Joining us on The 966 to talk about President Biden’s recent visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia is Hussein Ibish, a weekly columnist for Bloomberg and the UAE-based publication The National and Senior resident scholar at…
Dr. Sean Foley, professor at MTSU and author of the book Changing Saudi Arabia: Art, Culture, and Society in the Kingdom, joins The 966. Dr. Foley specializes in Middle East history and the cultural, political,…
The 966 talks with Raghad Fathaddin, communications analyst for PepsiCo based in Riyadh, an entrepreneur and founder of Sangha “Estidama Hub.” Raghad is also a Y20 delegate for Saudi Arabia and also a WIn fellow…
The Dakar Rally returns to Saudi Arabia for 2023 with a longer course, according to Time Out Riyadh. The 45th edition of the rally will be the fourth one to take place in Saudi Arabia….
Saudi Arabia has lifted its unofficial embargo against #turkish exports, Dr. Majed Al-Qassabi told a group of Turkish and Saudi businessmen in Ankara, #Turkey. #saudiarabia has been imposing a silent embargo on Turkish goods since…
The Saudi Export-Import Bank, also known as Saudi EXIM, approved loans worth $450 million in 2021, with 51 percent of the total financing given to small and medium enterprises, according to the bank’s CEO, Saad…
In episode 51, The 966 chats with our long-time friend and longtime economist and observer of the Kingdom, Dr. John Sfakianakis. John is the chief economist and head of research of the Gulf Research Center…
Episode 50! The 966 talks with Raghad Fathaddin, communications analyst for PepsiCo based in Riyadh, an entrepreneur and founder of Sangha “Estidama Hub”, a Y20 delegate and also a WIn fellow. Before that conversation, the...
A new study by KPMG surveys the opinions and insights of Saudi women in family businesses in the Kingdom. Lucien’s one big thing is this study, with features valuable and unique insights into the viewpoints…
Will Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel soon? Richard’s one big thing this week is what people are talking about in Saudi foreign policy this week: “normalization.” Are Saudi Arabia and Israel in fact close…