Jeddah Cell Connected to ISIS Busted after Two Saudis Blow Themselves Up During Raid

Saudi Arabia is quick to offer help to partners to fight terrorism, but rarely discusses it in public.

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Saudi Security

Saudi Interior Ministry reveals identities of Jeddah suicide bombers

Maj. Gen. Bassam Attia, director of the Investigations and Strategic Planning Center of the Interior Ministry, said several individuals belonging to a terrorist cell in...

 

Saudi-U.S. Relations

Saudi Arabia Says It Will Work With Trump to Contain Iran

Saudi Arabia will work with the Trump administration to contain Iran while strengthening ties with the U.S., Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said....

 

Donald Trump Presidency

Trump’s first arms sales, holdovers from the Obama era, are business as usual

The State Department announced the first arms sales of the Trump administration Monday, saying it approved sending various munitions and equipment to four countries, including...

 

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco Axes Plans for Petronas Joint Venture

Saudi Arabian Oil Co., or Saudi Aramco, has given up plans to partner Malaysia’s national oil company for an up to 89 billion ringgit ($20.1...

 

Cinema in Saudi Arabia

Why is cinema a red line issue in Saudi Arabia?

Wouldn't opening movie theaters be a natural part of any plan to increase domestic entertainment options in a country where people spend most of their...

 

Aramco IPO

Saudi Aramco asks banks to pitch for world’s largest share sale

Oil and gas company Saudi Aramco has invited banks to pitch for an advisory position on what is expected to be the world's biggest initial...

 

GCC Trademark Law

GCC trademark law in Saudi Arabia three months on

Three months on from its adoption, practical application of some of its provisions by the Saudi Trademarks Office is starting to be seen, according to...

 

Social Welfare in Saudi Arabia

Registration in Citizen’s Fund starts Feb.1

Registration in the Citizen’s Fund will start Wednesday (Feb. 1) through the electronic gate which has been especially established for the program....

 

Vision 2030

Saudi Arabia’s Economic and Demographic Reckoning

Stratfor Middle East Analyst Emily Hawthorne looks at the factors complicating Riyadh's latest effort at reform....

 

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Syria Refugees

Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders starting on Wednesday that include a temporary ban on most refugees and a suspension of...

 

Syria Civil War

Syria powerbrokers endorse cease-fire deal at talks

Russia, Iran and Turkey presented a united front at the conclusion of two days of talks in Kazakhstan between the Syrian government and the armed...

 

Global Migration Crisis

Italy Refugee Problem Spells Trouble for Europe

The large number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to Italy continues unabated, with more coming now than in previous years. Many want...

 

Somalia

Extremist gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, 12 killed

At least eight people were killed and 14 injured as Somali security forces ended a siege by extremist fighters who stormed a hotel in the...

 

Climate Change

The Trump administration is about to remove the main federal climate-change science page from the EPA website

Publicly-funded science on climate change is about to disappear from its home on the internet, Reuters reports. The Trump administration reportedly plans to order the...

 

Egypt

The tragedy of Egypt’s stolen revolution

Six years on, Egypt's new authoritarianism has utilised various tactics, including repression and judicial manipulation....

 

U.S. Foreign Policy

Fact Check: Did President Obama Release $221 Million to Palestinian Authority?

On 23 January 2017, partisan web sites posted stories reporting that outgoing President Barack Obama on his last day in office on 20 January 2017...

 

U.S. Immigration

Young Immigrants Are Still Bracing for the Possibility of Deportation from the U.S.

Trump now holds the federal database that contains the names, addresses, and even fingerprints of 750,000 young undocumented people in America....

 

Israel-Palestine

Israel approves 2,500 West Bank settlement homes

Israel said Tuesday it approved 2,500 new settler homes in the West Bank, signaling a major ramp-up of construction just days after the swearing-in of...

 

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