Rift widens between destruction and vitality on opposing banks of Tigris river

Economy contracts in final three months of 2018 ahead of local elections this month

Crown prince needs the backing of foreigners — but questions linger over $10bn deal

Omar al-Razzaz aims for economic reforms while seeking to maintain social stability

State-owned Adnoc’s deal is part of wider privatisation plan

Chief executive of French oil major says country too ‘complex’ to invest in

Promise of fiscal discipline limits spending options to boost voters’ morale

Gas-rich state displays renewed confidence in defiance of Saudi-led embargo

Cash-strapped country is keen to attract investment from Beijing

Officials present 2019 budget and tout economic reform programme

Initiative has US approval and rivals EU plan to bypass sanctions

Investors get cold feet about Mohammed bin Salman’s futuristic city project

City’s quest to rival Silicon Valley provokes discontent with echoes of San Francisco

Residents displaced by conflict face Assad regime plans to knock down homes

Traders say Tehran’s leaders should sit down with US to discuss security concerns

Weak currency and withheld wages exacerbate impact of Saudi-led coalition’s bombing

Netanyahu seizes on natural gas to turn Egypt and Jordan into economic partners

Traders and shoppers grapple with slowing growth and inflation in wake of lira crisis

Government critics in Gulf and Egypt see threats compounded by lack of US concern

Riyadh’s resolve to keep output high faces test if Washington relations worsen

Blackstone and BlackRock chiefs join growing exodus amid clash over missing journalist

Branson halts $1bn Saudi talks and executives abandon high-profile Riyadh conference

Banks’ loan books are recovering, but industry analysts say hydrocarbons remain too important