For almost a century, security turmoil, civil wars, terrorism, and cross-border conflicts have been some of the constant features of the Middle East region. However, in the past decade, the…
As the Red Sea Film Festival gears up for its second round in December of this year in Jeddah, an important share of its agenda will focus on Saudi and other Arab productions.
The festival…
Saudi Arabia's stock market ended higher on Sunday as oil prices rose ahead of Monday's OPEC+ meeting, while Qatar continued its downward trend as inflation worries and the tightening U.S. Federal…
"In the past few decades, our neighbors used to go on a two months’ vacation, leaving the home ACs on. Why? He was told that here in Jeddah, it will be hot when they come back! They could not wait…
Saudi Arabia plans to invest $1 billion in Pakistan, Saudi state TV reported on Thursday.
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz had given the directive for the kingdom to support the Pakistani economy,…
Oil prices edged up on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia warned that OPEC could cut output to correct a recent drop in oil futures.
Brent crude futures rose 32 cents to $96.80 a barrel by 0004 GMT, after…
Most major Gulf stock markets fell on Sunday amid fears of a potential global recession and volatile oil prices, but Egypt continued to rise after its central bank kept its overnight interest rates…
Who knows that King Fahad's Fountain, a gift by King Fahad bin Abdul Aziz to the city of Jeddah in 1985 and the tallest of its kind in the world (312 meters high,) was executed by a Greek company?
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The short pause in the almost century-long relationship between the United States and Middle East allies was perhaps necessary for all involved parties to realize and appreciate the extent of their…
Saudi award-winning director Hamzah Jamjoom is preparing a film about love, co-existence, and acceptance of the other as part of Saudi Arabia’s all-out efforts to globalize Arab cinema and to help…
Any disruption in the Hormuz has cascading knock-on effects that extend far beyond energy markets, impacting international trade. Al Majalla explores all this and more.
The current conflict is unlikely to go global for now, but the speed at which it has spread regionally is alarming. A look at history shows the geopolitical factors that led to world wars.