"Saudi Arabia's Non-Membership in BRICS Confirmed by Official Source"

Saudi Arabia is still considering an invitation to join the BRICS bloc of countries, despite South Africa's Foreign Minister stating that the kingdom had joined the grouping. The group had invited Saudi Arabia, along with other countries, to join from Jan. 1, but the kingdom has not yet responded to the invitation and is still under consideration. The expansion of BRICS would give it additional economic heft and could boost its ambition to become a champion of the Global South, but Riyadh is weighing its options amid rising geopolitical tensions between the United States, China, and Russia.