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From Yemen to Eilat: A journey through Saudi Arabia’s impossible balancing act

02.10.26|Tzur Shezaf
The Kingdom is opening to tourists, building futuristic cities and pursuing new alliances while confronting the Houthis, Iran and the limits of its own transformation.
מצר באב אל מנדב

Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab and Saudi Arabia’s pipeline are becoming one energy crisis

15.09.26|Doron Peskin
 The war is putting pressure on three separate routes that connect Gulf oil to global markets. Even without a complete blockade, attacks and selective threats can raise insurance, shipping and energy costs while steadily draining already depleted inventories.
נשיא ארה"ב דונלד טראמפ ויורש העצר של סעודיה מוחמד בן סלמאן בפגישה בבית הלבן, נובמבר 2025

Weapons, AI and nuclear power: Trump's Middle East formula

27.07.26|Doron Peskin
The White House is exchanging strategic access for investment and procurement commitments, even as questions grow over the Trump family's expanding regional business interests.
בורסה ריאד ערב הסעודית סעודיה

Why the U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal is about far more than diplomacy

22.07.26|Doron Peskin
The agreement could create decades of business for American companies while transforming Saudi Arabia's electricity sector.
סימס 4 The Sims

Saudi Arabia’s $55 billion EA Sports bet on global influence

25.12.25|Maayan Cohen-Rozen
From sportswashing to gamewashing, the kingdom targets time, attention, and identity.
יורש העצר הסעודי מוחמד בן סלמאן ו בנימין נתניהו

Israel’s global image collapses despite strong economic fundamentals

25.12.25|Zvi Zerahia
Sharpest decline in 20 years in the Nation Brands Index highlights collapse in international perception.
הפגנות באיראן פנאי

Tehran trembles: Israel-Iran war redraws Middle East power map

25.06.25|Doron Peskin
After 12 days of conflict, Iran’s military and strategic standing lie in ruins, while Israel reasserts dominance.
דונלד טראמפ ו מוחמד בן סלמאן ב ריאד סעודיה

Trump's Riyadh party went on without Israel. Can it still join fashionably late?

14.05.25|Elihay Vidal
Trillions changed hands, and global CEOs struck massive deals. Israel wasn’t there, but its tech still might afford it a seat at the table.
פוקימון גו

Gotta catch 'em all: What will Saudi Arabia do with Pokemon Go?

23.03.25|Maayan Rozen-Cohen
The game, which launched in 2016 and brought millions to the streets, has become a global data-gathering tool. Now, with its sale to a Saudi investment fund, it raises tough questions about privacy, control of technology, and geopolitical influences stemming from the gaming world.
משמאל נשיא סוריה החדש אבו מוחמד אל ג'ולאני עם יורש העצר הסעודי בן סלמאן בריאד

Saudi Arabia and Israel: Unlikely allies in the Middle East peace process?

03.02.25|Doron Peskin
Shared interests on Gaza and Syria may drive closer ties, but the Palestinian issue complicates relations.
כנס כלכלית לאומית - Jack Lew United States Ambassador to Israel in a fireside וידאו

U.S. Ambassador to Israel: Saudi normalization is still possible

16.07.24|Maayan Manela
The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew, spoke at Calcalist and Bank Leumi’s National Economic Conference about Israel’s ongoing ceasefire and hostage deal negotiations with Hamas, the possibility of normalization with Saudi Arabia and attitudes towards Israel in the business world
עינת גז מנכ"לית פאפאיה גלובל פאפיה גלובל

Israeli entrepreneur Eynat Guez to speak at World Fintech Show in Saudi Arabia

26.09.23|Meir Orbach
The Co-Founder and CEO of Israeli unicorn Papaya Global is the first Israeli woman entrepreneur to be invited to speak at a tech event in the Kingdom
ראש ממשלת ישראל בנימין נתניהו נשיא ארה"ב ג'ו ביידן ויורש העצר מוחמד בן סלמאן מסעודיה

Why is Biden so excited about the ambitious transport project through Saudi Arabia?

11.09.23|Yuval Sade
Biden's announcement comes amid US efforts to counter China's growing influence in the region, as part of the ongoing trade war between the two countries
יורש העצר הסעודי מוחמד בן סלמאן ונשיא ארה"ב ג'ו ביידן ביולי בג'דה

Market concerns rise as Saudi Arabia and Russia extend oil Production cuts

10.09.23|Doron Peskin
The markets expected that the two leaders of OPEC+, which is responsible for supplying 40% of the world's oil supply, would announce the continuation of the cuts until October. The move to confirm these cuts until the end of the year created concerns in the markets, pushing prices up
נסיך הכתר מוחמד בן סלמן בין סלמאן שר ההגנה סעודיה נפט

Another BRIC in the wall: What Saudi Arabia’s joining BRICS means for the world

29.08.23|Doron Peskin
On January 1, six countries are expected to join the alliance of emerging economies. While Iran hailed the event as a victory for its foreign policy, Saudi Arabia still aims to clarify the terms of the membership and ensure that it will not be used as a "cash cow" for the weaker members
Saudi Arabia gaming graphic

Saudi Arabia's $38 billion gamble: Kingdom invests heavily in gaming industry to fuel economic diversification

20.06.23|Doron Peskin
As part of the plan to reduce dependency on oil, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is overseeing a massive investment in gaming
מטה חברת הפטרוכימיה הממשלתית סאבכ בריאד סעודיה

Israel Grants Its Citizens Permission to Visit Saudi Arabia

26.01.20|Adi Pick
Geographically located just 25 kilometers away from one another, the two countries have no formal diplomatic relations, though unofficial ties have been warming up in recent years
ביל מרצ'ק חוקר בכיר Citizen Lab ועידת ניו יורק 2019

Self Probe Won’t Cut it for Israeli Spyware Company NSO, Says Citizen Lab Researcher

17.04.19|Omer Kabir
Bill Marczak, a senior fellow researcher at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab, a digital and human rights research group, spoke Thursday at Calcalist’s Mind the Tech Conference in New York
העיתונאי הסעודי ג'מאל חשוקג'י נרצח ב איסטנבול סעודיה

Israeli Government Signed Off on Sale of Spyware Allegedly Related to Khashoggi’s Death, Report Says

09.12.18|Amarelle Wenkert
The Washington Post’s journalist David Ignatius writes that by allowing the sale of local cyber technologies, Israel made an ally in Saudi Arabia
העיתונאי הסעודי ג'מאל חשוקג'י נרצח ב איסטנבול סעודיה

An Associate of Slain Saudi Journalist Khashoggi Sues Spyware Company NSO

03.12.18|Omer Kabir
The Saudi dissident alleges that spyware by the Israeli surveillance company had been used to track his communications with Khashoggi, and was instrumental in planning the latter’s killing
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