It was a quiet weekend for Saudi Arabia in the international foreign press, with a Bloomberg story putting the spotlight on the ambitious Mukaab project in Riyadh’s New Murabba. The skyscraper aims to house 400k residents across 18 neighborhoods, with its first phase set to wrap up by 2030 — just in time for Expo 30.
MEANWHILE- US officials and lawmakers are fast-tracking plans for a regional mega-agreement with Saudi Arabia after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, linking Gaza’s reconstruction to a broader US-Saudi pact, The Intercept says.
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