Zeinab Ali

Zeinab Ali
Business King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) (Middle East) 

Ashmore: Institutional Liquidity is Reshaping Saudi Market

Saudi Arabia’s financial market is undergoing a structural shift as short-term speculative trading gives way to institutional investment through funds, managed…

Zeinab Ali (Riyadh)
Business The King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh. (SPA)

Foreign Investors Consolidate their Bets on Saudi Arabia as Economic Reforms Gather Pace

Saudi Arabia is no longer just an oil-price bet for global investors. It is becoming a core emerging-market play. That is the view of Emmanuel Laurina, head of…

Zeinab Ali (Riyadh)
Business A woman stands in front of an information screen at the LEAP tech exhibition in Saudi Arabia (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Builds its Own Digital Sovereignty Model

In a world where digital borders are blurring and countries are racing to control data and build technological power, Saudi Arabia has chosen to carve out its…

Zeinab Ali (Riyadh)
Business A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Reshapes Its Industrial Identity... From Assembly to Independent Innovation

Saudi Arabia is moving rapidly and steadily toward building a comprehensive industrial system, surpassing ambitions of mere assembly and importation, but…

Zeinab Ali (Riyadh)
Business Solar power in Saudi Arabia (SPA)

Vision 2030 Redefines Saudi Arabia's Wealth from Oil Supplier to Global Energy Hub

Saudi Arabia has chosen to rethink its relationship with its resources, asking a different question: How can we make what we have work to its fullest potential…

Zeinab Ali (Riyadh)
Business The Saudi capital, Riyadh (SPA)

Saudi Vision 2030 Enters Third Phase with 93% of Targets Met

Saudi Arabia will enter the third phase of its Vision 2030 reform program in 2026, with 93% of performance indicators having met, exceeded or nearly reached…

Zeinab Ali (Riyadh)
Business NEOM Port in Saudi Arabia (NEOM)

NEOM Port Reshapes Global Trade Routes from Northern Saudi Arabia

On April 15, Saudi Arabia’s NEOM posted a terse but telling message on X: “Europe- Egypt- NEOM- GCC: your faster route.” Accompanied by a map, the post…

Zeinab Ali (Riyadh)
Business Chairman of Menzies Aviation Hassan El-Houry. (Menzies Aviation)

Menzies Chairman to Asharq Al-Awsat: Aviation Services Sector Highly Resilient Despite Regional Disruptions

The aviation services sector continues to demonstrate strong resilience amid geopolitical tensions disrupting air traffic across the Middle East, said Hassan…

Zeinab Ali (Riyadh)