Saudi Arabia quietly exits China's dollar rival
The kingdom's departure from mBridge undermines Beijing's bid to challenge U.S. financial dominance.
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Saudi Arabia news
News for readers in Saudi Arabia, in one-minute summaries with a link to the original reporting.
Britain backs Saudi Arabia against Houthi rebels
The U.K. is deploying military aircraft to help Saudi Arabia fight Iran-backed Houthis threatening global energy supplies through the Red Sea.
15 cards 3mHouthis launch first attack on Saudi capital
Yemen's Iran-backed rebels escalate conflict with a ballistic missile strike on Riyadh, marking a dangerous new phase in regional fighting.
6 cards 1m 50sSaudi Arabia's wild new Exobots make Cybertruck look tame
A Saudi startup backed by the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund and Foxconn just unveiled two hyper-futuristic electric vehicles that look like they drove out of a sci-fi movie.
6 cards 1m 40sMiddle East tensions spike across multiple fronts
Saudi Arabia faces aerial threats from Yemen while Iran executes alleged Israeli spy and Israel strikes Gaza and Lebanon.
9 cards 2mIsrael and Morocco upgrade ties as Abraham Accords expand
Israel and Morocco agreed to establish full embassies and exchange ambassadors, deepening a U.S.-brokered normalization framework that could eventually include Saudi Arabia.
10 cards 2mSaudi Arabia bet on Trump. It backfired.
Riyadh paid billions to corrupt U.S. leaders, but bribable means weak.
19 cards 5mSaudi nuclear deal risks weapons proliferation
The U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement includes enrichment studies and lacks key safeguards, raising concerns about a pathway to nuclear weapons.
14 cards 3m 6Saudi Arabia quits China's mBridge payments program
A key U.S. ally abandons the blockchain alternative to dollar-based global finance, signaling pressure from Washington.
6 cards 1m 40sTrump approves $24.3B fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia
The administration fast-tracks advanced F-35s to the kingdom as Iran-backed Houthis intensify regional attacks.
6 cards 1m 20sSaudi Arabia's first car company launches with radical EVs
Ceer, backed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and Foxconn, debuts two high-performance electric vehicles as part of a push to diversify the economy beyond oil.
16 cards 4mOil prices hold steady despite Saudi pipeline attack
Markets shrug off a drone strike on Saudi Arabia's key pipeline as workarounds prove more effective than feared.
6 cards 1m 30sMalaysia backs Saudi Arabia after Mecca drone interception
PM Anwar condemns the drone threat to Islam's holiest city and calls for regional peace talks.
5 cards 1mHouthis escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia
Iran-backed group targets oil facilities and issues naval blockade, forcing Riyadh to issue first air raid alerts in months.
6 cards 1m 40s 5Houthis strike Saudi capital with missiles and drones
Iran-backed militants attack Riyadh and oil facilities, disrupting flights and raising regional tensions.
7 cards 1m 50s 6Saudi-Houthi conflict reignites over Mecca drone attack
Yemen's Houthis deny targeting Islam's holiest city as Saudi Arabia launches retaliatory airstrikes and regional tensions escalate.
13 cards 3mTrump approves F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia
The US is selling nearly 50 advanced fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, marking a major policy shift that has alarmed Congress and defence officials.
6 cards 1m 30s 5How the world dodged an energy crisis at Hormuz
Saudi Arabia's key pipeline just closed, revealing how layered resilience saved the global economy from an oil shock.
8 cards 2m 5Gulf states to own half of Paramount-Warner Bros.
The FCC waived its own foreign ownership rules to let Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi control nearly 50 percent of a major U.S. media company.
6 cards 1m 40s 6Saudi Arabia shoots down Houthi drone near Mecca
Iran-aligned Houthis escalate attacks on Saudi Arabia, threatening holy city and global oil supplies.
6 cards 1m 20s 7Saudi fighter jet shot down over Yemen
BBC Verify confirms Houthi group downed a US-made F-15 Strike Eagle, marking a major escalation in the Yemen conflict.
7 cards 1m 40s 7Pentagon split on striking Yemen's Houthis
Trump's military advisers clash over whether to help Saudi Arabia fight Iranian-backed rebels amid weapons shortages and regional tensions.
9 cards 3mFCC allows foreign governments to own Paramount
Brendan Carr's FCC waived ownership rules to let Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi control nearly half of a major American media company.
5 cards 1m 20sTrump signals end to Iran war as Middle East tensions spike
The U.S. president says Tehran wants a deal, but Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis are escalating strikes that threaten global oil supplies.
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