Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia that occupies the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. Covering a land area of approximately 2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi), it is the fifth-largest country in Asia and the twelfth-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west, Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north, the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates it from Egypt and Israel. Riyadh is the capital and largest city, while other major centers include Jeddah and the two holiest cities in Islam, Mecca and Medina.
Beyond's analysis on Saudi Arabia
- — France and Saudi Arabia unveil a €6 billion plan to build three amusement parks on the former Mirapolis site
- — Saudi Arabia boosts Mediterranean oil exports by roughly one‑third to sidestep Houthi threats in the Red Sea
- — Riyadh launches the world’s largest automated metro network to curb congestion and reshape urban mobility
- — Himplant® completes a global surgeon training course, certifying 18 physicians from five countries and expanding its clinical adoption pipeline
- — Sports Boulevard Development Company launches a $186M real estate fund to finance a luxury hotel in Riyadh, advancing Saudi Arabia's urban and tourism diversification goals
- — Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia escalate regional tensions and risk derailing U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, prompting accelerated arms purchases
- — Turkey seeks to expand a new defense pact with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, using NATO as a model, to counterbalance external great powers
- — Saudi oil shipments face mounting security hurdles as rerouted Red Sea and Egyptian routes come under Houthi drone threat
- — Houthi activity in the Bab el-Mandeb strait has cut Red Sea tanker traffic to a multi‑month low, raising freight costs and oil‑market uncertainty
- — Saudi Arabia considers up to $5/bbl premium on Asian crude to offset Red Sea shipping cost surge
- — Idorsia partners with Jamjoom Pharma to roll out insomnia drug QUVIVIQ in Saudi Arabia and the Levant
- — Huthi militia's vow of retaliation against Saudi Arabia raises risks to regional oil supplies and maritime trade
Recent news mentioning Saudi Arabia
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- — AMD's Instinct Systems Are Now Live in Saudi Arabia -- Here's What the Next 250 Megawatts Are Worth to the Stock
- — Adobe (ADBE) Bets Big On Saudi Arabia While Wall Street Hesitates
- — Amazon’s $5.3 Billion Saudi Arabia Bet Is Turning Heads on Wall Street
- — HUMAIN and Applied Intuition Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deploy Physical AI Across Saudi Arabia, Starting with Autonomous Trucking
- — AMD, Cisco and HUMAIN Expand Saudi Arabia's AI Infrastructure as AMD Instinct Systems Go Live