KSA Crackdown
Middle East Eye, Saudi woman sentenced to 30 years over tweets, as crackdown deepens, 1 June 2023 “A Saudi woman...
MENA Pakistan FinTech
The National, FinTech revenue in Mena region and Pakistan could triple to $4.5bn by 2025, McKinsey says, 25 May 2023 “The revenue of the FinTech industry in the Middle East, North...
KSA ‘Sportswashing’ Allegations
This is an interesting Newsagents’ podcast on Saudi Arabian involvement in developing Newcastle United, containing opinion and analysis. There are many opinions on this. One perspective comes from the...
KSA Huawei Move(?)
al Arabiya, Huawei looks to move Middle East HQ to Saudi Arabia, 9 Apr 2023 “Huawei Technologies Co. is looking to make Riyadh its headquarters for the Middle East...
Gargeean
Yousef H. Alshammari, New Lines Magazine, The holiday brings more to the Gulf than a merry tradition, 10 Apr 2023 Interesting article on Gargeean concerning its commercial elements and...
Motawiff
Samir Jeraj, Hyphen, Pilgrims are still fighting for compensation from ill-fated Hajj platform Motawiff, 17 March 2023 “One year after the introduction of the Saudi Arabian government’s chaotic online...
Saudi Trans Issues
There are online elements to this account: Anya Zoledziowski and Tim Marchman, Vice, A Young Saudi Trans Woman Is Believed Dead After Being Lured From the US and Forced...
AI MENA Education
Jumana Khamis, Arab News, How AI and remote learning platforms are transforming education in the Middle East, 15 March 2023 “As the market for these tools continues to grow...
Al-Moubayed
The New Arab, Missing Saudi cleric ‘flees kingdom’ after controversial video, 8 Mar 2023“Emad Al-Moubayed, a preacher who allegedly criticised recent reforms in Saudi Arabia’s entertainment industry, posted a...
Mukaab
Trace William Cowen, The Complex, Saudi Arabia Reveals Plans for Cube-Shaped Skyscraper the Size of 20 Empire State Buildings “Plans for a cube-shaped skyscraper in Saudi Arabia’s capital promise...