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Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Reform 2026: Why Riyadh Is Racing to Open Up

Saudi Arabia moved on three fronts of its capital markets in a single week. The Saudi Exchange waived a year of derivatives fees, a new

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New Murabba Healthcare Investment: Inside the $266 Million Riyadh Hospital Deal

A giga-project is getting its first hospital. New Murabba, the PIF-backed developer building a new downtown for Riyadh, has signed a SAR 1 billion ($266.7

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HUMAIN Mistral AI Partnership: Inside Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign AI Push

France’s leading AI lab just picked Saudi Arabia as a partner for building AI that Gulf governments and regulated industries can actually trust with their

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Saudi Arabia AI Data Centre Expansion: Inside Humain’s Deal to Quadruple Capacity

Saudi Arabia’s AI data centre expansion just took its biggest leap yet. Humain, the Public Investment Fund’s artificial intelligence company, has awarded contracts that will

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Dubai Airport Traffic 2026: Why Passenger Numbers Fell By a Third, and How Fast They’re Coming Back

Dubai’s aviation and hospitality sector just absorbed its toughest six months in years, and the numbers show it. Dubai airport traffic fell nearly a third

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QNB $2 Billion Loan: Why Asia Just Bet Big on Qatar’s Banks

Qatar National Bank has closed a $2 billion unsecured syndicated loan sourced entirely from Asian lenders, the largest such facility a GCC bank has ever

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Gulf Aviation Recovery 2026: Why Hotels Are Still Waiting on Emirates

Emirates restarted a single daily flight between Dubai and Bahrain on August 15, 2026, months after Gulf airspace disruption tied to the US-Iran conflict grounded

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Hudayriyat Island Real Estate: Why It’s Abu Dhabi’s Top-Selling Zone Again

Key takeaways Hudayriyat Island generated Dh19 billion in residential sales in H1 2026, or 27 percent of Abu Dhabi’s total, topping the market for a

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Strait of Hormuz Shipping Insurance Costs Surge After ADNOC Tanker Attacks

Strait of Hormuz Shipping Insurance Costs Surge After ADNOC Tanker Attacks Drone attacks on two ADNOC tankers in the Strait of Hormuz late Thursday into

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Saudi Arabia UAE Bank Transfers: Why Riyadh Just Tightened the Rules

Key takeaways Saudi banks have applied enhanced compliance oversight to transfers bound for the UAE, a level of scrutiny normally reserved for high-risk jurisdictions. Businesspeople

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