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The Middle East is experiencing a cultural transformation Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

The Middle East is experiencing a cultural transformation

Lina Khatib 24, May 2025
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) welcoming US President Donald Trump (L) upon his arrival in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. BANDAR AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace / AFP
Politics

The strategic rationale for upgraded US-Saudi defence ties

Brian Katulis 17, May 2025
While there have been some major bumps in the road regarding US-Saudi relations, the basis of the relationship has not changed. Eduardo Ramon

Washington concerned but not alarmed over growing Saudi-China cooperation

While there have been some major bumps in the road regarding US-Saudi relations, the basis of the relationship has not changed

Robert Ford 16, Mar 2023
This transformational development is part of the Kingdom's broad Vision 2030 reforms, which also support women's rights, a developed legislative system, and a renewed economic policy Julien Pacaud

Saudi Arabia experiencing transformational development in the realm of philosophy

This transformational development is part of the Kingdom's broad Vision 2030 reforms, which also support women's rights, a developed legislative system, and a renewed economic policy

Saad Almuharib 05, Mar 2023
A new Ramadan series on MBC sheds light on the life of the first Ummayad Caliph Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan Facebook

Muawiyah: A first-class statesman and pioneer of civilisation

A new Ramadan series on MBC sheds light on the life of the first Ummayad Caliph Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan

Abdullah Al-Rashid 03, Mar 2023
An aerial view shows Kuwait City and the National Assembly Building (Kuwait Parliament), Kuwait, March 20, 2020. REUTERS

Kuwait’s demographic predicament needs skills, not speed

It will take time not legislation to reduce Kuwait's foreign labour force dependence

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 01, Mar 2023
During the reigns of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad and Saud bin Abdulaziz, Diriyah became the most important city the Arab world, second only to the two Holy Mosques Nash Weerasekera

Diriyah: The capital of the first Saudi state

During the reigns of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad and Saud bin Abdulaziz, Diriyah became the most important city the Arab world, second only to Mecca

Abdullah Al-Rashid 22, Feb 2023
Not only is cultural development great for citizens, but it is expected to add more than 5% to the GDP by 2030. Albane Simon

Why Saudi Arabia is investing in culture

Not only is cultural development great for citizens, but it is expected to add more than 5% to the GDP by 2030

Abeer Albraheem 22, Feb 2023
People walk beneath advertisement billboards at Boulevard entertainment city in the Saudi capital Riyadh, late on January 19, 2022. Getty Images

Economic reforms help insulate Saudi Arabia from global crises

Economic indicators show that the Saudi economy recorded 8.7% growth in 2022, surpassing experts' estimates, due to the economic, legislative, and structural reforms it has implemented

Shujaa Albogmi 22, Feb 2023
The capital will have a new jewel on its skyline that will be a residential, cultural, technology and entertainment hub. WAS

The New Murabba project: The beating heart of Riyadh

The capital will have a new jewel on its skyline that will be a residential, cultural, technology and entertainment hub

Shujaa Albogmi 20, Feb 2023
This region tells the story of the first Arab men, the journey and interweaving of cultures, with many secrets still buried. Barry Falls

Hinat and the Queens of the Nabataean Kingdom

This region tells the story of the first Arab men, the journey and interweaving of cultures, with many secrets still buried

Abdullah Al-Rashid 18, Feb 2023
In an interview with Al Majalla, Film Commission CEO Abdullah Al-Eyaf explains the important role that films play in enhancing the country, both socially and economically. Getty Images

How Saudi Arabia is empowering filmmakers to tell its story

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture is investing heavily in nurturing local film talent, with the understanding that cinema is a key tool of soft power, reflecting each country's unique culture

Abeer Albraheem 15, Feb 2023
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An Israeli soldier stands at an observation post in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, overlooking southern Syria, on March 25, 2025. AFP
Politics

Israel undermines Syria's security, then blames it for the chaos

09 June 2025

It is both incoherent and self-defeating to hold al-Sharaa's government accountable for attacks while simultaneously obstructing its ability to govern and restore order in southern Syria

Haid Haid
The 90-day trade truce is seen in Beijing as but a brief pause to recalibrate strategy in a longer-term Cold War-style rivalry. Ewan White
Business & Economy

US–China trade truce is a pause for breath in a new Cold War

06 June 2025

Donald Trump's tariff blitz was matched by China, so the two quickly agreed a temporary truce in Geneva. Yet the clock is ticking on this pause, which will not be long enough to fix all the issues.

Shirley Ze Yu
 A protester holds a sign reading "There are no universities left in Gaza" amid the commencement ceremony on May 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Libby O'Neill / AFP
Science & Technology

Campus cacophony: Trump stamps on academic freedoms

01 June 2025

Billions of dollars in federal funding have been withheld from universities where Gaza protests were staged, ostensibly for reasons of antisemitism. What will the impact be?

Khaled Yousri
Lady Evelyn Cobbold, a Scottish aristocrat who converted to Islam and performed the Hajj in 1933, becoming the first British Muslim woman to do so. Getty Images
Culture & Social Affairs

The Orientalists who entered Mecca in disguise

06 June 2025

For centuries, Mecca was the pinnacle of exploration for Western travellers. Shrouded in mystery, it captured the imagination of a small but daring group of European Orientalists

Abdullah Al-Rashid
Troops from the US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS) training SDF fighters in Syria's north-eastern Hasakah province on 7 September 2022. Delil Souleiman/AFP
Politics

Exit signs: America’s full withdrawal from Syria seems imminent

07 June 2025

A flurry of decisions suggests that the end is nigh for US troops in Syria, and that this may come sooner than expected. In laying the foundations for withdrawal, Donald Trump wants 'out' by Christmas

Caroline Rose

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