The leak reveals that Saudi Arabia agreed to pay Russia over 2 billion euros under a contract signed in 2021 involving companies that were repeatedly sanctioned, both before and after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Sergey Lavrov, Faisal bin Farhan exchange views on regional agenda, reaffirm commitment to stability in Middle East - Anadolu Ajansı

In 2023, under a contract signed two years prior, Russian Pantsir-S1 air defence systems were secretly delivered to Saudi Arabia. Analysts are considering whether the revelation of this information will impact the relationship between the Saudi Arabian authorities and the West,

Following President Trump’s declarations about changes to the map, Google employees were given the highest level of urgency to reclassify the U.S.

Russia has been exporting arms to countries including Saudi Arabia, bolstering its economy after a barrage of sanctions followed its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Google reclassifies the United States along with China and Russia as sensitive countries, following Trump's remarks about the Gulf of America. According to CNBC, the U.S. was reclassified as a "sensitive country" by Google's maps division on Monday.

Saudi Arabia's energy minister and several of his OPEC+ counterparts have held talks following U.S. President Donald Trump's call for lower oil prices and ahead of a meeting next week of OPEC+ oil-producing countries,

Trump has had a close relationship with the crown prince, Mohammed Bin Salman, even as his real estate company does major deals with oil-rich kingdom.

Despite some successes, Saudi Arabia’s initial ambitions for Vision 2030 are starting to show signs of strain in the face of mounting challenges.

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On January 27, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Italy is in favor of Saudi Arabia joining the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), according to the Italian Prime Minister’s Office. Italy, Japan, and the U.K. launched the GCAP in December 2022 with a goal of deploying the next-generation fighter by 2035.

Saudi Arabia "needs to punch at (its) weight" on the global stage given its growing institutional presence and the return of Donald Trump, the kingdom's finance minister told AFP in Davos."We are a key player in the world,