Ahmed Al Omran

A sector that once shunned the Gulf kingdom’s human rights abuses is now tapping its petrodollars

Hiring boom slows as kingdom reassesses where to direct spending

Agreement with Dar Global comes just months after US president’s visit to region

Prince Mohammed bin Salman has sidelined hardliners and sought to remake Islam in a country long seen as exporting radicalism

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledges to tackle climbing real estate prices in capital

Vast state spending is driving development, but some regions say the fast-growing capital is getting too much of the money

Sovereign wealth fund plans to move control of Sindalah resort away from Neom project

Deal with nuclear-armed Islamabad comes after Gulf states alarmed by Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha

Show is over for many nightlife venues as some Saudis recoil at what they see as seedy side of kingdom’s liberalisation

Growth of homegrown businesses is sign of how economy is modernising