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2026-10-13 · Semafor · Politics

Saudi attacks shake the confidence of foreign investors

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2026-10-09 · Semafor · Politics

Saudi Arabia faces its toughest moment of war

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2026-11-02 · Semafor · Politics

Gulf states united in call for diplomacy to end war

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2026-10-26 · Semafor · Politics

Mecca Pact members meet officials in Tehran

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2026-10-26 · Semafor · World

Limited operations resume at Riyadh airport following Houthi attacks

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2026-11-03 · Semafor · Economy/Business

Saudi Aramco reports profit surge on higher oil prices

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2026-09-03 · Semafor

🔮 Saudi Arabia’s leading AI firm HUMAIN will launch a large venture capital fund — potentially even bigger than a planned $10 billion vehicle — this year, the company’s chief executive told Semafor, as it looks to position the kingdom at the forefront of the technology. assertive

2026-09-07 · Semafor

🔮 I would love nothing else but to open HUMAIN to the rest of the world and say this is a great place to invest, a great company to invest in. assertive

2026-09-07 · Semafor

🔮 The data center will cost around $1 billion and has already broken ground. assertive

2026-09-14 · Semafor

🔮 While not yet proof that Saudi Arabia’s roughly $250 million investment into Hero Esports will pay off, the event was a reminder that the kingdom can still create spectacles and stick the landing. assertive

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 Saudi Arabia is expected to be a strong driver for investment banking deals in coming years as it sells more debt and seeks foreign investors. assertive

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 The Luckin investment, which will give Mubadala a significant minority stake in China’s biggest coffee chain, adds to growing economic ties between the two nations. assertive

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 Saudi Arabia may give the UN nuclear watchdog greater inspection powers as part of its attempts to get a nuclear deal with the US approved and head off criticism that the agreement does not sufficiently limit proliferation risks. mixed

2026-09-15 · Semafor

🔮 The Scoop Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is set to meet some of Wall Street’s biggest firms in New York this week as it seeks foreign backing for its spending plans amid cash constraints at home. assertive

2026-10-09 · Semafor

🔮 Saudi Arabia has suffered fewer attacks than Gulf neighbours, its airspace has mostly stayed open, and the kingdom has projected a business-as-usual attitude. assertive

2026-10-12 · Semafor

🔮 Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said today that a gas pipeline is being converted to carry crude as well and could move around 1 million barrels a day within eight weeks, rising to 3 million with further investment. mixed

2026-10-26 · Semafor

🔮 Saudi Arabia’s defense minister and security officials from Pakistan and Türkiye are set to meet with Iranian leaders to ease tensions in the region, amid signs that the US-Iran conflict could escalate again. speculative

2026-10-29 · Semafor

🔮 Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power and Washington DC-based investment firm EIG will commit $4 billion to launch Plenum Power to invest in US power projects, aiming to capitalize on demand from data centers and electrification. assertive

2026-11-02 · Semafor

🔮 The deal further intertwines Public Investment Fund, which owns the rest of HUMAIN, with Aramco: The Saudi wealth fund already holds a 16% stake in Aramco, a transfer aimed at giving the fund a steady stream of dividend income, and PIF Governor Yasir Al Rumayyan is also chairman of the oil company. assertive

2026-11-02 · Semafor

🔮 Unlike at the beginning of the year, when messages coming out of the Gulf were less aligned, officials and diplomats at the Manama Dialogue supported Qatar-led mediation efforts with Iran and were clearly against the US attacking it again, concerned that renewed bombing would lead to even more destructive consequences for their countries. assertive

2026-11-03 · Semafor

🔮 It could take two years to refill depleted global oil storage reserves even if the Iran war was resolved today, Nasser said. assertive