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Saudi Arabia says it has $2.5 trillion in ore deposits, rare earth elements reserves - report

Saudi Arabia claims its mining deposits could be valued at $2.5 trillion, with gold, copper, and Rare Earth Elements in its reserves, CNN and S&P Global reported.

VISION 2030: In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
 US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.

Saudi normalization with Israel: Is it farther than ever? - opinion

SAUDI CROWN PRINCE and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman attends the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington in November 2025.

Forget embassies: How trains, tunnels could link Israel and Saudi Arabia - opinion

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman arrives for meetings on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, November 19, 2025.

Saudi normalization can transform Abraham Accords into more than just a prototype - editorial


First Israelis are permitted limited visits to Saudi Arabia

Ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia have been warming up in recent months.

Cars drive past the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 18, 2018

Saudi Arabia to American Jews: 'Shana Tova'

The two countries do not have diplomatic relations, but in recent years – principally as a result of a shared threat from Iran – they have reportedly cooperated under the radar screen.

SAUDI ARABIA Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi journalist condemns Arab antisemitism

Hussein Shobakshi wrote in Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that antisemitism in the Arab world "has reached a degree that cannot be ignored."

(FROM LEFT) Arab League secretary-general Ahmed Abul Gheit, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf attend the 30th Arab Summit in Tunisia on March 31.

Saudi Prince: Israel ignores Saudi efforts to make peace

Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of manipulating the Israeli public.

Prince Turki bin Faisal al-Saud of Saudi Arabia speaks during the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, 2013.

Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban ends

Even with the end of the driving ban, Saudi Arabia remains one of the most restrictive countries for women.

Dr Samira al-Ghamdi, 47, a practicing psychologist, drives around the side roads of a neighborhood as she prepares to hit the road as a licensed driver

Former Qatari prime minister: Israelis have a right to live in their land

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani joins an increasing number of Middle Eastern leaders expressing support for Israel's right to exist.

Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani speaks during a news conference at Wajbah Palace, in Doha March 5, 2013.

Air India flight to Tel Aviv flies over Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel and the usage of its airspace for the route could reflect a thawing of ties between Israel and the Gulf Arab state, both close US allies.

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane lands at the Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel, March 22, 2018.

Saudi Arabia denies allowing Air India fly over on planned Israel route

Saudi Arabia does not recognize Israel and lifting the 70-year-old airspace ban would reflect what appears to be thawing ties between Israel and the kingdom.

An Air India Airbus A320neo plane takes off in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, December 13, 2017.

Like Israelis, Saudis pin their hopes on Iranian protestors

“It’s a popular intifada, it’s a rising against the Khamenei occupation.”

Blogger Neda Amin leads a protest against the Iranian regime outside the Old City, January 2018

Giving wings to the Israel-Saudi alliance

There may be many obstacles to this alliance, but courage, commitment and dogged determination can yet give it wings.

Members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family and dignitaries attend an allegiance pledging ceremony for Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Mecca.