The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has spent billions of dollars hosting major entertainment, cultural, and sporting events as a deliberate strategy to deflect from the country’s image as a pervasive human rights violator. However...
Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate accelerated to a 13-month high of 2.7 percent in July, up from 2.3 percent in June, according to recent data released by the General Authority for Statistics. The Kingdom’s Consumer Price Index exceeded...
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has spent billions of dollars on high-profile international sporting events in a bid to bolster his reputation, said a new report by Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of...
Preparations have been under way for some times in the Moroccan city of Tangiers as a Saudi high ranking royal delegation is scheduled to spend the summer vocation in King Salman’s Morocco palace. According to Rue20.com website, the Moroccan...
Last month, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) made an opulent trip to Europe after a four-year enforced hiatus, and he’s making up for lost time and expenses. Mohammed Bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler...
A fierce battle is brewing in India, where Russia has undercut the price of oil from its OPEC+ ally Saudi Arabia, paving the way for Moscow to expand market share in one of the biggest crude importers. Russia Undercuts Saudi Oil Markets Russian...
Saudi Arabia ranked among the largest defence spender in the world in 2021 behind the United States, China, India, Russia, and the United Kingdom. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Saudi Arabia imports nearly 80...
Several international human rights groups have accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) of being involved in serious human rights violations, most recently was a report by f Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Reporters Without Borders...
The double blow of depressed oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic is placing unique pressure on the Saudi economy. COVID-19 has further devalued oil and wreaked havoc on the non-energy sectors Saudi Arabia is trying to develop in the name of...
In October 2017, at the annual “JOURNEY” business conference in Tel Aviv, Ariel Margalit, former Labor MK and founder of the JVP Venture Capital Fund, spoke about the economic opportunities of the Israeli occupation in the smart city of Neom that...