Asia · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Saudi Arabia
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Chubby Chandru, CC BY 2.0 3New Zealand national cricket team
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Chubby Chandru, CC BY 2.0 2New Zealand national cricket team
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9saudi air defenses intercept drones
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Everyday apps here: Q | كيو · Prepware Remote Pilot UAS · Coffee Address | عنوان القهوة · Google Maps · Deck-Man: Cassette Player. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,026 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Cost of living More than usual
- Road Dogg Fires Back at Claims WWE Fired Him Over Chelsea Green (wrestlezone.com)
- وزير الطاقة: المملكة ملتزمة باتفاق باريس ومشروعاتها المتجددة تبلغ 79 غيغاواط (alwatan.com.sa)
- Türkiye'nin iklim performansı düştü! - Haber 7 GÜNCEL (haber7.com)
Survey · 2023 67% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Birds of Saudi Arabia: Three species of Rock Thrush in one morning – Tanoumah (birdsofsaudiarabia.com)
- Ramadan 2027 projected to start February 8, end March 10 (el-balad.com)
- 강동원·김고은의 로맨스 액션 사극…'혼: 삼각의 시간' 제작 (koreatimes.com)
- 위장 부부 된 이혜리·나인우…'그녀는 취급주의' 내년 방송 (koreatimes.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.6 words per 1,000usually 3.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual7.3 words per 1,000usually 8.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 7.2The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.6 words per 1,000usually 7.6The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
Rising on Google
Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Nature, climate & disasters
Falling Everyday app
Crime & justice
1Road Tales – Abu Talal Al-Hamrani
سوالف طريق - ابو طلال الحمراني2قضية
Books, arts & history
- قصص رون
2Treasures of the Seerah by Sheikh Othman Al-Khamis
كنوز السيرة للشيخ عثمان الخميس
Fashion & beauty
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Gaming
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
Louise Palanker, CC BY-SA 2.0 Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0
Celebrities & creators
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- شخصية عادية جداً
Sports
Chubby Chandru, CC BY 2.0 1New Zealand national cricket team
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Новости Дагестан, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Travel & places
عباد ديرانية, CC BY-SA 3.0 1Taif
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Muhammad Ashar, CC BY-SA 4.0 National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Public domain
Industries here
Media & entertainment 24Music 19Tech & software 8Telecom & internet 5Sports & fitness 4Travel & tourism 3Gaming 2Education 2Government & public sector 2Advertising & marketing 1Health & pharma 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news0reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 1 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news30reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 47 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation1.8%Jul 2026 · +0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.1%Dec 2025 · −0.0 pts since Nov 2025World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Central bank rate4.50%Sept 2026 · +0.25 pts since Aug 2026BIS
- GDP growth4.5%2025 · +1.9 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment10.0%2025 · −1.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Society
- People online100.0%2024 · ±0.0 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change35.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority61.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Obsess
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2Dead-End Job
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3Lupin
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4Doctor X: Mafia in White
5A Couple of Lies
6100 Days of Deception
7WWE Crown Jewel
10Akka: The Protectors
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1Collision Course
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2Heist
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3AlMahaitiya
4The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
5Shabab El Bomb 3
6My Best Friend
7Surviving Hurricane Otis
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8Animals
9Nowhere to Run
10The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
Picikepocok22, CC BY 4.0 1Tate McRae
2Marwan Pablo
3Tul8te
4Karol G
5Drake
7Season 25
8Olivia Rodrigo
9Adéla
10Ramy Sabry
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Road Tales – Abu Talal Al-Hamrani
2جناية
3الشيخ ماهر المعيقلي
4بودكاست أبجورة
5بترولي
6El Daheeh - الدحيح
7بدون ورق
8فنجان مع عبدالرحمن أبومالح
9المصحف المرتل
10بودكاست يصير خير
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1Q | كيو
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2Microsoft Teams
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3ChatGPT
4Google Gemini
5Claude by Anthropic
6barq
7Trendyol: Online Shopping
8HudHud Maps
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9CoinDrama
10Amazon Shopping
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Melkah: Find Your Life Partner
2ازرع | Azr3
3TypeDraw
4Shadowrocket
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5AnkiMobile Flashcards
6الخلاوي
7Groundwire: VoIP SIP Softphone
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8الدليلة
9Prepware Remote Pilot UAS
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10Procreate
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App Store · 2026-11-13
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.