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  • LCS
    Navy Cuts Steel on First Multi-Mission Surface Combatant Ship for Saudi Arabia

    Prime contractor Lockheed Martin and its shipyard partner, FMM, have been working on the MMSC design with the U.S. Navy since 2017.  Four MMSC ships will be constructed at FMM, with significant economic benefits expected for the region.

  • Israel
    Jerusalem Embassy Gives Warning Over Settlements Speech

    The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a travel warning for visiting Americans, warning that they could be targets of “individuals and groups opposed to the Secretary of State’s recent announcement.”

  • Israel in the Region
    Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria; 11 reported killed

    The Israeli military said its fighter jets hit multiple targets belonging to Iran’s elite Quds force, including surface-to-air missiles, weapons warehouses and military bases. After the Syrian military fired an air defense missile, the Israeli military said a number of Syrian aerial defense batteries were also destroyed.

  • Afghanistan
    Two American service members killed in helicopter crash in Afghanistan

    Two U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, U.S. Forces Afghanistan said in a statement Wednesday. The cause of the crash is under investigation, officials said, but they do not believe the helicopter was downed by enemy fire.

  • Energy
    U.S. Grabs Saudi Market Share In Fastest Growing Oil Market

    India increased its intake of U.S. crude oil last month while reducing imports of Saudi crude after the Kingdom increased the official selling price for the commodity. Reuters cites shipping data as revealing the total share of OPEC oil in India’s oil import mix fell to 73 percent in October from the average of 80 percent it usually accounts for. This must be mostly due to the reduced intake of Saudi oil because at the same time Indian refiners increased their purchases of Iraqi and Nigerian oil, among others.

  • Technology
    U.S. Says Accused Saudi Twitter Spy Vowed to ‘Delete Evil’

    A former Twitter Inc. employee accused of helping Saudi Arabia spy on dissidents got an apology from a judge for keeping him locked up while prosecutors appeal an order to free him on bail. U.S. District Judge William Alsup said the delay was unfortunately necessary because prosecutors weren’t able to move Ahmed Abouammo sooner from Seattle, where he lives, to San Francisco, where he faces charges.

  • Governance
    Saudi Arabia Convicts 18 People of Bribery and Fraud

    The rulings followed an investigation by the public prosecutor, who presented "strong evidence" of corruption, SPA said. Punishments included jail sentences of up to 16 years and monetary fines totaling 4 million riyals ($1.07 million).

  • Labor
    Saudi minister unveils instant visa service for small businesses

    Saudi Arabia has unveiled plans to launch an instant work-visa service next month, through its Qiwa platform, that is specially designed to help new small businesses. Ahmed Al-Rajhi, the minister of labor and social development, said that it will enable young Saudis to launch start-up projects, open small businesses, boost economic growth and accelerate business expansion plans, which will have a positive impact on national development.

  • Defense
    China, Saudi Arabia Launch Joint Naval Exercise, Chinese State Media Says

    China and Saudi Arabia have begun a three-week joint naval exercise, Chinese state media said on Tuesday evening. The joint exercise at a Saudi Arabian naval base comes as tensions in the Gulf have risen over recent attacks on oil tankers and a major assault on Saudi energy facilities.

  • Extremism
    ISIS Gaining Strength After Trump’s Syria Pullout: U.S. Spies

    “ISIS exploited the Turkish incursion and subsequent draw-down of U.S. troops to reconstitute capabilities and resources within Syria and strengthen its ability to plan attacks abroad,” the 116-page report says. “The DIA also reported that without counter-terrorism pressure, ISIS will probably be able to more freely build clandestine networks and will attempt to free ISIS members detained in… prisons and family members living in internally displaced persons camps.”