Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia will regionalise its food security focus
Saudi Arabia emphasised its commitment to regional food security, while also increasing its local grain storage capacity
Saudi ArabiaNew Saudi airline will increase regional competition
Saudi Arabia announced plans to launch Riyadh Air, its second airline, to operate alongside the existing Saudia carrier
Saudi ArabiaIran-Saudi Arabia relations will develop slowly
Iran and Saudi Arabia failed to meet their self-imposed deadline on reopening their embassies by May 10
IranUS-Saudi ties will move beyond past tensions
US National Security Advisor visited Saudi Arabia for talks with Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman
United StatesOil reliance will fall in Middle East and North Africa
Dependence on oil and gas revenues has fallen in the Middle Eastern and North African hydrocarbon-rich states since 2010
Middle EastSaudi Arabia's diplomatic stature will grow
The number of Saudi Arabia's female ambassadors increased to five
Saudi ArabiaSyria will struggle to monetise Gulf relations
As the ‘normalisation’ agenda advances slowly, there is little immediate hope for the struggling economy
SyriaSaudi-Palestinian outreach will have a limited impact
The leaders of both the Palestinian Authority and rival Hamas are visiting Saudi Arabia
Palestinians
