While addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos one day later, Trump said that he will ask MBS, whom he called a “fantastic guy”, to round up the $600bn pledge to “around $1trn”. Trump asserted that the Saudis would do this “because we’ve been very good to them”.

Trump has had a close relationship with the crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, even as his real estate company does major deals with oil-rich kingdom.

Matternet, developer of the M2 drone, on Monday announced that it was cleared to fly by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA). In a news release, Andreas Raptopoulos, founder and CEO of Matternet, said the firm will bring drone delivery to Riyadh, the Saudi capital.

The organization's president Maria Porro revealed that the new edition of the fair could take place in the near term, following government roundtable talks in the ancient Arabian oasis city of Al-Ula.

Riyadh Air is expected to take delivery of just four Boeing Dreamliners in 2025, delaying its launch until the second half of the year.

This Saturday’s UFC Saudi Arabia event will be one fight lighter after losing a significant main card matchup over the weekend.

Riyadh Air performs its first B787-9 flight and received a certificate to use a new Dreamliner simulator as it trains pilots and crews ahead of commercial roll-out

Newlab, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based global venture platform for technology startups with a major innovation hub at Michigan Central in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, is expanding into Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.

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The visit by Turkey's top diplomat aimed to strengthen regional cooperation on Syria and enhance defense ties between Ankara and Riyadh.

The UFC Saudi Arabia card set for February 1 in Riyadh took a hit on Sunday, January 26. Thankfully, the Israel Adesanya-Nassourdine Imavov main event is still intact.