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The Middle East Insider

Technology

Saudi Arabia Declares 2026 the Year of AI: A $40 Billion Bet on Becoming the World's Third AI Power

Saudi Arabia's Cabinet officially declared 2026 the Year of Artificial Intelligence on March 23, launching a $40 billion investment program targeting the world's third-largest AI market position by 2030. HUMAIN — a new PIF-backed AI…

Mar 24, 2026

Politics

Iran Hits Tel Aviv with Cluster Missiles: Day 25 of the War — Full Update March 24, 2026

Iran launched seven waves of ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions targeting central Tel Aviv overnight into March…

Mar 24, 2026

Markets

Gold Crash 2026: From $107 Record to 23% Drawdown Path

Gold's 23% March 2026 drawdown from the $107/gram record. The exact day-by-day selloff, ETF outflow data, and which…

Mar 24, 2026

Energy

Brent WTI Oil Forecast 2026: The $72-120 Band Explained

Mar 24, 2026

Energy

IEA: Iran War Is the Worst Energy Crisis in History — Worse Than 1970s Oil Shocks Combined

Mar 24, 2026

Culture

Life in the Middle East: Culture, Society, and What It's Really Like

Mar 24, 2026

Economics

Saudi PIF Spending Drops 60%: What NEOM, Expo 2030, and FIFA 2034 Reveal About Vision 2030's Pivot

Mar 23, 2026

Markets

Dubai's $114.9 Million Apartment: Inside the Third Most Expensive Sale in History

Mar 23, 2026

Energy

How the Iran War Rerouted Global Shipping: The Cape of Good Hope Economics Explained

Mar 23, 2026

Economics

Syria's $10.5 Billion Budget 2026: Al-Sharaa's Economic Vision After 15 Years of War

Mar 23, 2026