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  • Gulf Countries on the Front Line of Energy Security

    The elevated prices of oil and refined products, like gasoline and diesel, in the first half of the year generated buffer revenue for the Arab oil producers and revived the fortunes of the international energy companies. But they inflicted pain and hardship on import-dependent economies around the world. It was a matter of time before a demand response knocked down prices to their lowest levels since January. This price volatility makes it difficult to predict the market’s direction as the year draws to a close amid mounting uncertainty over both supply and demand balances in the months ahead.

  • Gulf Countries on the Front Line of Energy Security

    The conflict in Ukraine has brought about a change in the psychology and geography of the oil and gas markets, and the ramifications will be felt across the energy complex for years.

  • Saudi, Russian agriculture ministers discuss food security

    The meeting was attended by the Saudi Grains Organization, Governor Eng. Ahmed Al-Faris and the Director General of the General Department for International Cooperation, Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Huwaish.

  • Experts react: The hits and misses in Biden’s new National Security Strategy

    On Wednesday, the White House released its long-awaited National Security Strategy (NSS), which US President Joe Biden described in the introduction as “a 360-degree strategy grounded in the world as it is today, laying out the future we seek, and providing a roadmap for how we will achieve it.” So we put the call out to our experts from across the Atlantic Council, many of whom have previously served on the National Security Council, which takes the lead in drafting the document. Does this strategy deliver? What does it get right and what’s missing? How will the rest of the world view the administration’s strategic vision?

  • New National Security Strategy Returns Focus to Rules, Partnerships, and American Leadership

    On Wednesday, the Biden administration released an unclassified version of the long-awaited document—it arrives seven months after the Defense Department submitted its classified National Defense Strategy—echoes its predecessor’s 2017 version in its focus on great power competition and China in particular. But the new strategy’s emphasis on America’s place in the international rules-based order marks a return from the Trump administration’s departure, and it also downgrades the Russian threat to “acute,” a step below China’s “pacing challenge.”

  • Saudi Ambassador: Kingdom Keen on Lebanon’s Security, Stability

    Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed al-Bukhari underscored on Saturday the Kingdom’s keenness on Lebanon’s security and stability. He met with MP Ashraf Rifi in the northern city of Tripoli of which he was given a tour. The envoy stressed the need for officials to “prioritize the higher interest” of the country above others.

  • France to contribute officers to World Cup security in Qatar amid calls for boycott

    France’s decision to send officers to Qatar to help with security for the looming football World Cup has raised eyebrows amid widespread calls to boycott the event over human rights abuses. The deployment of an international force – with security from the US, the UK, Turkey and beyond – also highlights the logistical and security challenges of hosting FIFA’s showcase tournament in the tiny Gulf state.

  • Saudi GP chiefs meet F1 teams and drivers over security

    The situation in Jeddah prompted a wide-scale review of what happened by race bosses, as they set about a plan to ensure there could be no repeat in the future. Race chiefs have now met individually with all teams and drivers over recent races to discuss matters, and ensure competitors are comfortable with Saudi Arabia's response as preparations gear up for 2023. As part of the ongoing discussions, Saudi Arabia's sport minister Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal briefly attended last weekend's Singapore Grand Prix to offer an update on the progress being made.

  • Iran Protests: Khamenei Slams Protests as Security Forces Target Universities

    Iran’s Supreme Leader said protests currently gripping the country were “planned riots” designed by the US and Israel, voicing solidarity with his security forces a day after they besieged scores of students on a university campus in Tehran.

  • Iran security forces clash with protesters over Amini’s death

    Her death has sparked the first big show of opposition on Iran's streets since authorities crushed protests against a rise in gasoline prices in 2019. Despite a growing death toll and a fierce crackdown by authorities, videos posted on Twitter showed demonstrators calling for the fall of the clerical establishment while clashing with security forces in Tehran, Tabriz, Karaj, Yazd and many other Iranian cities.