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IMF welcomes recalibration of Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 spending

Kingdom's 2026 budget projects narrower fiscal deficit as finance minister expresses willingness to scale back on some megaprojects

The forthcoming 'Fourth Pole': How an emerging Gulf-India axis could lead the developing world

Saudi Arabia approves 2026 budget with $350bn in spending and deficit of $44bn

Saudi Arabia gives $90m to Palestinian Authority amid funding crisis

Opec+ agrees to keep output levels unchanged

Iran's Foreign Minister holds talks with Saudi and Turkish officials

Business InsightsSaudi Arabia is reshaping its expat pay model for the long term

Emirati and Saudi Arabian women go head to head at Dubai Sevens

All-Emirati Al Maha beat counterparts from across the border as an unlikely but uplifting rivalry takes shape

AnalysisIs Gen Abdel Fattah Al Burhan beholden to Sudan's Islamists?

Feuding Saudis urged by UK judge to resolve legal dispute and rekindle friendship

Lebanon praises Saudi co-operation after huge drug-smuggling attempt thwarted

Inside Saudi Arabia’s long-term bid to reshape world sport

White-tailed eagle sighted in Saudi Arabia

CommentUS-Saudi relations are about to become more consequential for the world

Inside Saudi Arabia’s long-term bid to reshape world sport

CEO Danny Townsend talks to The National about PIF strategy, through its SURJ subsidiary, when it comes to investing in tennis and other sports

White-tailed eagle sighted in Saudi Arabia

CommentUS-Saudi relations are about to become more consequential for the world

Why international developers are considering projects in Saudi Arabia

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