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How Saudi Arabia is building closer investment ties with Europe and the US

Saudi Arabia has emerged as a key Middle Eastern player in the last few years and is now attracting billions worth of investments from both the US and Europe.

Euronews

Cultural context is key to understanding the changes happening for women in Saudi Arabia

Also: Elon Musk reaffirms his commitment to Tesla.

Fortune

Saudi Arabia’s head of human rights dispels the Western misconception around the region’s school segregation

“Many of the educated women you see today, including myself, would not be sitting here," H.E. Dr. Hala bint Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri said on stage at Fortune's Most Powerful Women International Summit.

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The World Economic Forum says it will take 100 years to achieve the global gender gap—investment titan Lubna Olayan says we 'cannot afford' to wait that long

Lubna Olayan, an investment titan in Saudi Arabia, says research which shows it will take 100 years to achieve gender parity on a global scale must be proved wrong.

Fortune

Trump the AI salesman makes deals in the Gulf – and rich men benefit

The president sold the US model of the industry that made it: enormous power concentrated in the hands of a few men

The Guardian - US

Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit opens in Riyadh

Also: Jamie Dimon warns about complacency and CATL jumps in its Hong Kong debut.

Fortune

White House Boasts of Trump's 'Endurance' Despite Him Seemingly Falling Asleep During Saudi Meeting

Karoline Leavitt boasted that President Trump "doesn't stop and doesn't quit" despite the 78-year-old world leader falling asleep multiple times during a briefing in Saudi Arabia last week.

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Bruno Guimaraes ‘Receives Lucrative Transfer Approach’ Ahead of Summer Window

Several Saudi Arabian clubs are targeting a move for Newcastle's star midfielder Bruno Guimarães this summer.

Sports Illustrated

Trump’s lifting of Syria sanctions is a win for Turkey, too – pointing to outsized role middle powers can play in regional affairs

President Donald Trump announced while in Saudi Arabia on May 14, 2025, that the United States would lift sanctions on Syria. The turnaround was a huge victory for the government of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa as he attempts to consolidate power nearly six months on from his movement’s stunning toppling…

The Conversation

F1 2025 qualifying head-to-head: Imola GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.

Motorsport

How Donald Trump’s ‘historic’ Gulf state deals benefit a handful of powerful men

The deals stand to enrich tech CEOs substantially by opening up new audiences for their products

The Guardian - US

Lucid Will Ramp Up European Deliveries Using Its Expanded Saudi Plant

Lucid has a strong connection to Saudi Arabia through the country's public investment fund (PIF), which holds a 64% controlling stake in the automaker. Now, Lucid is in the process of adding an expansion to its AMP-2 manufacturing facility in the desert kingdom, which should be ready next year. This…

InsideEVs

Gianni Infantino under pressure to release details of Gulf trip with Donald Trump

Gianni Infantino should account for his trip alongside Donald Trump to the Qatar and Saudi Arabia this week, according to Human Rights Watch

The Guardian - UK

Why filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve could be the secret to Trump's Middle East success

President Trump and OPEC both want increased oil production, but there could be a solution to their difference on opinion on prices.

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The Conversation

Saudi Arabia has big AI ambitions. They could come at the cost of human rights

This week, on his tour of the Middle East, United States President Donald Trump unveiled a suite of new deals with Saudi Arabia.

Al Jazeera

Trump hails growing ties with UAE on last leg of Gulf tour

US president says UAE will invest $1.4 trillion in the US’s artificial intelligence sector over the next decade.

International Business Times

European Walkout After Late Infantino Delays FIFA Congress

European delegates staged a walkout at FIFA's Congress in Paraguay on Thursday after world football chief Gianni Infantino jetted in late for the session following meetings in Saudi Arabia and Qatar with US President Donald Trump.

The Independent UK

‘What ever happened to Never Forget?’: 9/11 families blast Trump for warm embrace of Saudi officials

Exclusive: Retired firefighter and 9/11 responder Adam Lake said of the president, “Really, this guy’s not for anybody but himself.”

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Saudi Arabia's $600 billion promise to the U.S. needs oil prices to stay high—which will likely anger Trump

Trump loves cheap oil and high-dollar deals. His trip to Saudi Arabia is putting the two on a collision course.

International Business Times UK

NVIDIA and HUMAIN to Power 'AI Factories of the Future' in Saudi Arabia with Strategic Tech Alliance

NVIDIA, a global leader in AI computing infrastructure, and HUMAIN, the newly formed AI arm of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, have announced a significant strategic partnership.

The Independent UK

Gianni Infantino delays start of Fifa Congress by arriving late from Donald Trump tour

Infantino joined Trump on his state visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week

The Conversation

Not every US president gets a free private jet, but the Gulf states have boosted US economic dominance for decades

After signing a US$142 billion (£107 billion) arms deal with Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump said the US bond with that country was “more powerful than ever”. He was also reportedly quite pleased with the gift of a private jet from Qatar.

The Independent UK

Fifa in breach of own human rights rule by holding World Cup in Saudi Arabia, say lawyers

The 2034 World Cup will be hosted by Saudi Arabia despite their poor human rights record

The Guardian - UK

Fifa breaching own human rights rules over Saudi Arabia World Cup, lawyers say

A former Fifa adviser is party to an official complaint saying the governing body must ensure the 2034 host nation corrects its failings

Tom’s Hardware

Qualcomm confirms it is re-entering the data center CPU market, starting with Saudi Arabia's AI cloud project

Qualcomm and HUMAIN have signed a deal that will see Qualcomm's AI and CPU tech used in Saudi Arabia's AI cloud project.

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