Despite Saudi Arabia’s announced commitments to reduce fossil fuel production and consumption under Vision 2030 and its 2060 net-zero pledge, independent assessments indicate that current policies are not aligned with the goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C, with emissions projected to continue rising through 2035 (Climate Action Tracker, 2025). Expansion of oil and gas capacity,[…]
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Domestic workers form the invisible backbone of Gulf households, yet many enter this sector under false pretenses and quickly find themselves trapped in conditions that meet international definitions of forced labor. While fraudulent recruitment is widely reported as a transnational crime, in the Gulf it functions as a systemic entry point into exploitation, especially for[…]
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The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has announced the recent implementation of the Work Interruption Service, as part of the national recruitment online platform Musaned. This new project aims to improve the contractual relationship between employers and employees, specifically domestic workers. The objective of this new service is to allow employers to[…]
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Paris and Riyadh have just launched a new creative hub called La Fabrique. It is a space for “lasting cultural exchange through co-creation.” The project was produced through a cross-cultural partnership between Riyadh Art and L’Institut Français, with the aim of fostering long-term artistic dialogue. La Fabrique claims to be founded in shared creative values[…]
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Across Saudi Arabia, large-scale forced evictions and mass demolitions have become a defining feature of the Kingdom’s urban redevelopment agenda. Framed by authorities as necessary modernization under Vision 2030, these projects have displaced hundreds of thousands of residents from working-class neighbourhoods labelled as ‘underdeveloped’. Behind this narrative of progress lies a pattern of coercive displacement,[…]
