The Qatari state-owned, Qatar Petroleum, has announced the successful operation of a gigantic refinery, in which it owns a major stake, north of Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Qatar Petroleum owns 38.1% of the shares of the Arabian Refinery Company,...
From November 17 to December 4, Saudi Arabia’s oil giant Saudi Aramco will list its shares on the Riyadh stock exchange, making it the world’s biggest initial public offering (IPO). The company set a valuation worth $1.7 trillion, below $2...
While Donald Trump may have been a political neophyte, he was no stranger to business. As a hard-boiled New York City real estate veteran and entrepreneur, his efficacy at navigating politics and transacting successful businesses is built either on his...
Stark was the reality of the actual decision-makers and operators of all but the Houthis in war-torn Yemen at the signing ceremony held in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Nov. 5. The figurehead Saudi-backed president of the internationally recognized Yemeni...
The latest edition of the Future Investment Initiative became a grand affair as business communities from around the world flocked to Riyadh, unlike last year when the Saudi flagship conference was largely boycotted in the wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal...
“A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze.” For women in Saudi Arabia, there is no maze. There is only a dark room. On October 9, women in Saudi Arabia...
In an unprecedented turn of events, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan visited both Tehran and Riyadh to facilitate talks between the two regional arch-rivals. After years of hostility and competition for influence in the region, both Tehran and Riyadh have...
Saudi Arabia is beginning to take steps towards easing the situation with Iran following attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities Sept. 14. According to a New York Times report, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has invited leaders from Pakistan...
Last week Wednesday marked one year since Saudi born journalist and Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, was murdered inside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Istanbul, Turkey. The assassination was not only a blow to democracy in the Middle East, but...
International investigative journalists often face a feat that puts themselves in danger, and often it is their intrinsic drive to seek the truth that may land them in sticky situations. Other instances, we see civilians or governments lash out –...
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