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Can it keep up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FT’s Saudi Arabia correspondent revisits a homeland in the grip of seismic change ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/50d8dad7-38b2-489c-82d3-04cff274c0c5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">50d8dad7-38b2-489c-82d3-04cff274c0c5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 04:00:17 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump lauds Saudi Arabia as he unveils AI and defence deals]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president highlights enduring ‘bonds’ with the kingdom as White House hails pacts worth about $600bn]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/5302d5d2-d375-4327-905c-7b1ad5173105</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5302d5d2-d375-4327-905c-7b1ad5173105</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 21:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia launches AI venture Humain ahead of Trump visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Riyadh’s latest multibillion-dollar push will bring new focus to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s tech ambitions  ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2082b1e5-e571-42a5-96b6-e7d5c2977afa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2082b1e5-e571-42a5-96b6-e7d5c2977afa</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 13:46:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco cuts its dividend by $10bn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lower payouts from supermajor put pressure on Riyadh’s ambitious diversification plans]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/19cbb749-ff49-48bf-82c2-49d9b2b0a35f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">19cbb749-ff49-48bf-82c2-49d9b2b0a35f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 11:26:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says US will stop bombing Houthis in Yemen]]></title><description><![CDATA[US says rebel group has agreed to halt its attacks on regional shipping in the Red Sea]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/97db70c2-4b43-4728-9c69-2758ad034bf6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">97db70c2-4b43-4728-9c69-2758ad034bf6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 19:06:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi companies retrench after fall in oil prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses seek new revenue streams and brace for slowdown as lower crude weighs on government spending]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1a3a2bb6-2761-451a-a81d-0699d75c7110</link><guid isPermaLink="false">1a3a2bb6-2761-451a-a81d-0699d75c7110</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 04:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neom climate adviser warns futuristic city could alter weather patterns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vast construction project running across 170km raises environmental concerns]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8bb45e6e-5a1b-4e93-ad40-8f0568e02274</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8bb45e6e-5a1b-4e93-ad40-8f0568e02274</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2025 04:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK in talks with France and Saudi Arabia over recognising a Palestinian state]]></title><description><![CDATA[European and Arab powers push for resolution to crisis caused by Hamas-Israel war as UN conference nears]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/2e76d005-141f-4d64-b2b6-a066cf536516</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2e76d005-141f-4d64-b2b6-a066cf536516</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:28:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth manager Stanhope Capital plans Saudi expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[London-centred firm to partner with bank owned by country’s Public Investment Fund]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a6fd0e50-759c-45a1-8cd0-ce4a1290e756</link><guid isPermaLink="false">a6fd0e50-759c-45a1-8cd0-ce4a1290e756</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neom’s acting chief reviews Saudi mega-project after setbacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aiman al-Mudaifer was appointed last year following increasing scrutiny of futuristic plan]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ed62de6a-fa99-471d-a479-58463e86e523</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ed62de6a-fa99-471d-a479-58463e86e523</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:00:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi businesses turn to solar power as kingdom cuts energy subsidies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost savings and sustainability targets drive demand for renewables in world’s biggest oil exporter]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f6dc634b-6ad8-4011-999a-a3d966542446</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f6dc634b-6ad8-4011-999a-a3d966542446</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:00:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia ‘gigaproject’ stonewalls settlement offer from ex-CEO in $120mn lawsuit]]></title><description><![CDATA[British-born executive was fired in April 2024 sparking claim seen as test case for kingdom’s reforms]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/1c9a277b-f781-4c18-adf7-cfe623faec9f</link><guid 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‘immoral acts’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prince Mohammed creates unit to combat prostitution and begging after years of loosening hardline social restrictions]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/49fe2291-1d1e-4a3d-ae04-7348e3258874</link><guid isPermaLink="false">49fe2291-1d1e-4a3d-ae04-7348e3258874</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 05:00:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of ‘blank cheque’ era for outside consultants in Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Western firms profited as kingdom launched ‘giga-projects’ but market is slowing as Riyadh reins in spending ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d3999d9a-4173-4543-886d-9ede0eaa5b35</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d3999d9a-4173-4543-886d-9ede0eaa5b35</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 05:00:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big budget Saudi TV series stirs controversy in Middle East]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iraq and Iran have banned mega production focused on seventh-century schism between Sunni and Shia Muslims]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/abf5fbfc-7b9c-4e5d-b2d6-e6cccc78539a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">abf5fbfc-7b9c-4e5d-b2d6-e6cccc78539a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:00:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi-owned Scopely buys Pokémon Go in $3.5bn gaming deal ]]></title><description><![CDATA[US-based Niantic is selling its games business as part of a pivot to artificial intelligence ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/761bf407-2ef1-4aad-97e4-76d0916de057</link><guid isPermaLink="false">761bf407-2ef1-4aad-97e4-76d0916de057</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:54:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pilgrims in Mecca search for a moment of peace  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s plan to increase religious tourism must include ways to manage the growing crowds]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/215106d6-56d5-4cdf-b825-da2afbc43191</link><guid 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