Saudi Arabia wants to develop more of the value chain at home. Australia offers a useful combination of resources and experience to help in that effort
The country's first electric vehicles are due to be delivered next year. They will be built using foreign firms' know-how, whilst building up local firms' skills and expertise
The US is backing Saudi Arabia against the Yemeni rebel group without physically joining the war, reflecting a broader strategy of limiting US exposure
As the US and China build rival AI ecosystems, Gulf states are being drawn into a technological divide that may become increasingly difficult to navigate
Imagination lies at the heart of Fahad Al-Khalif's distinctive paintings, where architecture, memory, colour, and symbols challenge familiar laws of place and perspective
Two tech companies are partnering to use AI to develop a nationwide autonomous transportation network, in an initiative that will be costly but could pay off long-term
The Iran war exposed the risks of being too closely tied to US military posture, which is why some Gulf states are repositioning themselves not merely as consumers of security but as architects of it
Our cover story this week explores the opportunities and risks accompanying Syria's shift from being a corridor of Iranian influence to a state intent on containing it
Democratic control of Congress will increase scrutiny of the war and its economic costs, but could also make the concessions needed for a lasting agreement with Tehran more difficult to deliver
Artificial intelligence can analyse facial features for clues to biological ageing and cancer survival, but further validation is needed before clinical use
Following an historic landslide, a new progressive wave is calling for establishment figures to step aside and make way for new blood who better represent the future direction of the party