Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • Ukraine stages audacious attack on airfields deep in Russian territory
    • Nationalist candidate Nawrocki wins Poland presidential election
    • The world’s strongest currency is also super-competitive 
    • Keir Starmer refuses to commit to date for 3% defence spending target
    • Treasury secretary Bessent insists US will ‘never default’ on its debt
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Treasury secretary Bessent insists US will ‘never default’ on its debt
    • Dollar’s correlation with Treasury yields breaks down
    • China accuses US of ‘seriously violating’ trade truce and vows to respond
    • ‘Loyalty above all’: conservatives wrestle with the law of Trump
    • Trump tariffs cut off recovery in private equity dealmaking
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Trump tariffs cut off recovery in private equity dealmaking
    • Early adoption of AI will boost US growth
    • ‘Mischief before money’: inside the M&S hackers’ hunt for new targets
    • Bidders for BP’s Castrol weigh offers below expected $8bn valuation
    • The RBS story: how the world’s biggest bank was nationalised and then reborn
  • Tech
    Sections
    • Tech Home
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
    Most Read
    • Early adoption of AI will boost US growth
    • ‘Mischief before money’: inside the M&S hackers’ hunt for new targets
    • Can the Gulf really become an AI superpower?
    • Indian tech fund sees domestic opportunity akin to 1990s Silicon Valley
    • Business schools race to keep abreast of developments in AI
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Monetary Policy Radar
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    Most Read
    • The world’s strongest currency is also super-competitive 
    • Treasury secretary Bessent insists US will ‘never default’ on its debt
    • Dollar’s correlation with Treasury yields breaks down
    • Trump’s steel tariffs prompt anger and warnings of ‘catastrophic’ job cuts in Canada
    • Bidders for BP’s Castrol weigh offers below expected $8bn valuation
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • The world’s strongest currency is also super-competitive 
    • Early adoption of AI will boost US growth
    • Britain’s golden chance to attract top US talent
    • The UK doesn’t have a productivity puzzle
    • The Fed’s demanding next months
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
    Most Read
    • ‘No timewasters please’: is setting boundaries necessary or plain rude?
    • The pleasures and pitfalls of retirement
    • John Lewis and Waitrose face demands to reinstate bonuses
    • Business schools race to keep abreast of developments in AI
    • How to eat like a local in Miami
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Puzzles
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • A drinker’s case against drinking
    • The five best Dubai chocolates
    • ‘The threat feels existential’ – Bordeaux’s 2025 en primeur campaign
    • Great rail journeys: nostalgia and magic on the Night Riviera to Cornwall
    • Finding their religion: why Gen Z are turning to faith
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Saudi Arabia

  • Monday, 2 June, 2025
    Saudi Arabia plans for safer Hajj as more than 1mn pilgrims arrive

    Tree planting and stricter entrance rules aim to keep visitors fewer and cooler after more than 1,000 deaths last year

    Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Mecca
  • Sunday, 1 June, 2025
    News in-depthArtificial intelligence
    Can the Gulf really become an AI superpower?

    Saudi Arabia and UAE plough billions into infrastructure but need more talent and start-ups

    Montage of Donald Trump between the flags of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    The best books of the week
    Saudi Arabia: A Modern History — tradition versus modernity

    David Commins’ nuanced analysis of the kingdom’s transformation highlights the ongoing tensions that the monarchy needs to manage

  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    Saudi Arabia to ‘take stock’ of spending after oil price drop

    Finance minister tells FT the kingdom’s priority is to avoid long-running ‘trap of booms and busts’

    General view of Aramco’s oilfield in the Empty Quarter, Shaybah, Saudi Arabia
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    News in-depthArtificial intelligence
    Saudi Arabia seeks to use financial might to muscle into global AI industry

    PIF-backed Humain courts US tech investors and plans $10bn venture fund

    Tareq Amin, chief executive of Humain
  • Sunday, 25 May, 2025
    Saudi Arabia turns to golf in bid to boost tourism

    BlackBerry co-founder Jim Balsillie is investing $100mn to develop luxury golf resorts in the kingdom

    Cameron Smith putts at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia in March 2024
  • Thursday, 15 May, 2025
    HTSIHTSI spring travel special 2025
    A $1tn-plus pivot to tourism is unfolding across Saudi Arabia. Can it keep up?

    The FT’s Saudi Arabia correspondent revisits a homeland in the grip of seismic change

    The Dot by Faisal Samra in AlUla
  • Tuesday, 13 May, 2025
    US politics & policy
    Trump lauds Saudi Arabia as he unveils AI and defence deals

    US president highlights enduring ‘bonds’ with the kingdom as White House hails pacts worth about $600bn

    US President Donald Trump, left, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
  • Monday, 12 May, 2025
    Saudi Arabia launches AI venture Humain ahead of Trump visit

    Riyadh’s latest multibillion-dollar push will bring new focus to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s tech ambitions

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sitting inside a tent in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia in January 2025
  • Sunday, 11 May, 2025
    Saudi Aramco
    Saudi Aramco cuts its dividend by $10bn

    Lower payouts from supermajor put pressure on Riyadh’s ambitious diversification plans

    A man rides a bike past a Saudi Aramco oil tank
  • Tuesday, 6 May, 2025
    US foreign policy
    Trump says US will stop bombing Houthis in Yemen

    US says rebel group has agreed to halt its attacks on regional shipping in the Red Sea

    Houthi supporters shout slogans and hold up their weapons during a protest against the US in Sana’a, Yemen on April 25
  • Monday, 5 May, 2025
    Saudi companies retrench after fall in oil prices

    Businesses seek new revenue streams and brace for slowdown as lower crude weighs on government spending

    The King Abdullah Financial District metro station in Riyadh
  • Sunday, 4 May, 2025
    Climate change
    Neom climate adviser warns futuristic city could alter weather patterns

    Vast construction project running across 170km raises environmental concerns

    The vast construction project includes plans for a skyscraper city of narrow buildings up to 500 metres high, encased in a mirrored glass facade
  • Wednesday, 30 April, 2025
    Israel-Hamas war
    UK in talks with France and Saudi Arabia over recognising a Palestinian state

    European and Arab powers push for resolution to crisis caused by Hamas-Israel war as UN conference nears

    British foreign secretary David Lammy
  • Tuesday, 29 April, 2025
    Wealth management
    Wealth manager Stanhope Capital plans Saudi expansion

    London-centred firm to partner with bank owned by country’s Public Investment Fund

    An aerial view of Riyadh
  • Monday, 28 April, 2025
    Neom’s acting chief reviews Saudi mega-project after setbacks

    Aiman al-Mudaifer was appointed last year following increasing scrutiny of futuristic plan

    Neom city scheme
  • Monday, 21 April, 2025
    Saudi businesses turn to solar power as kingdom cuts energy subsidies

    Cost savings and sustainability targets drive demand for renewables in world’s biggest oil exporter

    A Saudi man walks past a field of solar panels in Riyadh
  • Sunday, 20 April, 2025
    Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia ‘gigaproject’ stonewalls settlement offer from ex-CEO in $120mn lawsuit

    British-born executive was fired in April 2024 sparking claim seen as test case for kingdom’s reforms

    Roshn’s Almanar development
  • Monday, 31 March, 2025
    News in-depth
    Weak oil price adds to strain on Saudi mega-projects

    Kingdom prepares to unwind production cuts but puts at risk its ambitious spending plan

    Jaumur, NEOM’s cosmopolitan coastal community set around a vibrant marina
  • Saturday, 22 March, 2025
    Detained British bank analyst awaiting verdict in Saudi Arabia

    Former Bank of America contractor Ahmed al-Doush was arrested while on a trip last year

    Ahmed al-Doush
  • Sunday, 16 March, 2025
    Saudi Arabia cracks down on ‘immoral acts’

    Prince Mohammed creates unit to combat prostitution and begging after years of loosening hardline social restrictions

    Mohammed bin Salman
  • Saturday, 15 March, 2025
    News in-depthAccounting & Consulting services
    End of ‘blank cheque’ era for outside consultants in Saudi Arabia

    Western firms profited as kingdom launched ‘giga-projects’ but market is slowing as Riyadh reins in spending

    Aerial view Riyadh at night
  • Thursday, 13 March, 2025
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Big budget Saudi TV series stirs controversy in Middle East

    Iraq and Iran have banned mega production focused on seventh-century schism between Sunni and Shia Muslims

    A still from “Muawiya”
  • Wednesday, 12 March, 2025
    Games industry
    Saudi-owned Scopely buys Pokémon Go in $3.5bn gaming deal

    US-based Niantic is selling its games business as part of a pivot to artificial intelligence

    Hand holding a cell phone playing Pokémon Go game in footpath
  • Wednesday, 12 March, 2025
    OutlookAhmed Al Omran
    Pilgrims in Mecca search for a moment of peace

    Saudi Arabia’s plan to increase religious tourism must include ways to manage the growing crowds

    Muslim worshippers gather to pray around the Kaaba
Previous page1Next page

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareersSuppliers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

Tools

PortfolioFT AppFT Digital EditionFT EditAlerts HubBusiness School RankingsSubscription ManagerNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Leaders Academy

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2025. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Edition:International
UK
Subscribe for full access

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Monetary Policy Radar
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Puzzles
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Alphaville
  • FT Edit
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • Visual and data journalism
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Schools
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • FT Leaders Academy
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • FT Digital Edition
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In