Saudi Arabia: Just how deep are its troubles?
By Frank Gardner BBC security correspondent Saudi Arabia has gone through radical change in a short space of time under Mohammed Bin Salman Once famous for being tax-free, Saudi […]
What Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman could learn from Prince Andrew – and vice versa
The two princes in hot water have one thing in common: a history of terrible personal and political choices Patrick Cockburn @indyworld Prince Andrew and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia have both had a bad week. On the very same day that Prince Andrew was giving his […]
Aramco IPO — the countdown has started!
Basil M.K. Al-Ghalayini November 16, 2019 On April 25, 2016, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced that the Kingdom would sell less than 5 percent of oil giant Saudi Aramco’s […]
Trump sees many options short of war with Iran after attacks on Saudis
Sep 19, 2019 – By Jeff Mason and Stephen Kalin LOS ANGELES/JEDDAH (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were many options short of war […]
Can Saudi Arabia diversify its economy without an Aramco IPO?
Saudi Arabia’s diversification effort will prove challenging with or without an Aramco IPO. by Adeel Malik 4 Sept 2018 Saudi Aramco’s planned IPO was scrapped in late August [Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah] […]
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 Plan Is Too Big to Fail — Or Succeed
(GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images) Since 2016, Saudi Arabia has been urgent in pursuing its aggressive economic reform efforts, but since oil prices have risen, these efforts have shifted and slowed. Riyadh […]
What ‘Aramcologists’ say abut biggest IPO in history
Frank Kane | Published — Saturday 13 January 2018 Much like the now-obsolete art of “Kremlinology” — the study of the inner workings of the Soviet political system via analysis of announcements and reports — there is now a growing field I like to call “Aramcology.” The forthcoming initial public […]
Goldman and Citi reportedly poised for big roles in Saudi Aramco IPO
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank are poised to take lead roles in Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering, according to reports. The IPO of Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant is […]
Just why did Trump tweet about the Saudi Aramco IPO?
Frank Kane | Published — Wednesday 8 November 2017 Where does the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco stand after the dramatic weekend intervention by President Trump in support of attempts by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to stage the record-breaking IPO? Even by his own standards, it […]
BE WARNED: In Saudi Arabia and Israel, Signals That Iran Has Retaliation in Works
The Iranians and their Hizbullah ally are sending warning signals about how they might fight a future war with the United States and Israel. The signals aren’t subtle—Tehran intends to retaliate for any attack on its nuclear facilities with blows against America’s allies in the region, hitting their most sensitive […]