French diplomats saw the agreement as win-win: a way to extend the country’s soft power through cultural diplomacy while also opening up possible new revenue streams for French businesses. They pointed to the Louvre Abu Dhabi as an example, a museum for which the Emiratis paid €400 million for the rights to use the Louvre … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the “genocide” committed by Israel against Palestinians during a speech at a summit of leaders of Muslim and Arab countries in Riyadh on Monday. “The Kingdom renews its condemnation and categorical rejection of the genocide committed by Israel against the brotherly Palestinian … Read more
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held a phone call to discuss Iran-Saudi Arabia relations. The two spoke on Sunday evening. The Iranian president said he would be unable to attend a joint meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday, November 11. … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met to discuss regional issues in Cairo this week, an important meeting that illustrates how Saudi Arabia is seeking to reach out to Egypt to coordinate policy. Riyadh and Cairo have been key partners in regional affairs for years; Saudi Arabia … Read more
Saudi Arabia is optimistic about gaining access to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia’s high-performance chips, which would enable it to develop and operate the most advanced artificial intelligence models. Speaking to CNBC on Thursday, a top official at the Saudi Data and AI Authority, Abdulrahman Tariq Habib, said the kingdom expected to make such a stride in … Read more
Saudi Arabia has kicked off an artificial intelligence-themed event as the oil-rich country accelerates adoption of AI, a movement that lures both Western and Chinese technology firms to take on the demand for cloud and data solutions. The third Global AI Summit, known as the Gain Summit, started on Tuesday in the Saudi capital Riyadh, … Read more
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a phone call on Sunday, September 1, to address the latest developments in Palestine. The conversation focused on the ongoing conflict and efforts to address the situation in the war-torn region. During the phone conversation, the two … Read more
The US-based news website Politico raised speculation that the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), was at risk of assassination over his push for normalization ties with Israel. The column, written by Politico’s senior foreign affairs correspondent Nahal Toosi, relied on anonymous sources who told her about conversations that MBS had with … Read more
The UAE, Egypt, and Bahrain, which all have relations with Israel, have pushed for peace and a reduction of tensions in the region this week in a series of conversations. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi hosted Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Cairo and held talks on Wednesday. In addition, Saudi Arabia’s Crown … Read more
Visitors try out the latest version of Dragon Ball Z Kakarot at the 2019 Gamescom gaming trade fair in Cologne, Germany. Lukas Schulze | Getty Images News | Getty Images Saudi Arabia is set to become home to the first-ever Dragon Ball Z theme park — a 5.3 million square foot entertainment venue announced as … Read more
