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

Aid package comes as the kingdom grapples with fiscal crisis

Political instability imperils the country’s precarious finances

Recent confusing moves may be part of a realistic shift away from the grand vision

Ismaelia is renovating the dilapidated splendour of Africa’s biggest city

Higher cost of living taps into growing anger at economic misrule and corruption

Businesses attempt to shift funds offshore but fear they are being monitored

Region urged to narrow vast gender gap in labour market and tackle youth joblessness

Expats face increasing fees, but locals are not filling vacated roles

Unrest rekindles memories of uprisings that swept across Arab world in 2011

Kingdom’s ambitious plans for diversification face challenge of economic reality

Negative sentiment and rebuilding economy will be biggest challenges