Last week, the sale of Newcastle United was agreed upon between Mike Ashley and the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. Whilst many Newcastle supporters are jubilant, with some proclaiming in the streets “we’ve got our…

Saudi Arabia has, by far, the largest economy in the MENA region. It consistently ranks in the top global quartile in terms of annual GDP, well above its regional rival, Iran. Yemen, by contrast, is among the poorest in the…