Dominic Dudley

LNG demand in Asia — the most important market for Gulf producers — is on track to fall for the second year in a row, according to Wood Mackenzie.

The number of active businesses at the Dubai International Financial Centre has increased 30% over the past year to 10,018, according to figures issued by the hub.

The pair are putting their long-standing economic and military ties with Tehran to use, in part to make life difficult for their global rival, the US.

Increasing security cooperation between Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, and Türkiye could become the nucleus of a wider group, or just a framework for ad hoc coordination.

The kingdom has built a global reputation in the specialty through the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, which has operated since 1990.

The Iran war has made financing Gulf solar and wind projects more difficult, but the economics still stack up firmly in their favor.

The risk of the Yemen war fully reigniting is growing, following a series of strikes by the Iran-backed Houthis on targets inside the country and across the border in Saudi Arabia.

Falconry is an important part of Saudi sporting heritage — along with camel racing and horse racing — but its economic importance is increasing too.

Saudi Arabia renewed an invitation for Iraq's prime minister to visit Riyadh, as the two countries try to move past a recent exchange of fire.

Abu Dhabi’s Orbitworks sold capacity to French space agency CNES, securing a useful endorsement.