Iran launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes across the Gulf on Thursday evening, with attacks reported in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
Iran launched a fresh wave of missile and drone strikes across the Gulf on Thursday evening, with attacks reported in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait.
Smoke following air attacks in Tehran, on March 5. Photographer: Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
The US-Israeli war on Iran waged for a sixth day with little sign of easing, as the Islamic Republic vowed to intensify its retaliation and oil extended gains.
The US-Israeli war on Iran waged for a sixth day with little sign of easing, as the Islamic Republic vowed to intensify its retaliation and oil extended gains.
President Donald Trump said the US will ensure safe passage of oil from the Middle East to head off a potential energy crisis, as the Iran war continues to reverberate across the region and roil markets.
President Donald Trump said the US will ensure safe passage of oil from the Middle East to head off a potential energy crisis, as the Iran war continues to reverberate across the region and roil markets.
A motorboat passes a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in February Photographer: Fadel Senna/Getty Images
President Donald Trump expressed concern that the strikes against Iran could lead to a new leadership that’s equally troubling to Washington as the regime the US and Israel are fighting to topple.
President Donald Trump expressed concern that the strikes against Iran could lead to a new leadership that’s equally troubling to Washington as the regime the US and Israel are fighting to topple.
Smoke rises from the sites of Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 3. Photographer: Ibrahim Amro/AFP/Getty Images
President Donald Trump expressed concern that the strikes against Iran could lead to a new leadership that’s equally troubling to Washington as the regime the US and Israel are fighting to topple.
President Donald Trump expressed concern that the strikes against Iran could lead to a new leadership that’s equally troubling to Washington as the regime the US and Israel are fighting to topple.
Smoke rises from the sites of Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 3.
The US-Israeli war on Iran reverberated across the region for a fourth day, with oil and gas prices surging and the world adjusting to a conflict that President Donald Trump has said could last for weeks.
The US-Israeli war on Iran reverberated across the region for a fourth day, with oil and gas prices surging and the world adjusting to a conflict that President Donald Trump has said could last for weeks.
Smoke rises from the sites of Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 3.
Two drones struck near the US Embassy in Riyadh, pulling Saudi Arabia into a widening conflict among Iran, the US and Israel, and prompting President Donald Trump to vow retaliation.
Two drones struck near the US Embassy in Riyadh, pulling Saudi Arabia into a widening conflict among Iran, the US and Israel, and prompting President Donald Trump to vow retaliation.
An Iran-made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Shahed-136, is displayed in a rally commemorating the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution's victory in Azadi (Freedom) Square in western Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
For almost three days, there was little sign of a new war raging in the Gulf if you were based in Saudi Arabia. Most schools were business as usual on Monday morning, Saudis and foreigners reported heading to the office and carrying on with meetings, and flights continued to operate.
For almost three days, there was little sign of a new war raging in the Gulf if you were based in Saudi Arabia. Most schools were business as usual on Monday morning, Saudis and foreigners reported heading to the office and carrying on with meetings, and flights continued to operate.
Oil pipelines sit on the quayside beside the Arabian Sea at the North Pier terminal in Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Saudi Arabia is seeking to transform its crude-dependent economy by developing new industries, and is pushing into petrochemicals as a way to earn more from its energy deposits.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stepped up criticism of Iran’s attacks across the region, while they and other Gulf states coordinate to try to halt what they’ve called “treacherous” and “heinous” actions by Tehran.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates stepped up criticism of Iran’s attacks across the region, while they and other Gulf states coordinate to try to halt what they’ve called “treacherous” and “heinous” actions by Tehran.
Smoke at Jebel Ali port after an Iranian missile attack in Dubai, on March 1. Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund has asked a top executive charged with helping drive local development to also oversee its investment strategy, a move that hints at a further pivot towards the domestic economy.
Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund has asked a top executive charged with helping drive local development to also oversee its investment strategy, a move that hints at a further pivot towards the domestic economy.
Attendees visit the Public Investment Fund (PIF) booth on day two of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Saudi Arabia hopes the FII will put Riyadh on the map as a global destination for deals, while also improving domestic investment, which has been limited. Photographer: Tasneem Alsultan/Bloomberg
Several Saudi Arabian firms are pressing ahead with plans for local listings, testing investor appetite in Riyadh at a time when volatile oil prices and geopolitical risks have weighed on the benchmark index.
Several Saudi Arabian firms are pressing ahead with plans for local listings, testing investor appetite in Riyadh at a time when volatile oil prices and geopolitical risks have weighed on the benchmark index.
About a decade ago, Saudi Arabia picked a veteran banker to help set up a debt-market program that’s since transformed the kingdom into one of the most prolific bond issuers globally. His next task is to help Riyadh draw in overseas cash and triple annual foreign direct investment to $100 billion by 2030.
About a decade ago, Saudi Arabia picked a veteran banker to help set up a debt-market program that’s since transformed the kingdom into one of the most prolific bond issuers globally. His next task is to help Riyadh draw in overseas cash and triple annual foreign direct investment to $100 billion by 2030.
Fahad Al-Saif Photographer: Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg
Richard Attias & Associates, the organizer of Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative summit that attracts Wall Street titans to Riyadh every year, has tapped a roster of banks to work on its planned initial public offering.
Richard Attias & Associates, the organizer of Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative summit that attracts Wall Street titans to Riyadh every year, has tapped a roster of banks to work on its planned initial public offering.
Richard Attias Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia’s markets regulator is being urged to rethink its push to give local retail investors a larger share of initial public offerings, amid concerns the effort risks further weakening listing performance.
Saudi Arabia’s markets regulator is being urged to rethink its push to give local retail investors a larger share of initial public offerings, amid concerns the effort risks further weakening listing performance.
In a matter of months, Saudi Arabia has frozen rents, opened property ownership to foreigners, relaxed liquor laws and freed its stock market to investors everywhere.
In a matter of months, Saudi Arabia has frozen rents, opened property ownership to foreigners, relaxed liquor laws and freed its stock market to investors everywhere.
A little-known Abu Dhabi firm is raising capital for what’s set to be one of the Middle East’s largest private credit funds, aiming to fill financing gaps created by a credit squeeze in Saudi Arabia.
A little-known Abu Dhabi firm is raising capital for what’s set to be one of the Middle East’s largest private credit funds, aiming to fill financing gaps created by a credit squeeze in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabian equities dropped the most in almost ten months on Sunday as a global metals selloff hit local miners and speculation intensified over the possibility of military attacks involving the US, Iran and Israel.
Saudi Arabian equities dropped the most in almost ten months on Sunday as a global metals selloff hit local miners and speculation intensified over the possibility of military attacks involving the US, Iran and Israel.
After telegraphing a more pragmatic stance on spending for months, Saudi Arabia is starting to make the tough decisions. In quick succession, the kingdom has ordered sweeping reviews at its most ambitious projects spread across Neom, Jeddah, and even Riyadh.
After telegraphing a more pragmatic stance on spending for months, Saudi Arabia is starting to make the tough decisions. In quick succession, the kingdom has ordered sweeping reviews at its most ambitious projects spread across Neom, Jeddah, and even Riyadh.
The planned Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Stadium in Qiddiya City, in the Tuwaiq Mountains, in Riyadh.
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