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</div> </article> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-5cc7fb109212d702fd0695c3b68ffd9ae83debb25391b94f2209818fd6033842 view--taxonomy-term view--taxonomy-term--featured"> <section class="section section--leading-news section--taxonomy-term-page section--constrain"> <div class="section--content section--content--constrain"> <div class="grid grid--featured-content"> <div class="grid__start"> <div class="vertical-listing-medium"> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/whats-driving-saudi-turkish-momentum-trade-set-pass-8b" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1241455740.jpg?h=2ad646d9&itok=PQjkyVp0" width="870" height="489" alt="Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) gestures as he welcomes Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (R) during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on June 22, 2022. - Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler took a big step out of international isolation on June 22, 2022, paying his first visit to Sunni rival Turkey since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/whats-driving-saudi-turkish-momentum-trade-set-pass-8b" > What's driving Saudi-Turkish momentum as trade set to pass $8B? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/whats-driving-saudi-turkish-momentum-trade-set-pass-8b" > As economic relations between Riyadh and Ankara continue to warm, Turkish construction companies are finding Saudi Arabia full of opportunity. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Sabena%20Siddiqui.jpg?h=ebc7b503&itok=D5yiiGsj" alt="Sabena Siddiqui" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Sabena Siddiqui</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Karachi</strong>, reporting on <strong>South Asia, Middle East, Iran</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-arabia-pursue-two-track-approach-trump-presidency" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-935019886.jpg?h=3974e331&itok=GHXW64cI" width="870" height="489" alt="WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: President Donald Trump (R) holds up a chart of military hardware sales as he meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office at the White House on March 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-arabia-pursue-two-track-approach-trump-presidency" > Saudi Arabia to pursue two-track approach for Trump presidency </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-arabia-pursue-two-track-approach-trump-presidency" > Riyadh is likely to compartmentalize business dealings with incoming President Donald Trump separately from its foreign policy engagements, where there is likely to be disagreement. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Photo_Gnana-Jennifer_0.jpeg?h=63c8359f&itok=-pKDX8YY" alt="Jennifer Gnana" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jennifer Gnana</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Dubai</strong>, reporting on <strong>Gulf energy policy and politics</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid__middle"> <div class="vertical-listing"> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-arabia-iran-china-slam-israel-riyadh-meeting-what-we-know" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-599079722%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=nH8mY3HF" width="870" height="489" alt="Chinese President Xi Jinping (shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at the G20 Summit on Sept. 4, 2016, in Hangzhou, China. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-arabia-iran-china-slam-israel-riyadh-meeting-what-we-know" > Saudi Arabia, Iran, China slam Israel at Riyadh meeting: What we know </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-arabia-iran-china-slam-israel-riyadh-meeting-what-we-know" > The China-Saudi Arabia-Iran Trilateral Joint Committee met for the second time in the Saudi capital, more than a year after the Chinese-brokered deal that resumed relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--interview card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/eu-escorted-over-200-ships-red-sea-amid-gulf-maritime-threats-envoy-says" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1407461652.jpg?h=7f28bc5f&itok=1tPcQ3Ts" width="870" height="489" alt="NUSA DUA, INDONESIA - JULY 08: The Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi (R) greets the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio (L) during arrival of the G20 Foreign Ministers and Head of Department at the Grand Ballroom Mulia Hotel on July 08, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--interview u-text-color--interview"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Interview </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/eu-escorted-over-200-ships-red-sea-amid-gulf-maritime-threats-envoy-says" > EU escorted over 200 ships in Red Sea amid Gulf maritime threats, envoy says </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/eu-escorted-over-200-ships-red-sea-amid-gulf-maritime-threats-envoy-says" > The Gulf states are supporting the EU's Operation Aspides to counter the Houthi threat in the Red Sea region, as both seek greater cooperation on maritime security, said Luigi di Maio. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-11/Luigi_Di_Maio_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg?h=0ebc0c5a&itok=NDv542RH" alt="Luigi di Maio" /> </picture> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline"></span> <span class="subtitle--l">Luigi di Maio</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">EU Special Representative for the Gulf</div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid__end"> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-taxonomy-term view-id-taxonomy_term view-display-id-leading js-view-dom-id-8b4008af705521e66e4dcffd61ba8417eabd224b01597b270d44be302688a334"> <h3 class="h3 h3--section-title"> Latest News </h3> <div class="vertical-listing"> <article class="card card-- card--default card--xsmall"> <div class="card__col-one"> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/even-mbs-absent-saudi-arabia-and-uae-poised-make-deals-g20" > Even with MBS absent, Saudi Arabia and UAE poised to make deals at G20 </a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="card__col-two"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2183760296.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=XwXxNdR_" width="480" height="480" alt="MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP via Getty Images" /> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/united-states" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#united-states"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">United States</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--xsmall"> <div class="card__col-one"> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/blackrock-gets-nod-establish-abu-dhabi-office-after-saudi-hq-plans-set" > BlackRock gets nod to establish Abu Dhabi office after Saudi HQ plans set </a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="card__col-two"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2165923389.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=cz7MOU0v" width="480" height="480" alt="Michael M. 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</a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="card__col-two"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1053246936.jpg?h=67ca0ccd&itok=yeJwROk7" width="480" height="480" alt="NEOM CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr speaks during the last day of the Future Investment Initiative conference, Riyadh, Oct. 25, 2018." /> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jack-dutton" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/Profile-shot-3-%281%29.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=bfs8C-67" alt="Jack Dutton" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jack-dutton" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jack Dutton</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Bristol</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional business, climate change, AI, tech</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--xsmall"> <div class="card__col-one"> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/driven-geopolitics-and-trade-india-saudi-ties-get-boost-fm-visit" > Driven by geopolitics and trade, India-Saudi ties get boost from FM visit </a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="card__col-two"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2179804676.jpg?h=43aaa6c7&itok=oD2y-aEI" width="480" height="480" alt="Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attend a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit, Kazan, Oct. 24, 2024." /> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Photo_Gnana-Jennifer_0.jpeg?h=63c8359f&itok=-pKDX8YY" alt="Jennifer Gnana" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jennifer Gnana</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Dubai</strong>, reporting on <strong>Gulf energy policy and politics</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <section class="section 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class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/authors/jack-dutton" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/Profile-shot-3-%281%29.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=bfs8C-67" width="480" height="480" alt="Jack Dutton headshot (new)" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__content card__content--bottom"> <div class="card__name"> <h2 class="heading h6"> <a href="/authors/jack-dutton" title="Jack Dutton">Jack Dutton</a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__job-title"> <div>Chief Business Correspondent </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> In <strong>Bristol</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional business, climate change, AI, tech</strong> </div> </div> </span> </div> <div class="card card--profile"> <span class="profile-link"> <div class="card__content card__content--top"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image 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src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/IMG_5242.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=H_8mfdJw" width="480" height="480" alt="Sam Wendel headshot (new)" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__content card__content--bottom"> <div class="card__name"> <h2 class="heading h6"> <a href="/authors/samuel-wendel" title="Samuel Wendel">Samuel Wendel</a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__job-title"> <div>Senior Market Research Analyst </div> </div> <div class="card__body"> In <strong>Washington, DC</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional business and tech</strong> </div> </div> </span> </div> <div class="card card--profile"> <span class="profile-link"> <div class="card__content card__content--top"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Sabena%20Siddiqui.jpg?h=ebc7b503&itok=D5yiiGsj" width="480" height="480" alt="Sabena Siddiqui" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__content card__content--bottom"> <div class="card__name"> <h2 class="heading h6"> <a href="/authors/sabena-siddiqui.html" title="Sabena Siddiqui">Sabena Siddiqui</a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__job-title"> </div> <div class="card__body"> In <strong>Karachi</strong>, reporting on <strong>South Asia, Middle East, Iran</strong> </div> </div> </span> </div> <div class="card card--profile"> <span class="profile-link"> <div class="card__content card__content--top"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/authors/sebastian-castelier.html" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/authors/2019/SebastianCastelier.jpg/SebastianCastelier.jpg?h=f0d95172&itok=93zGNj3j" width="480" height="480" alt="SebastianCastelier.jpg" /> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card__content card__content--bottom"> <div class="card__name"> <h2 class="heading h6"> <a href="/authors/sebastian-castelier.html" title="Sebastian Castelier">Sebastian Castelier</a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__job-title"> </div> <div class="card__body"> In <strong>Dubai</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional business</strong> </div> </div> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section--constrain"> <div class="section--content section--content--constrain"> <div class="divider divider--default u-position--relative u-padding--8" style="color:currentColor;" aria-hidden='true'> <hr class="u-position--absolute" style='background-color=currentColor'> <div class="divider__diamonds"> <span class="divider__diamond"></span> <span class="divider__diamond"></span> <span class="divider__diamond"></span> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-fc73915975eea8898b41f88599782371f1b25f4eaed87d8814ffd8acb7130aa7 view--taxonomy-term view--taxonomy-term--chrono"> <section class="section section--taxonomy-term-chrono section--gallery-4 section--constrain"> <div class="section--content section--content--constrain view-content grid--featured-content grid--gallery-4"> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-pif-trims-nintendo-stake-75-63-second-cut-month" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2150519282.jpg?h=5876c752&itok=qTqM-v9n" width="870" height="489" alt="A Nintendo logo is pictured at its store in Shibuya district of Tokyo on May 2, 2024." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-pif-trims-nintendo-stake-75-63-second-cut-month" > Saudi PIF trims Nintendo stake from 7.5% to 6.3% in second cut of month </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-pif-trims-nintendo-stake-75-63-second-cut-month" > A filing with Japan’s Finance Ministry said the move follows the sale of more than 17 million Nintendo shares, which concluded in October. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/what-make-saudi-iranian-flurry-diplomatic-activity-military-channels" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1658678004.jpg?h=7be23e43&itok=1ocxN1iu" width="870" height="489" alt="Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (C) inspects a guard of honour during a ceremonial reception at the President House a day after the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 11, 2023. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP) (Photo by MONEY SHARMA/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/what-make-saudi-iranian-flurry-diplomatic-activity-military-channels" > What to make of Saudi-Iranian flurry of diplomatic activity, military channels? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/what-make-saudi-iranian-flurry-diplomatic-activity-military-channels" > A high-level military meeting between Saudi Arabia and Iran on Sunday marked another in a series of recent diplomatic engagements between the two nations. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/rosaleen-carroll" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Rosaleen%20Carroll.png?h=968ac6a2&itok=Bp_xOrWO" alt="Rosaleen Carroll" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/rosaleen-carroll" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Rosaleen Carroll</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Washington, DC, US</strong>, reporting on <strong>the Middle East</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/mbs-condemns-israels-genocide-gaza-saudi-frustrations-mount" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2178017164.jpg?h=2376c454&itok=UQ2_seZc" width="870" height="489" alt="Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives to attend a EU - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Brussels on October 16, 2024. Avoiding a "general conflagration" in the Middle East will be top of the agenda when European Union and leaders of countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which brings together Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, meet in Brussels on October 16, 2024. (Photo by JOHANNA GERON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNA GERON/POOL/AFP via Get" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/mbs-condemns-israels-genocide-gaza-saudi-frustrations-mount" > MBS condemns Israel's 'genocide' in Gaza as Saudi frustrations mount </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/mbs-condemns-israels-genocide-gaza-saudi-frustrations-mount" > Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler has called for the establishment of a Palestinian state following phone calls with US President-elect Donald Trump and Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian last week. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/could-trumps-second-term-herald-new-era-us-saudi-arms-trade" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-685969652%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=OXqiz6WZ" width="870" height="489" alt="US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud take part in a bilateral meeting at a hotel in Riyadh on May 20, 2017." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/could-trumps-second-term-herald-new-era-us-saudi-arms-trade" > Could Trump’s second term herald new era of US-Saudi arms trade? </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/could-trumps-second-term-herald-new-era-us-saudi-arms-trade" > With Donald Trump back in the White House, US-Saudi defense relations are poised to revert to a more transactional approach, marked by expansive arms deals and a focus on economic and strategic interests. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/francesco-schiavi" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-07/francesco_schiavi.jpeg?h=55541bb6&itok=VJUF-hpi" alt="Francesco Schiavi" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/francesco-schiavi" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Francesco Schiavi</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Bologna</strong>, reporting on <strong>security, defense, economy, governance</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/elon-musk-mclaren-supercars-gulf-rivals-seeking-ev-edge-eye-everything" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-180372582.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=yW_kntEM" width="870" height="489" alt="A group of people are seen visiting the first Chinese dealership unveiled by British supercar maker Mclaren Automotive on Sept. 12, 2013 in Shanghai." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/elon-musk-mclaren-supercars-gulf-rivals-seeking-ev-edge-eye-everything" > From Elon Musk to McLaren supercars, Gulf rivals seeking EV edge eye everything </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/elon-musk-mclaren-supercars-gulf-rivals-seeking-ev-edge-eye-everything" > Saudi Arabia and the UAE have continued betting big on electric vehicles in 2024, and the coming year could prove critical to their ambitions. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/samuel-wendel" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/IMG_5242.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=H_8mfdJw" alt="Samuel Wendel" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/samuel-wendel" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Samuel Wendel</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Washington, DC</strong>, reporting on <strong>regional business and tech</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/gulf-central-banks-poised-1-rate-cut-amid-feds-expected-moves-under-trump" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1238868646%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=tLhWMAK0" width="870" height="489" alt="This picture taken on March 2, 2022, shows a view of the Boursa Kuwait (Kuwait Stock Exchange) building and the Central Bank headquarters. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/gulf-central-banks-poised-1-rate-cut-amid-feds-expected-moves-under-trump" > Gulf central banks poised for 1% rate cut amid Fed's expected moves under Trump </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/gulf-central-banks-poised-1-rate-cut-amid-feds-expected-moves-under-trump" > Capital Economics’ assumption under a Harris presidency was that basis points would fall by 1.5% between now and May 1, compared with a predicted 1% under Trump. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/egypt-saudi-arabia-prep-joint-military-drills-ties-strengthen" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-514611726.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=m_3k7kP-" width="870" height="489" alt="FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/egypt-saudi-arabia-prep-joint-military-drills-ties-strengthen" > Egypt, Saudi Arabia prep for joint military drills as ties strengthen </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/egypt-saudi-arabia-prep-joint-military-drills-ties-strengthen" > The drills are the latest sign of growing relations between the two countries. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/egypt" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#egypt"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Egypt</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/trumps-return-bodes-both-continuity-and-disruption-fragile-middle-east" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-471810360.jpg?h=3c7c14d6&itok=63TuuFr7" width="870" height="489" alt="This US Navy photo released Jan. 15, 2015 shows an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 as it prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on Jan. 13, 2015 in the Gulf. " /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/trumps-return-bodes-both-continuity-and-disruption-fragile-middle-east" > Trump’s return bodes both continuity and disruption for fragile Middle East </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/trumps-return-bodes-both-continuity-and-disruption-fragile-middle-east" > During his previous term in office, President-elect Trump repeatedly sought to extract US troops from the Middle East, often in a chaotic manner, while shortcutting Washington's traditional policy processes. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jared-szuba.html" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-04/IMG_2347.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=LMgLq3kz" alt="Jared Szuba" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jared-szuba.html" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jared Szuba</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Washington, DC</strong>, reporting on <strong>defense, national security, military</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card--analysis card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/beyond-congratulations-trump-faces-changed-eastward-looking-gulf" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1152459634.jpg?h=46906aee&itok=ieYsAIxG" width="870" height="489" alt="US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd R) and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May smile during a family photo session at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by KIM KYUNG-HOON / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read KIM KYUNG-HOON/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__type card__type--analysis u-text-color--analysis"> <span class="eyebrow u-text-transform--uppercase"> Analysis </span> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/beyond-congratulations-trump-faces-changed-eastward-looking-gulf" > Beyond congratulations, Trump faces changed, eastward-looking Gulf </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/beyond-congratulations-trump-faces-changed-eastward-looking-gulf" > Gulf states are familiar with Donald Trump and his transactional nature but have also managed to forge their own regional alliances over the last four years. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <div class="authors"> <div class="authors__avatar"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <picture class="image" > <img class="image" src="https://www.al-monitor.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-08/Photo_Gnana-Jennifer_0.jpeg?h=63c8359f&itok=-pKDX8YY" alt="Jennifer Gnana" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="authors__name"> <a class="link" href="/authors/jennifer-gnana" > <div class="name"> <span class="byline-pretext byline-pretext__inline">By</span> <span class="subtitle--l">Jennifer Gnana</span> </div> <div class="tagline body--s">In <strong>Dubai</strong>, reporting on <strong>Gulf energy policy and politics</strong></div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/middle-east-markets-rally-after-donald-trumps-election-victory" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-2182527291.jpg?h=85ba90aa&itok=68YBTSRR" width="870" height="489" alt="Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 6, 2024. Donald Trump claimed victory and pledged to "heal" the country on November 6, 2024 as results put him on the verge of beating Kamala Harris in a stunning White House comeback. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/middle-east-markets-rally-after-donald-trumps-election-victory" > Middle East markets rally after Donald Trump's election victory </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/middle-east-markets-rally-after-donald-trumps-election-victory" > Saudi Arabia’s benchmark index, the TASI, gained 0.9%, while Dubai's main share index gained 0.5%. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, a key player in the region’s stock markets, gained 0.4%. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/united-states" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#united-states"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">United States</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-aramco-advanced-talks-hydrogen-offtake-q3-income-drops-153" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1251912819.jpg?h=3386f146&itok=YEsaGIG6" width="870" height="489" alt="A logo for Green Hydrogen is seen at the 2023 Hannover Messe industrial trade fair on April 17, 2023, in Hanover, Germany." /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a class="heading__link" href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-aramco-advanced-talks-hydrogen-offtake-q3-income-drops-153" > Saudi Aramco in 'advanced' talks on hydrogen offtake as Q3 income drops 15.3% </a> </h2> </div> <div class="card__summary"> <a class="link link--card-summary" href="/originals/2024/11/saudi-aramco-advanced-talks-hydrogen-offtake-q3-income-drops-153" > Aramco's Q3 net income fell 15.3% to $27.6 billion on low oil prices. Aramco is looking to expand into new business areas such as renewables and hydrogen. </a> </div> <div class="card__meta"> <a class="country country--with-icon country--no-border" href="/saudi-arabia" > <svg class="icon icon--country" > <use xlink:href="/themes/custom/alm/dist/icons.svg?v1.0#saudi-arabia"></use> </svg> <div class="country--name">Saudi Arabia</div> </a> </div> </article> <article class="card card-- card--default card--small"> <div class="card__image"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <a href="/originals/2024/11/china-issue-2b-bonds-saudi-arabia-business-ties-deepen" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-11/GettyImages-1258606499.jpg?h=1d34674f&itok=4FVCtgSp" width="870" height="489" alt="FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images" /> </a> </div> <div class="node_view"></div> </div> <div class="card__heading"> <h2 class="heading"> <a 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