Saudi Arabia's benchmark stock index ended slightly lower on Thursday, weighed down by a fall in oil prices on expectations for a U.S.-Iran nuclear deal, while a surprise build in U.S. crude oil inventories last week heightened investor concerns about oversupply.

US President Donald Trump didn’t show up empty-handed on the first international trip of his second term. Joining him in Saudi Arabia were almost three dozen CEOs of America’s biggest companies, including Big Tech giants that signed $600 billion worth of deals.

Israel prepares major Gaza operation that may forcibly relocate civilians and risks escalating regional tensions.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump opened his four-day Middle East trip on Tuesday by paying a visit to Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, for talks on U.S. efforts to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program, end the war in Gaza, hold down oil prices and more.

From the AI boom to falling oil prices, the dynamics are different this time around. Donald Trump is back in the Middle East. His plan to bring the Persian Gulf states' petrodollars flowing to the ...

Most Gulf stock markets were unchanged at close on Wednesday after oil prices fell as investors looked for data about U.S. crude inventories amid worries of rising supply while stocks globally were steady as trade tensions seemed to ease.