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Riyadh officials expect the metro will ease traffic jams in the London-sized city.

A return to discreet aid aligns with Islamic principles and offers a more dignified model than the West’s attention-seeking philanthropy.

The fighting poses the most serious challenge in years to the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

The Gulf’s largest economy has said it will reduce its budget for next year, focusing on efficiency and sustainability.

Witkoff made billions in the New York real estate market, a sector also favored by Gulf sovereign wealth funds.

The kingdom has drawn investors from China and India to tap into its minerals potential, including copper and zinc.

The acquisition marks the second major deal with a North American firm this year.

The UAE’s national oil company said it hopes to double the new entity’s assets by 2034.

How smugglers bypass Iranian sanctions through the rocky fjords of Musandam, Oman — turning Hormuz into a 21st-century “Waterworld” of illicit trade.

The global infrastructure fund sees opportunity opening up in the region for renewables, logistics, and data centers.

Despite the Gulf nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio being projected to rise, the proportion will still be under that of other nations with the same credit rating.

The killing of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan resident of Abu Dhabi, has left the UAE’s Jewish community on edge.