Opinion
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What Dogs Taught Me
One of the experiences that has remained vividly etched in my memory from my years as a scholarship student in Britain was the cultural shock I encoun...
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What If Saudi Arabia Had Not Backed Syria’s Return?
Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, and the assumption of leadership by President Ahmed al-Sharaa during the transitional pha...
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Saudi Arabia’s Creative Economy: When Stories Become Investment Assets
When Saudi artist Taghreed Al-Baqshi traveled to Syria nearly thirty years ago to study fine arts, the image of Saudi Arabia in her mind could be summ...
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A Bold Leap Forward: Nine Years of the Crown Prince’s Vision
Nine years ago, Saudi Arabia embarked on a journey that would fundamentally rewrite its future. When Prince Mohammed bin Salman was named Crown Prince...
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How Saudi Arabia is redefining operational excellence with integrated service networks
Saudi Arabia has no shortage of ambitious logistics and infrastructure projects. The real question today is whether the operating ecosystems behind th...
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The Concise Biography of King Abdulaziz
Prof. Fahad M. Al-OtaibiI had the honor of discussing the life of the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud t...
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Localization and Local Content: The Role of Companies in Building a More Resilient Economy
In light of the rapid economic transformations taking place globally, localization is no longer merely a matter linked to employment rates or labor ma...
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Why Wealth Conversations with Women Still Begin Too Late — and Why Timing Is the Real Risk
84% of women report feeling unprepared to manage inherited wealth, with many finding the experience challenging when it arrives . This highlights a b...
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Saudi Arabia’s Defense Field Tests Strengthen Confidence in Local Military Industries
Amid escalating regional geopolitical tensions, the Saudi military-industrial model has emerged as a catalyst for field-testing the localization of de...
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Agentic AI won't build itself. Saudi Arabia now needs people who deliver.
There is a moment in every large transformation programme when the energy shifts. Not when funding runs out, and not when ambition fades, but when the...
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The Sky That Shifted: How the Middle East's Aviation System Absorbed a Global Shock and Held When the Kingdom Became the Backbone of an Emergency Global Air Corridor
On February 28, 2026, it wasn't just the sound of explosions that shook the region. There was another sound — quieter on the surface, yet far more con...
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Saudi Arabia: A Fertile Ground for Chinese Investment Amid Global Uncertainty
In recent years, the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia has steadily deepened, delivering tangible investment outcomes...
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Saudi Arabia Emerges as a Strategic Investment Anchor Amid Regional Uncertainty
Amid ongoing regional tensions, confidence in Saudi Arabia as a long-term investment destination remains firmly intact. At a time when the Middle East...
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Wellness in Stereo: Why Audio Is Becoming Part of Fitness and Mental Wellbeing Routines
Wellness across the Middle East has grown from being focused purely on physical fitness to embracing mental, emotional and sensory wellbeing. Health t...
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How Saudi Arabia Strengthened Its Food Security Amid Global Supply Chain Shocks
As global supply chains faced severe disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia Ukraine war alongside rising geopolitical tensions in the...
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Why the CCO Role Is Being Rewritten by AI
The role of the Chief Communications Officer (CCO) is entering one of the most profound transformations in its history. For decades, corporate communi...
