New by me @FT — Saudi officials fear brutal images emerging from the shattered Gaza Strip will radicalise their young population, disrupt economic and social reform plans
🚨 Saudi PIF to cut to cut international investment from 30% to 18-20% as the fund shifts focus to domestic projects, governor Yasir Al Rumayyan says at FII
🚨 Saudi athlete Dunya Abutaleb beats Israel’s Abishag Semberg, a bronze-medalist in Tokyo, to qualify to the quarterfinals in W -49km taekwondo #Olympics#Paris2024
📢 Some personal news: Excited to re-join @FT as Saudi correspondent to cover the kingdom and the Gulf during these ~ interesting times ~ Please send tips, story ideas and more 📩 [email protected]
Americana, which operates KFC and Kirspy Kreme in the Middle East, reports 51.8% decline in Q1 profit as boycott over Gaza war and Ramadan slump hit sales 📉
KSA has NOT officially accepted invitation to join BRICS yet. Saudi FM Prince Faisal says they “appreciate” invite but wait for details on nature of membership, would make decision after “internal deliberations.”
Kushner now on stage with former Italian PM Matteo Renzi after a sudden change of schedule. Their session was originally supposed to take place in 1h 40m
Kuwait orders all restaurants and cafés in the country to offer customers free filtered tap water and not force them to buy bottled water 🚰 Rest of GCC should do this or at least give customers a choice between local and imported bottled water brands.