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Saudi Arabia broadens security outreach as Houthis advance

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia is broadening international security contacts as Iran-backed Houthi forces consolidate positions along Yemen’s Red Sea coast, with Britain backing Riyadh and reports of Israeli intelligence co-operation emerging as the kingdom confronts missile, drone and maritime threats. The Saudi outreach has accelerated after Houthi forces captured territory and islands around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the narrow waterway linking the Red Sea with […]

Saudi Arabia details 114m-tonne Madinah uranium-bearing resource

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia has identified about 114 million tonnes of mineralised ore containing rare earth elements and promising uranium concentrations at the Jabal Sayid project in Madinah, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman has announced. Prince Abdulaziz disclosed the estimate on Monday during the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, placing the find at the centre of Riyadh’s drive […]

Saudi pipeline outage lifts oil prices further

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Oil prices rose on Tuesday as renewed attacks on Saudi Arabia and the continued shutdown of the kingdom’s East-West pipeline kept traders focused on the risk of further disruption to Middle East crude supplies. Brent crude climbed $1.24 to $106.93 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate gained $1.29 to $102.65 in Asian trading. The move followed another wave of Houthi attacks on […]

BRKZ attracts $31 million with Wa’ed backing

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi building materials procurement platform BRKZ has raised $31 million in fresh capital, with Aramco-backed Wa’ed Ventures co-leading a $13 million Series B equity round alongside 500 Global. The financing also includes an $18 million growth-debt commitment from Stride Ventures, part of a previously announced $30 million venture-debt facility. BECO Capital and ANB Seed Fund participated in the equity round, BRKZ said on […]

Flynas enters Saudi government ERCAB travel network

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia’s Government Expenditure and Projects Efficiency Authority has activated flynas under the unified framework agreement for government ERCAB travel, widening the airline choices available to public-sector entities and eligible travellers. The activation lifts the number of airlines participating in the government travel arrangement to four, with flynas joining Saudia, flyadeal and Riyadh Air. EXPRO said the addition is intended to improve flexibility, […]

Hormuz vessel strike compounds Saudi pipeline disruption

A commercial vessel was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, triggering a fire and an evacuation as fresh attacks intensified concerns over Middle East oil supplies. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the vessel was hit while transiting the strategic waterway and that local authorities were assisting those on board. UKMTO initially said the extent of damage, the crew’s condition and […]

Saudi Arabia halts East-West pipeline after drone strikes

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia has temporarily stopped its East-West oil pipeline after multiple drone attacks damaged sections of the route, tightening pressure on crude exports as shipping disruptions intensify around the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea. The Energy Ministry said the pipeline was shut as a precaution after strikes on September 10 in the Riyadh and Madinah regions. Several people were injured, while emergency […]

Etihad adds Red Sea route from October

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Etihad Airways will begin year-round flights between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Airport on October 4, adding a sixth destination in the kingdom to the carrier’s network. The service will initially operate once a week before increasing to twice weekly from October 25, Etihad said. The route will be flown with an Airbus A320 configured with eight Business Class seats […]

Houthis seize key positions around Bab al-Mandab strait

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Yemen’s Houthi movement has seized Perim Island and Dhubab on the Bab al-Mandab, giving the Iran-aligned group control of key positions overlooking one of the world’s most important shipping chokepoints as fighting intensifies along the Red Sea coast. The advance followed the withdrawal of forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government and came a day after the Houthis captured the port city of […]

Saudi crude production tumbles to 36-year low

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia told OPEC that its crude production fell to 6.238 million barrels a day in August, the kingdom’s lowest monthly level since 1990, as renewed fighting involving the United States and Iran disrupted export routes. The figure, contained in OPEC’s September monthly oil market report, was almost 1.9 million barrels a day below the 8.135 million barrels reported for July. It also […]

Salam forges 29 partnerships at LEAP 2026

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Etihad Salam Telecom Company signed 29 strategic partnerships during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, using the four-day technology gathering to widen its portfolio across connectivity, cloud services, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and enterprise digital solutions. The company, known as Salam, said the agreements formed the centrepiece of its participation as a strategic sponsor and supported its shift from a traditional telecommunications provider towards an integrated […]

Bahrain formalises Expo 2030 Riyadh participation

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Bahrain has signed its Participation Contract for Expo 2030 Riyadh, establishing the formal framework for its pavilion, programmes and visitor experience at the six-month World Expo. The agreement, signed in Manama on September 3, moves Bahrain’s participation from confirmation and preparatory work into detailed planning and implementation. It was signed by Sheikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, president of the Bahrain Authority for […]

Saudi Arabia readies broader IAEA nuclear oversight

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia is preparing to give the International Atomic Energy Agency enhanced verification and monitoring powers over sensitive nuclear activities under its planned civil nuclear partnership with the United States, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said on Monday. Grossi said the arrangements being developed would not amount to Saudi Arabia formally adopting the IAEA Additional Protocol, the agency’s standard instrument for expanded inspections. […]

Jazan University establishes future-skills hub with Atomcamp

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Jazan University has launched a project to establish the Jazan Future Skills Center, partnering with Atomcamp Arabia under the sponsorship of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology during LEAP 2026. The university said the centre is intended to accelerate technology localisation, develop specialised local expertise and strengthen national capabilities in artificial intelligence and other digital fields. It will also support entrepreneurship, […]

How Flexible Talent is Supporting the Gulf’s Hospitality and Events Boom

The Gulf’s events and hospitality sectors are expanding at a pace few regions can match, and much of that growth is being carried on the backs of a workforce that barely existed in its current form a decade ago: flexible, on-demand talent. From five-star product launches in Dubai to sprawling exhibitions in Riyadh, the ability to scale a team up or down within days has become just […]

Dell, Armada form Saudi edge infrastructure partnership

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dell Technologies and Armada have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop containerised mobile and edge data centre solutions across Saudi Arabia, targeting organisations that need computing and storage capacity close to operations. The agreement, announced on Friday after being signed during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, sets a framework for combining Dell’s enterprise hardware and infrastructure stack with Armada’s specialised mobile, containerised data […]

stc Bahrain taps TCS for IT overhaul

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai stc Bahrain has signed a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services to transform its IT operations, introducing managed services and advanced automation as the telecoms provider seeks a more scalable, resilient digital infrastructure. The agreement, announced during LEAP 2026 in Riyadh, will focus on modernising stc Bahrain’s technology landscape and establishing what the company describes as a future-ready operating model. The programme is […]

Adobe widens Saudi AI access with $4 billion programme

Adobe has expanded its partnership with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and state-backed AI company HUMAIN, offering more than 27 million eligible citizens and residents a year of free access to its AI-powered creative tools. The US software company said the programme, announced at LEAP 2026 in Riyadh on Monday, is valued at more than $4 billion and will provide eligible people aged 13 […]

Tashkent ready to challenge Dubai and Riyadh for Islamic fintech crown

Issac John Uzbekistan has emerged from the three-day Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum with an audacious ambition: to establish Tashkent as Central Asia’s financial technology gateway and, increasingly, as a bridge between the region and the $6 trillion global Islamic finance industry.   The question is whether this is achievable — or is it just another aspirational hub strategy in an increasingly crowded financial geography. There […]

Saudi-backed Dragon Ball park planned near Paris

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai France and Saudi Arabia have unveiled a €6 billion leisure development near Paris that is expected to include three theme parks, with a flagship attraction built around the Dragon Ball manga and anime universe. The project will be developed around Cergy-Pontoise, about 30 kilometres northwest of the French capital, and is expected to create about 22,000 direct jobs. Qiddiya Investment Company, the Saudi […]

Aramco deepens French ties with $3.7 billion deals

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Aramco has signed agreements with French companies carrying a potential combined value of more than $3.7 billion, expanding cooperation in drilling equipment, specialised oilfield products and industrial artificial intelligence. The agreements were announced during a Saudi-French investment roundtable in Paris on Monday, August 24, attended by Aramco president and chief executive Amin H. Nasser. They form part of a broader push by […]

Iraq tests new security formula for Saudi-Iran rivalry

Arjavi Indraneesh Iraq’s proposal for a joint security council bringing Saudi Arabia and Iran into a formal mechanism is more than another attempt at regional mediation. It reflects Baghdad’s growing conviction that diplomatic contact between the two powers, while valuable, is no longer sufficient to prevent security crises from spilling across borders. National Security Adviser […]

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Gulf states intensify push for Hormuz shipping deal

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Gulf states have intensified diplomatic efforts to break the Iran impasse, with Qatar and Oman seeking an interim arrangement that could restore commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and prevent another escalation across the region. Qatar is mediating between Tehran and Washington while working alongside Oman on a temporary solution for the strategic waterway. The initiative has gained urgency as commercial traffic […]

Saudi Arabia raises US Treasury holdings to $142.5bn

Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia increased its holdings of US Treasury securities by about $2.2 billion in June, lifting the portfolio to $142.5 billion and extending the Kingdom’s position among the largest overseas investors in US government debt. The June increase followed holdings of about $140.3 billion in May and left Saudi Arabia ranked 17th among foreign holders of Treasuries. The portfolio remained heavily weighted towards […]