Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept & continue
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
myFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Middle East and North Africa
    Most Read
    • Italy blocks shipment of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines to Australia
    • France backs Italy’s decision to block vaccine exports to Australia
    • Kamala Harris breaks deadlock over $1.9tn stimulus bill
    • Powell inflation comments send US stocks and bonds lower
    • UK-EU trade falls sharply as Brexit disruption starts to bite
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Kamala Harris breaks deadlock over $1.9tn stimulus bill
    • Powell inflation comments send US stocks and bonds lower
    • US stocks climb and Treasuries gyrate after bumper jobs report
    • Fears rise among bond investors as Buffett warns on outlook
    • Google’s rivals fret as the advertising cookie crumbles
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Lloyds Bank plans to become private landlord
    • The insurance call that toppled Greensill
    • Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance stops payments to stricken Greensill
    • Credit Suisse pulls plug on $10bn of frozen Greensill-linked funds
    • Bank of America reaps trading windfall during Texas blackouts
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    Most Read
    • US stocks climb and Treasuries gyrate after bumper jobs report
    • Fears rise among bond investors as Buffett warns on outlook
    • Hedge funds cash in on the ‘great reflation trade’
    • Coronavirus: Alabama joins US states lifting mask mandates — as it happened
    • The unravelling of Lex Greensill: a mix of bravado and financial alchemy
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Fears rise among bond investors as Buffett warns on outlook
    • The insurance call that toppled Greensill
    • Yoga influencers have stretched themselves
    • Google’s rivals fret as the advertising cookie crumbles
    • The painful politics of vaccination
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • FT business books: March edition
    • Should I reveal I have a difficult boss when interviewing for jobs?
    • The scourge of work email is far worse than you think
    • Ideas flow as an orchestra and school team up
    • Negotiation skills prove their real-world worth
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Inside the ‘Covid Triangle’: a catastrophe years in the making | Free to read
    • In Rome, a 2,000-year-old emperor’s tomb finally reopens
    • Lucy Kellaway: what is the point of schools?
    • The CEO whisperer: ‘Every leader needs a fool’
    • The painful politics of vaccination
  • How to Spend It
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • How to Spend It
Financial Times
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe

$50 for your first 3 months Get the print edition and steer from crisis to recovery

Subscribe now

Saudi Arabia

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Thursday, 4 March, 2021
    Oil
    Oil jumps as Opec and allies decide against big rise in output

    Saudi Arabia urged cartel and producers such as Russia to ‘keep powder dry’ on supplies

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    Saudi Arabia says Khashoggi report won’t set back US relations

    Riyadh confident it can maintain strong ties with Washington, according to ambassador

  • Wednesday, 3 March, 2021
    David Gardner
    US failure to act against Saudi Arabia will embolden Iran

    Lack of sanctions over Khashoggi murder adds to distrust of Washington in the region

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Saudi crown prince has not been held to account

    US report on Khashoggi murder shows Riyadh’s claims were spurious

  • Sunday, 28 February, 2021
    US foreign policy
    Biden under pressure for tougher action against Saudi crown prince

    White House says it wants to ‘recalibrate’ but not destroy relationship with kingdom

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    ObituaryAhmed Zaki Yamani
    Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Saudi oil minister, 1930-2021

    Orchestrator of Opec oil embargoes who survived being kidnapped by Carlos the Jackal

  • Friday, 26 February, 2021
    Jamal Khashoggi
    Khashoggi killing report will test US-Saudi relations

    Biden considers ‘range of actions’ over crown prince’s alleged role in journalist’s killing

  • Thursday, 25 February, 2021
    ExplainerWorld13 min
    Saudi Arabia's mega-project: a 170km 'line' city through the desert

    A car-free city built in a straight line through a remote part of Saudi Arabia is MBS's grand plan. Will it succeed?

  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    David Gardner
    Joe Biden’s ‘snub’ signals a reset with Saudi Arabia

    The White House distances itself from the kingdom’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    Obituary
    Ahmed Zaki Yamani, former Saudi oil minister, dies aged 90

    Opec’s longest-serving minister rose to prominence during the 1973 oil embargo

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    News in-depthUS foreign policy
    ‘Reality bites’ as Biden tries to loosen ties with Saudi Arabia

    US president’s promise to make kingdom a ‘pariah’ hits early stumbling blocks

  • Monday, 15 February, 2021
    Foreign companies pushed to site regional HQs in Saudi Arabia

    Riyadh to only award state contracts to businesses that establish Middle East offices in the kingdom

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
    US says it will not stand by while Houthi rebels attack Saudi Arabia

    Use of drones to target civilian airliner marks escalation in bloody 6-year conflict with Yemen

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
    Middle Eastern politics & society
    Saudi women’s activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison

    End of three-year detention comes as Biden expected to step up scrutiny on rights abuses

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    News in-depth
    Saudi Arabia’s central bank faces biggest overhaul in decades

    More of country’s petrodollar wealth likely to be used to back Mohammed bin Salman’s grandiose plans

  • Sunday, 7 February, 2021
    Middle East
    Careem and Noon cut fees in bid to disrupt Middle Eastern food delivery

    Moves come as food outlets in the region complain of high commissions from delivery platforms

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    Yemen
    US to withdraw support for Yemen war in break with Trump

    Six-year assistance ends after Biden suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

  • Sunday, 31 January, 2021
    Saudi Arabia lays down Dubai challenge by luring multinationals

    Oyo and Bechtel set up regional headquarters in Riyadh push to become top business hub

  • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
    Runaway Markets
    Emerging markets borrowers sell debt at record rate in January

    Issuance ‘tsunami’ comes as governments and companies seek to lock in low interest rates

  • Wednesday, 27 January, 2021
    US foreign policy
    Biden suspends arms sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

    White House hold on Trump-era deals includes fighter jets tied to Emirati recognition of Israel

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia
    Saudi wealth fund in talks to lure health and technology companies

    Public Investment Fund in push to have foreign groups set up operations in the kingdom

  • Monday, 25 January, 2021
    The Big Read
    The Abu Dhabi royal at the nexus of UAE business and national security

    The point man to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, Sheikh Tahnoon is redefining links between the state and private sector

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    Saudi Arabia steps up domestic investment as low oil prices and coronavirus bite

    PIF sovereign wealth fund to invest $40bn annually in country over next 5 years

  • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
    David Gardner
    Qatar’s rapprochement restores balance in the Middle East

    The deal with Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other neighbours ends a three-year blockade of the emirate

  • Sunday, 10 January, 2021
    Saudi Arabia tries to lure multinationals from Dubai

    Crown prince spearheads campaign as part of vision to become regional business hub

Previous You are on page 1 Next

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

FT LiveShare News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingContracts & Tenders
Executive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT TransactSecondary Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School Rankings
Enterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter
More from the FT Group
Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2021. 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.
Financial Times

International Edition

  • Switch to UK Edition
  • Top sections
  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • Americas
    • Middle East and 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
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • How to Spend It
  • Special Reports
  • FT recommends
  • Graphics
  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • FTfm
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In