Not long after it was reported that GCC Ministers had invited representatives from the Houthi militia to Riyadh to participate in talks, the Houthis conducted a military exercise involving "thousands of Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters" near Saudi Arabia's border, according to reports.
An exhaustive report in the Financial Times (a paywalled source) by reporter Anjli Raval sheds light on Saudi thinking and strategy during the fall in the price of oil from highs in the summer of 2014.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fatteh el Sisi visited Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman over the weekend as cooperation between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt on diplomatic and security challenges reaches a high point.
A top priority for King Salman will be to remove lingering disagreements among GCC ranks, as evidenced by a recent high-level summit with his Qatari counterpart, writes Joseph Kechichian in Gulf News.
SUSTG’s Richard Wilson and SUSRIS’ Patrick Ryan held an online discussion with Theodore Karasik and Fahad Nazer to discuss Saudi Arabia’s transition in leadership and the implications for the Kingdom’s domestic, regional policies.
The plant, slated to produce ethylene and polyethylene at first, will be in full production by 2017 despite facing "stiff review" in the face of falling oil prices.
SUSTG's Richard Wilson and SUSRIS' Patrick Ryan held an online discussion with Theodore Karasik and Fahad Nazer to discuss Saudi Arabia's transition in leadership and the implications for the Kingdom's domestic, regional policies.
Instability in Yemen is rising to the top of a list of regional challenges for Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom-backed government falls and Houthi adversaries take over.
