Chinese lenders are back in size across the Gulf, on the heels of QatarEnergy’s USD 3 bn facility from four Chinese banks. They offer large commitments, competitive borrowing costs, and longer ...

Esol’s Bahrain operation kept its teachers through a two-month shutdown, even as enrollment slipped off target ...

The Houthis have told shipping companies, workers, and civilians to clear Saudi airports and oil facilities, saying they will keep striking both in the coming days. The group clai ...

Sometimes you just grow tired of the usual breakfast spots — it’s human nature. On such days, it can also prove tiresome to search ...

Saudi Aramco and its Chinese partners have received the first Arabian crude shipment at their Hapco refining and petrochemical complex in Liaoning province, and commercial operations could begin in 1Q ...

Iraq’s parliament filled 11 vacant minister positions and approved three deputy prime ministers yesterday, rounding out Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi’s cabinet nine days after Baghdad devalued its ...

The global economy, told through one ship. In Empty Vessel: The Story of the Global Economy in One Barge , historian Ian ...

For every net new Saudi hired into the Kingdom’s private sector over the past year, employers added roughly 3.4 non-Saudis. The private workforce grew 7% y-o-y to 13.6 mn by end-2Q 2026, with Saudi ...

Kuwait is studying access to a pipeline route through the UAE to Fujairah as it looks to bypass the Strait of Hormuz for its oil exports, Deputy CEO for Planning and Innovation at Kuwait Oil Company ...

Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, taking a side in public has come with a steep bill in the entertainment ...

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and happy weekend. This month’s Long View looks at what it costs to take a public stance on ...

Morocco wants development banks to help cover a rail program it has raised to MAD 134 bn (c. USD 13 bn) by 2030, Transport and Logistics Minister Abdessamad Kayouh said at a forum ...