RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has designated 2026 as the Year of Artificial Intelligence, underscoring the Kingdom’s accelerating push to position itself as a global hub for advanced technologies. The ...

Simon Mabon receives funding from Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Henry Luce Foundation. He is a Senior Research Fellow with The Foreign Policy Centre A report in the Washington Post the day ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday suggested a mutual defense agreement with Saudi Arabia amid the ongoing U.S. operation in Iran. “Finally, to my friends in Saudi Arabia: I’ve been your biggest ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday pressed Saudi Arabia to join U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, describing it as a “fight of mutual interest.” “It is my understanding the Kingdom refuses to use ...

Ramadan for 2026 will begin at sundown on February 17, as confirmed by moon spotters in Saudi Arabia. The official start of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of the waning crescent moon, causing ...

While the chances of direct conflict between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are slim, the emerging rivalry is reshaping the Middle East. With a massive American armada in the Persian Gulf ...

Saudi Arabia’s appetite for gaming consolidation is reportedly unsated. Its leveraged buyout to take over Battlefield 6 publisher Electronic Arts isn’t even complete yet and it’s already eyeing other ...

The United States on Friday approved arms sales worth close to $6.7 billion for Israel and $9 billion for Saudi Arabia, deals that come as the Middle East remains on edge with President Donald Trump ...

Microsoft today confirmed that customers will be able to run cloud workloads from its Saudi Arabia East datacenter region from Q4 2026, marking a major milestone in the company’s long-term investment ...

Saudi Arabia plans to release an updated strategy for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s economic diversification agenda as the kingdom adjusts its policies and spending priorities amid fiscal ...

NEOM is being resized, not abandoned, as lower oil prices squeeze Saudi Arabia’s fiscal room. Riyadh is forced to reassess timelines and scale across its giga-projects despite Vision 2030 remaining ...

A controversial rule will still have to be abided by this weekend at the WWE Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia. Women are required to dress modestly in Saudi Arabia, and the same will hold true for ...