Saudi Arabia

  • Jun 25, 2020
  • 2 min read

Riyadh faces mounting obstacles to exit Yemen conflict

Saudi troops have been deployed to monitor a ceasefire in the south, and a Huthi drone and missile strike has hit Riyadh

Saudi Arabia
  • Jun 22, 2020
  • 12 min read

Saudi Arabia will lead Gulf funds’ inward focus shift

Despite opportunistic investment during the global downturn, sovereign wealth funds will see new demand at home

Saudi Arabia
  • Jun 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

Gulf states will reopen despite second wave fears

Airports and malls are coming back into use, even though in some countries COVID-19 cases are increasing

Gulf states
  • Jun 8, 2020
  • 2 min read

Riyadh can manage the mounting COVID-19 second wave

After easing lockdown restrictions at the end of May, the kingdom is seeing a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases

Saudi Arabia
  • Jun 4, 2020
  • 2 min read

OPEC differences could chill Saudi-Iraqi relations

Riyadh is taking a strong line against Baghdad and others failing to comply with sweeping agreed oil production cuts

Saudi Arabia
  • Jun 3, 2020
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2020

The Gulf countries face political challenges while their economies struggle

Gulf states
  • Jun 2, 2020
  • 2 min read

Saudi assistance to the private sector will fall short

The central bank is funding domestic financial support as well as large foreign asset purchases

Saudi Arabia
  • Jun 2, 2020
  • 2 min read

Yemen aid prospects hinge on Gulf donor commitment

Saudi Arabia is hosting a humanitarian pledging conference for Yemen as the UN complains of a major funding shortfall

Yemen