The responses look closely at trends that could threaten Saudi stability. Though occasionally dire, they are generally thoughtful and the points of emphasis are varied. They are also short and to the point one-pagers; always a good thing.
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia today announced in a distributed press release that the Kingdom has donated $100 million to the U.N. Counter -Terrorism Center on occasion of the Eid Al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan.
Saudi Economy expert John Sfakianakis, formerly with Banque Saudi Fransi and now Chief Investment Strategist for MASIC, pens an analysis in Foreign Policy about how Saudi Arabia’s oil production will outlast the shale craze in the United States.
U.S.-based fertilizer giant Mosaic Company signed a $7 billion contract with Saudi Arabia Basic Industries (SABIC) and the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) for a 3.5 million ton phosphate operation in the Kingdom, according to a press release issued today.
Photos of the new construction were published on the Instagram handle of Arab News, which show a double-decker structure that appears to dramatically increase the amount of space for pilgrims to circle the holy site.
