CROWN PRINCE SUCCESSION

Mohammed bin Salman Named Crown Prince, Next-in-Line to King; Prince Mohammed bin Nayef Deposed

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Royal Decrees also named a new Minister of Interior: 33 year-old Prince Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif.

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Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi king deposes crown prince, promotes son Mohammed bin Salman

Mohammed bin Salman will now be first in line to succeed his father King Salman as ruler of the key US ally....

 

Crown Prince Succession

Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman appointed Crown Prince

King Salman has called for a public pledging of allegiance to the Crown Prince in Mecca on Wednesday. Mohammed bin Salman was also named deputy...

 

Saudi Oil Policy

Commentary: Here’s what the Saudi leadership shake-up means for oil prices

"Even if foreign policy were to remain aggressive, we don't see any change in oil policy yet. If anything, with the initial public offering (IPO)...

 

MSCI Inclusion

Saudi Arabia Seen Luring Billions With MSCI Upgrade in Sight

Saudi Arabia passed a major barrier to being classified by MSCI Inc. next year as an emerging market, an achievement that may draw billions of...

 

U.S.-Saudi Relations

State Department issues unusual public warning to Saudi Arabia and UAE over Qatar rift

The State Department issued an unusual public warning to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday over a diplomatic rift with fellow U.S....

 

Life in Saudi Arabia

Saudis Cling to Tradition

The grand plan to transform the kingdom is meeting resistance in a place that’s only known ultra-conservative Islam....

 

Saudi-Qatar

Qatar Rift Risks Raising Cost for Gulf Debt Issuers and Slowing Saudi Reforms

Qatar's rift with its Arab neighbours is threatening to puncture investor appetite for the Gulf region as a whole, translating into potentially higher debt costs...

 

Aviation

Emirates Looking at Saudi Arabia to Make Up for Drop in U.S. Demand

Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, is looking to the region's biggest economy, Saudi Arabia, to help make up for a drop in demand that...

 

Eid-Al-Fitr 2017

Saudi Arabia extends Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday by a week: SPA

Saudi Arabia has extended this year's Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday by one week, state news agency SPA announced on Wednesday....

 

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Syria

As ISIS Shrinks in Syria, the US and Iran Draw Closer to Conflict

Even if the Pentagon may not want to directly engage Syrian forces or their Russian and Iranian-backed allies, there’s a danger of accidental escalation....

 

Syria

Russia warns US that planes over western Syria are ‘air targets’

A day after a US Navy fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane, Russia warned that aircraft operating where the shootdown occurred would be considered...

 

Middle East Peace

Trump’s son-in-law Kushner begins peace push with Middle East talks

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, beginning a...

 

Qatar Dispute

Qatar Crisis Heightens Obstacles to the Economic Reform Agenda

Foreign investment, in a small retail shop or in a multibillion dollar joint venture, depends on capital mobility and rule of law. When these two...

 

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China is trying to pull Middle East countries into its version of NATO

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Central Asian security bloc led by China and Russia that is often described as a future Eastern counterweight...

 

Iran Coup: 1953

64 Years Later, CIA Finally Releases Details of Iranian Coup

So in early 1951, amid great popular acclaim, Mossadegh nationalized Iran’s oil industry. A fuming United Kingdom began conspiring with U.S. intelligence services to overthrow...

 

Islamophobia

Finsbury Park Attack: How Islamophobia Spreads From the Far-Right to the Media

This idea of collective responsibility is why we so often see spikes in hate crime against Muslims in the wake of Islamist terror attacks. In...

 

Tiran and Sanafir islands

Egypt Islands Deal With Saudi Pits Government Against Courts

The tempestuous parliament approval of a deal transferring two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia is putting Egypt's government at odds with the judiciary and...

 

Ethiopia

An ancient Islamic city has been found under Harlaa, an Ethiopian town where local lore spoke of giants

Researchers have found evidence of an ancient trading city connected with the Gulf, Egypt, and India, as well as Islamic cities throughout Africa....

 

Wind Power

Middle East & Africa to increase wind capacity 40 GW by 2026

An estimated 40 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity is expected to be added in the Middle East and Africa by 2026, according to...

 

Islam in Africa

As Africa Faces More Terrorism, Experts Point to Saudi-spread of Fundamentalist Islam

Wenar said Saudi Arabia is the chief exporter of Salafism around the world, spending tens of billions of dollars to build mosques, fund madrassas, finance...

 

Israel

Israel would go ‘all-out’ if war breaks out again with Lebanon: air force chief

Israel would use all its strength from the start in any new war with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the chief of the Israeli air...

 

Oman

Fitch Downgrades Oman’s Rating Outlook To Negative

Fitch said Oman's fiscal deficit widened to 21.4 percent of gross domestic product in 2016, the highest of any Fitch-rated sovereign. High defense spending and...

 

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