It’s a slow morning for Saudi Arabia in the foreign press today, with COP-talk leading the conversation. Bloomberg thinks a Saudi-led agreement to decarbonize the hydrocarbon industry is “controversial.” The story also got ink from Financial Times, which separately notes that the UN’s secretary-general has “lambasted” the COP28 presidency’s net zero charter, formulated and unveiled with Saudi backing.

Business Insider writes that the Royal Saudi Navy is stepping up to participate in and lead more maritime missions in concert with security partners after recent investments in new warships and technology.

The usual suspects, meanwhile, are harping about the Red Sea Film Festival, suggesting Hollywood celebrities should have stayed home. Another of the same usual suspects is banging on about megaprojects in KSA.

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