saudi Arabia and Iraq ink deal to tackle drug trafficking
Saudi Arabia and Iraq inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on August 6th in Riyadh to boost ties to tackle...
Dozens of migrants die in shipwreck off Yemen
At least 76 migrants have died and dozens remain missing after a boat sank off the coast of Yemen on...
Saudi Arabia inks deals worth $6.4bn for reconstruction in Syria
Saudi Arabia on July 24th inked investment and partnership deals worth $6.4 billion to help with Syria's post-war reconstruction as...
Saudi Arabia allegedly prohibits activists from exiting country
Saudi Arabia is prohibiting large amounts of its citizens from exiting the country in a bid to silence dissent, according...
Lebanon and Afghanistan receives food aid from Saudi Arabia
A Saudi aid agency has provided much-needed food aid to communities in Afghanistan and Lebanon, affected by crisis, Arab News...
