Saudi Arabia began enforcing a 70 percent Saudization requirement across 12 procurement professions on Sunday, May 31, one of the steepest localization quotas the Kingdom...
Jordan Cut Fuel Prices in June but the Tax Floor Held Firm
Jordan's Fuel Pricing Committee cut pump prices for June 2026, dropping 90-octane gasoline to 0.915 dinars a litre (about $1.29) from one dinar in May,...
Saudi Flag on Two New Ships Marks a Quiet Registry Push
Saudi Arabia raised its national flag aboard two vessels on Monday, one at Ras Tanura Port on the Gulf coast and the other at Jeddah...
Egypt Adds Turkiye’s OZ Mining to Its Eastern Desert Gold Queue
Egypt has added another foreign name to the list of companies circling its Eastern Desert gold belt. The Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority (MRMIA,...
Saudi Consultant Freeze Turns Vision 2030 Into a Cash Test
The Saudi consultant freeze reported this week is less a sudden backlash against McKinsey decks than a cash discipline signal from a government whose transformation...
India-Middle East-Europe Corridor Needs a War Plan
The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor was unveiled as a faster bridge for goods, energy and data. After the Iran war exposed what the European Council...
Jordan Exports to Europe Jump but Factories Face EU Test
Jordan exports to Europe jumped 72.3 percent in the first two months of 2026, reaching JOD112 million, about $158 million at the Jordanian dinar's fixed...
Kharg Island Tanker Queue Turns Into Iran’s Storage Test
The Kharg Island tanker queue has grown from a shipping delay into a storage test for Iran's oil system. Satellite and maritime intelligence reviewed on...
Hormuz Crisis Turns Egypt’s LNG Terminals Into a Strategic Prize
Egypt's liquefied natural gas (LNG, gas cooled to liquid form for bulk sea shipment) import bill tripled in the first quarter of this year, rising...
Saudi Cabinet Pairs Security Vow With GCC Railway and Eight MoUs
Saudi Arabia's Council of Ministers pledged on Tuesday that the Kingdom will never hesitate to take all measures necessary to protect its security, preserve its...
Egypt and Britain Push Africa Plan as Sudan Truce Slips
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty sat down with Britain's Baroness Jenny Chapman, the UK Minister of State for International Development and Africa, in London on...
Egypt and Britain Push Africa Plan as Sudan Truce Slips
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Britain's Baroness Jenny Chapman, the UK Minister of State for International Development and Africa, in London on Tuesday with...
MrBeast’s Saudi Arabia Debut Draws Global Frenzy as 100 Pilots Compete for a Private Jet
MrBeast’s newest YouTube episode — filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia — has already exploded across social platforms, pulling in millions of views within hours and...
Amazon Egypt Expands Large-Scale Storage Footprint as Demand Surges and Local Manufacturing Accelerates
Amazon Egypt is expanding its logistics and storage infrastructure at one of the fastest rates since it entered the market, driven by a sharp rise...
Egyptian Property Developers Turn to Record Cash Discounts as Liquidity Crisis Deepens
Egypt’s real estate sector is witnessing something it has never seen before: cash payment discounts of up to 55% from major developers, far surpassing traditional...
Malaysian Banks Introduce Goodwill Discounts as Car Loan Rules Shift Under New Hire-Purchase Amendments
Malaysia’s banking industry is preparing to offer goodwill discounts on early car loan settlements as the Hire-Purchase (Amendment) Act moves closer to taking effect in...