The installation of the last connecting piece for the 1.2-kilometre Shura Bridge has successfully been completed. The bridge is a key component of infrastructure that is being developed as part of…
Saudi Arabia has welcomed the first Arabian oryx to be born in the kingdom in nine decades.
The calf was born at the King Salman Royal Reserve in the Northern Borders province, “after the…
Blankets of thick gritty haze and ominous orange skies since early April have sent thousands to hospitals and resulted in at least four deaths in Iraq and in Syria.
DUBAI: Gulf states are stepping up the transition to renewable energy by launching ambitious infrastructure projects designed to help reduce their reliance on oil and gas to meet domestic energy…
One of world’s biggest oil exporters more than doubles its annual target to reduce carbon emissions.
One of the world’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia, has announced it aims to reach net zero…
Saudi Arabia has pledged to eliminate planet-warming emissions within its borders by 2060.
It marks a seismic shift for the world’s biggest oil exporter, though officials included plenty of caveats…
Saudi Aramco is investing, alongside the country’s sovereign wealth fund and Riyadh-based ACWA Power, in the oil exporter’s largest solar project with a capacity of 1.5 GW as the world’s biggest…
ABU DHABI, 20th May, 2021 (WAM) -- The Biden Administration’s ambitious plans to scale up renewable energy in the U.S. will have a wider impact on the energy landscape in the Middle East, especially…
Despite pandemic delays, Kingdom’s largest wind farm set to begin operations this year
DUBAI: Like many executives around the world, Bruno Bensasson hasn’t been on a plane much in the last year.…
Within the last month, Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Aramco has announced the sale of a minority—but large—stake in its pipeline business, the possibility to sell another 1 percent of its stock, and…
As the House of Saud marks the 5th anniversary of the launch of the Kingdom’s ground-breaking Vision 2030 project, Oliver Poole in Riyadh examines its impact and why success is needed if the world is…
The 1GW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the United Arab Emirates has reportedly begun powering the production of aluminium, a world first and a major milestone on the path to…
B20 has submitted its 25 policy recommendations to the G20 Leaders imploring bold, collaborative and decisive action to put growth on a resilient and sustainable path that benefits all.
B20 Saudi…
Industries that build on the region’s existing competitive advantages can help with boosting employment, diversification, technological sophistication, food security, non-oil exports and…
Bulls are banking on the kingdom this week, but its future role could be far more disruptive.
Saudi Arabia is having a regular week: Facing off against Russia, taking phone calls from the U.S.…
Raad Al Haris, an energy advisor to the prime minister, announced the idea at the Energy Transition in the Arab World conference held in Berlin this week. Al Haris also revealed the Iraqi government…
Ambitious plans have not been matched by progress, but there may finally be signs of change.
It was the largest renewables project ever announced: $200bn (£158bn) worth of solar panels stretching…
Over the weekend, attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities sent shock waves through the global energy network. Ten drones disrupted production at two installations that together account for 5 percent…
In the vast air-conditioned halls of an Abu Dhabi conference centre, the world's much-vaunted transition to clean energy is the buzzword in sessions of a top industry gathering.
But many executives…