Ahmed Al Omran
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Saudi correspondent for @financialtimes.com. @ahmed on Twitter and Instagram.
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✈️ Saudi Arabia is spending $1 trillion over 10 years to make tourism a pillar of a diversified economy away from dependence on oil revenues. My long read on how the kingdom’s tourism revolution is unfolding will run in HTSI magazine this weekend
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🚨 My latest: Western cultural institutions are re-embracing Saudi Arabia as their quest for fresh funding and expansion aligns with the kingdom’s ambitions to grow its art and culture sectors as part of wider economic diversification plans.
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🚨 “The glory days are over”: consultants in Saudi Arabia curb expansion plans as the kingdom reviews its priorities.
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🚨 My latest: How the Saudi crown prince irreversibly changed the relationship between the state and the kingdom’s religious establishment.
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🚨 Saudi real estate developer to build $1 billion Trump-branded project in Jeddah.
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🚨 My latest: How the Saudi crown prince irreversibly changed the relationship between the state and the kingdom’s religious establishment.
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🚨 Saudi Arabia freezes Riyadh rents for 5 years as property costs soar.
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🇸🇦 Our latest long read: Can Vision 2030 uplift Saudi Arabia’s rural areas?
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🚨 Scoop: Saudi Arabia to shift management of Sindalah island from Neom to Red Sea Global after delayed opening.
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PwC culls jobs of 60 partners and 1,500 staff in the Middle East after Saudi clash.
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🚨 Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign strategic defence pact.
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🔝 This is the most-read story on FT right now >>
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🚨 My latest story: Saudi authorities shut down two dozen music “lounges” in recent weeks over violations to public health and hygiene codes, but their existence has been controversial for years as conservatives see them as signs of the rapid decay of morals and social norms.
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🚨 My latest story: Saudi authorities shut down two dozen music “lounges” in recent weeks over violations to public health and hygiene codes, but their existence has been controversial for years as conservatives see them as signs of the rapid decay of morals and social norms.
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Google Pay finally launches in Saudi Arabia. China’s Alipay+ expected to arrive next year.
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🚨 Qatar calls for “concrete steps” against Israel at Arab-Islamic summit in Doha after the missile strikes.
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🚨 Israel launches attack on Hamas in Doha. Qatar condemns “cowardly” targeting of residential buildings.
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🚨 My latest story: Saudi small-town brands are going national as economic reforms and SMEs support start to pay off.
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🎮 Saudi-backed Savvy Games Group is looking to China and other Asian markets for its next multibillion-dollar deal.
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🇷🇺 Gulf tourists are flocking to Russia as the country deepens its ties with the region after years of western sanctions.
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🚨 FT Exclusive: BCG leaders face backlash from lucrative Middle East business over Gaza aid work; CEO town hall meeting to ease tensions appeared to backfire as staff walked out in anger.
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🚨 Delays to Saudi Arabia’s snow mountain in Neom’s Trojena put the 2029 Asian Winter Games at risk. Officials discussed approaching S Korea or China about relocating the games and instead holding the subsequent edition in the kingdom four years later.
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🚨 Saudi Arabia’s PIF writes $8 billion off value of flagship giga-projects.
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🚨 Saudi Arabia condemns Israel’s decision to occupy the Gaza Strip and denounces its “persistence in committing crimes of starvation, brutal practices, and ethnic cleansing against the brotherly Palestinian people.” —Foreign ministry statement
سياسي / وزارة الخارجية: المملكة تندد بأقوى وأشد العبارات بقرار سلطات الاحتلال الإسرائيلية احتلال قطاع غزة
الرياض 14 صفر 1447 هـ الموافق 08 أغسطس 2025 م واس نددت المملكة العربية السعودية بأقوى وأشد العبارات بقرار سلطات الاحتلال الإسرائيلية احتلال قطاع غزة، وأدانت بشكل قاطع إمعانها في ارتكاب جرائم التجويع و الممارسات الوحشية والتطهير العرقي ضد الشعب الفلسطيني الشقيق. وقالت وزارة الخارجية في بيان لها: "إن الأفكار والقرارات اللاإنسانية التي تتبناها سلطات الاحتلال الإسرائيلية دون رادع، تؤكد مجددًا أنها لا تستوعب الارتباط الوجداني والتاريخي والقانوني للشعب الفلسطيني بهذه الأرض، وأن الشعب الفلسطيني صاحب حقٍّ فيها، استنادًا للقوانين الدولية والمبادئ الإنسانية". وحذرت المملكة من أن استمرار عجز المجتمع الدولي ومجلس الأمن عن وقف الاعتداءات والانتهاكات الإسرائيلية فورًا، يقوض أسس النظام الدولي والشرعية الدولية، ويهدد الأمن والسلم إقليميًا وعالميًا، وينذر بعواقب وخيمة تشجع ممارسات الإبادة الجماعية والتهجير القسري. وأكدت المملكة أن هذه الجرائم الإسرائيلية المتواصلة تحتم على المجتمع الدولي اليوم اتخاذ مواقف فعلية، حازمة ورادعة، تنهي الكارثة الإنسانية التي يتعرض لها الشعب الفلسطيني الشقيق، وتمكّن من تحقيق الحل الذي تجمع عليه الدول المحبة للسلام بتنفيذ حل الدولتين، وقيام دولةٍ فلسطينية على حدود عام 1967 م وعاصمتها القدس الشرقية، استناداً للقرارات الأممية ذات الصلة. // انتهى // 15:01 ت مـ 0039
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