But it highlights longstanding tensions that the Gulf war has exacerbated

A recently released Saudi Vision 2030 report offered an optimistic yet cautious outlook for economic growth, highlighting areas where major international institutions agreed and disagreed. For its…

In most key performance areas, targets are being met, but there is still work to do over the next few years to move the Saudi economy away from oil toward a more sustainable future.

The Alkhallat+ series is a stand-out production both in its understanding of its own identity and the audience it addresses.

With maritime traffic in the critical waterway severely disrupted, interest in alternative routes grows. But the same constraints persist.

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

With Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, alternatives for Gulf energy transit are being sought. Could the Saudi landmass straddling two seas be bridged for the benefit of all?

As a route for Gulf energy exports, nothing can fully replace the Strait of Hormuz, which remains closed by Iran, but a Saudi port city on the Red Sea could hold some of the answers.

Examining the idea that one man's critique caused the silencing of science and philosophy across the Arab world at a time of discovery and progress.

A tour of the newest movie releases and an older classic for good measure