<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim - Former Reporter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim - Former Reporter]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASG83HQOKm0/vivian-nereim</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Vivian Nereim - Former Reporter</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASG83HQOKm0/vivian-nereim</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASG83HQOKm0/vivian-nereim.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Israel and Saudi Arabia: No Longer Enemies But Not Quite Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previously clandestine links are increasingly visible as rivalries cautiously give way to pragmatic economic and security ties.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-04/israel-and-saudi-arabia-no-longer-enemies-but-not-quite-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-04/israel-and-saudi-arabia-no-longer-enemies-but-not-quite-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2022 04:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Nears Deal to Settle Billion-Dollar Metro Dispute]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-24/saudi-arabia-nears-deal-to-settle-billion-dollar-metro-dispute</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-24/saudi-arabia-nears-deal-to-settle-billion-dollar-metro-dispute</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Martin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:10:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icRmjIfN4Dkc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/icRmjIfN4Dkc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Metro lines are pictured on a test drive to the King Abdullah Financial District station during an exclusive tour of the Riyadh Metro on April 1, 2021 in the Saudi capital. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s Booming and This Time It Isn’t Only About Oil]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-21/saudi-arabia-s-booming-and-this-time-it-isn-t-only-about-oil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-21/saudi-arabia-s-booming-and-this-time-it-isn-t-only-about-oil</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2022 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2Iv_fNQEvyI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2Iv_fNQEvyI/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Modern homes in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bahrain Posts $88 Million Mid-Year Surplus as Revenues Jump]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-15/bahrain-posts-88-million-mid-year-surplus-as-revenues-jump</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-15/bahrain-posts-88-million-mid-year-surplus-as-revenues-jump</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2022 15:10:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil Bounty Sends Saudi Arabian Budget Surplus to $21 Billion]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-04/saudi-second-quarter-budget-surplus-at-21-billion-as-oil-soars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-04/saudi-second-quarter-budget-surplus-at-21-billion-as-oil-soars</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Abeer Abu Omar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:31:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4bE6Yq_uhso/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i4bE6Yq_uhso/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A flame burns from a stack at the oil processing facility at Saudi Aramco&apos;s Shaybah oil field in the Rub&apos; Al-Khali desert, also known as the &apos;Empty Quarter,&apos; in Shaybah, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Saudi Arabia is seeking to transform its crude-dependent economy by developing new industries, and is pushing into petrochemicals as a way to earn more from its energy deposits.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Economy Grows at Fastest Pace Since 2011 on Oil]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-31/saudi-arabia-economy-grows-at-fastest-pace-since-2011-on-oil</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-31/saudi-arabia-economy-grows-at-fastest-pace-since-2011-on-oil</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reema Al Othman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 09:40:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macron Makes Plea to Saudi Crown Prince as Energy Prices Bite]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-29/macron-makes-plea-to-saudi-crown-prince-as-energy-prices-bite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-29/macron-makes-plea-to-saudi-crown-prince-as-energy-prices-bite</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ania Nussbaum]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2022 09:07:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irdQMn5Jw1xM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irdQMn5Jw1xM/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>France&apos;s President Emmanuel Macron (R) poses with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival at presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on July 28, 2022. - French President Emmanuel Macron host Saudi Arabia&apos;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks in Paris on July 28, 2022, outraging rights groups and the fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Photo by BENOIT TESSIER / POOL / AFP) (Photo by BENOIT TESSIER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy on Agenda as Saudi Crown Prince to Meet Macron]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-28/energy-on-agenda-as-saudi-crown-prince-to-meet-macron</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-28/energy-on-agenda-as-saudi-crown-prince-to-meet-macron</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 07:50:27 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isi37OLnIyF4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/isi37OLnIyF4/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prepares to receive the arriving French president in Saudi Arabia&apos;s Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah on December 4, 2021. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Prince Plans $80 Billion Fund, IPO for Neom Project]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-25/saudi-prince-plans-80-billion-investment-fund-for-megaproject</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-25/saudi-prince-plans-80-billion-investment-fund-for-megaproject</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:58:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irQggVDYrL1Y/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/irQggVDYrL1Y/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Mohammed bin Salman</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Maps Out Neom Project to House 9 Million People]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-25/mbs-maps-twin-100-kilometer-buildings-to-house-9-million-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-25/mbs-maps-twin-100-kilometer-buildings-to-house-9-million-people</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:59:14 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.2mspCgqVOg/v131/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.2mspCgqVOg/v131/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli Journalist Sneaks Into Mecca on Saudi Trip, Causing Stir]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/israeli-journalist-sneaks-into-mecca-on-saudi-trip-causing-stir</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-19/israeli-journalist-sneaks-into-mecca-on-saudi-trip-causing-stir</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2022 11:44:23 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCeMdsCdHGQ8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCeMdsCdHGQ8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows the Grand Mosque and the Mecca Tower, deserted on the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, on April 24, 2020, during the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis. (Photo by Bandar al-DANDANI / AFP) (Photo by BANDAR AL-DANDANI/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s Message to Biden]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-07-18/saudi-arabia-s-message-to-biden-opec-s-impossible-target-mbs-neom-dream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-07-18/saudi-arabia-s-message-to-biden-opec-s-impossible-target-mbs-neom-dream</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 12:08:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iunF.tLEoJ40/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iunF.tLEoJ40/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>US President Joe Biden arrives at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, on July 15, 2022. - US President Joe Biden landed in Saudi Arabia, sealing a retreat from his campaign pledge to turn the kingdom into a &quot;pariah&quot; over its human rights record (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: MANDEL NGAN/AFP</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Troops to Leave Red Sea Island Saudi Arabia Wants to Develop]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/us-troops-to-leave-red-sea-island-saudi-arabia-wants-to-develop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/us-troops-to-leave-red-sea-island-saudi-arabia-wants-to-develop</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2022 20:01:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU1j0xhD.H64/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iU1j0xhD.H64/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Satellite view of Tiran Island, center, and Sanafir Island in the Straits of Tiran where the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba meet.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[MBS’s $500 Billion Desert Dream Just Keeps Getting Weirder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neom, the Saudi crown prince’s urban megaproject, is supposed to have a ski resort, swim lanes for commuters, and “smart” everything. It’s going great—for the consultants.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-mbs-neom-saudi-arabia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2022-mbs-neom-saudi-arabia/</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 20:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Proves Too Big to Snub for a Desperate Biden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president wanted to ostracize Saudi Arabia over human rights. That was before the price of oil hit the US economy.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-14/oil-prices-and-inflation-mean-joe-biden-can-t-snub-saudi-prince-mbs-anymore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-14/oil-prices-and-inflation-mean-joe-biden-can-t-snub-saudi-prince-mbs-anymore</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:00:36 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEcrLl5Iu5js/v3/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iEcrLl5Iu5js/v3/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of Saudi Inc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How MBS has presided over the sovereign wealth fund’s oil-powered takeover.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-07/making-saudi-inc-how-mbs-drove-the-sovereign-wealth-fund-s-oil-fueled-takeover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-07/making-saudi-inc-how-mbs-drove-the-sovereign-wealth-fund-s-oil-fueled-takeover</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 04:00:04 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibkbsP6s3zMw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ibkbsP6s3zMw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Saudi Green Initiative forum on October 23, 2021, in the Saudi capital Riyadh. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Unemployment Falls to Lowest Since 2008 as Economy Booms]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-30/saudi-unemployment-falls-to-lowest-since-2008-as-economy-booms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-30/saudi-unemployment-falls-to-lowest-since-2008-as-economy-booms</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:36:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Travel to Turkey Ahead of Prince Visit]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-20/saudi-arabia-lifts-ban-on-travel-to-turkey-ahead-of-prince-visit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-20/saudi-arabia-lifts-ban-on-travel-to-turkey-ahead-of-prince-visit</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2022 11:43:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Is Planning the Largest Buildings Ever Constructed]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-31/saudi-arabia-is-planning-the-largest-buildings-ever-constructed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-31/saudi-arabia-is-planning-the-largest-buildings-ever-constructed</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 15:15:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Names Veteran Diplomat as New Climate Envoy]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-29/saudi-arabia-names-veteran-diplomat-as-new-climate-envoy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-29/saudi-arabia-names-veteran-diplomat-as-new-climate-envoy</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2022 14:27:41 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/incYigNkGBxQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/incYigNkGBxQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia&apos;s minister of state for foreign affairs, speaks during a panel session on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 21 - 24.</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>