economic diversification

How Vision 2030 diversified the Saudi economy

In the second instalment of a two-part series, Al Majalla looks at how Saudi Arabia moved from a horizontal to a vertical development model, powered by an ambitious package of reforms

Hussein al-Sharaa 16 August 2025

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Oman is quietly redefining its development model

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

Neil Quilliam 30 June 2025

People visit the Global Logistics Forum in Riyadh on October 13, 2024.

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Can non-oil sectors shape the future of Gulf economies?

Sectors such as tourism, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare have the potential to continue growing as a share of the Gulf states' overall revenue and to provide employment for the future

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 04 May 2025

“OXAGON,” the world’s largest floating, sustainable industrial district on the northwest Red Sea coast of the Kingdom. (Credit: NEOM official website)

Blue is the New Green

Imagine a floating industrial city that generates electricity from sunlight or wind while preserving the resources of oceans and costal area! Saudi Arabia is undertaking a huge project called …

Motasem Al Felou 07 January 2022

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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 May 2025.

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US-Saudi ties are the cornerstone of Trump’s Mideast policy

14 November 2025

When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the White House to meet with US President Donald Trump on 18 November, there will be no shortage of issues for the two leaders to discuss

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This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on 10 November 2025, shows US President Donald Trump (L) shaking hands with Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in Washington DC.

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Since Trump began lifting sanctions in May, no time has been wasted. US investment delegations have been flocking to Damascus, and security cooperation has already started.

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Is support for Israel becoming toxic at the ballot box?

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As Americans rethink the moral—and strategic—calculus of US support for Israel, politicians are scrambling to keep pace

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How Trump reshaped the world

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Al Majalla examines key developments in the US and across the globe less than a year into Trump's second presidential term

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Israel's Olive War aims to uproot more than just trees

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The olive tree is no longer just a source of sustenance for West Bank Palestinians, but a silent witness to their profound struggle between permanence and erasure

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