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Features  Archive photo of Diriyah’s Al-Turaif ruins in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Diriyah... A Starting Point, Castle of Glories, Threat to Empires

Strong and fortified cities in the middle of the Arabian Peninsula, such as Diriyah and Uyaynah, have withstood the test of time, transforming from small towns…

Badr al-Khuraif (Riyadh)
Gulf Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Celebrates Founding Day, Marking its Establishment 300 Years Ago

Saudi Arabia is celebrating Founding Day on Wednesday. The anniversary was announced by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz in 2022 and…

Badr al-Khuraif (Riyadh)
Gulf Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Deposits $1 Billion into Yemen’s Central Bank

Saudi Arabia deposited $1 billion into the central bank of Yemen’s legitimate government Tuesday in a bid to bolster the country’s economy, state media said. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef (SPA)

Saudi Industrial Investments Target $260 Bln

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef called on the industrial business sector to take advantage of opportunities available in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Oil tanks in the port of Ras Tanura in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia on the Arabian Gulf (Aramco website)

IOGP Looks Forward to Working with OPEC to Ensure Global Energy Security

For three years now, energy security has been the most prevalent issue for the global economy. The world blames the high prices of oil and gas and accuses the…

Sabri Najeh (Cairo)
Business World Bank Vice President for Middle East and North Africa Ferid Belhaj. (WAM)

World Bank: Gulf Economies Are Becoming More Open

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries should follow the lead of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Gulf states in economic reforms, said…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Dubai)
Arab World Houthi landmines that have been concealed as rocks. (Masam Project)

Al-Gosaibi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthis Have Turned Everyday Objects into Explosive Mines

One of the oddest explosives discovered by the Saudi Masam Project in Yemen was a bean can that the Iran-backed Houthi militias had booby-trapped to form a…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Business A photo taken from the Riyadh Space Exhibition, which was held at the King Salman Science Park last month under the slogan “Man and Space”. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Expands its Economic Capabilities to Space

Saudi Arabia’s recent announcement that it was sending two Saudi astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) has kicked off talks about the Kingdom’s…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Gulf The Saudi Foreign Minister meets his Dutch counterpart in Munich. (SPA)

Saudi FM: Riyadh, Washington Disagree on Some Issues, Work Together for Region’s Stability

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan stressed that his country’s ties with the United States take into account the national interests of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Munich)
Features 15 February 2023, Syria, Damascus: A photo released by the official Syrian Arab news agency (SANA) on 15 February shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) speaking with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi. (SANA/dpa)

Quake Pushes Forward Normalization Efforts with Syria as Assad Heads to Oman

The earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye two weeks ago, that left tens of thousands of people dead and left devastation in its wake, has raised several…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Arab World Bassil delivers his address on Saturday. (FPM website)

Bassil Accuses Hezbollah Candidate for Lebanese Presidency of Corruption

Head of Lebanon’s Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MP Gebran Bassil ended on Saturday all hopes for a “comprehensive settlement” over the presidency after…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Houthi militants in Sanaa chanting the group’s slogans (AFP)

US, UK, French Ambassadors: Houthi Attacks Harm All Yemenis

The ambassadors of the US, UK, and France have condemned Houthi attacks against infrastructure in Yemen and the group’s actions that threaten the peace process…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)