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SyriaAssad’s Chemical Weapons Loophole
With many legitimate civilian uses, including water-purification—much needed in Syria right now—the government was allowed to keep its stockpiles of chlorine under the deal it negotiated to give up its chemical weapons. This gave the disturbingly resourceful Assad a loophole that allows him to continue using poison gas on his own people.
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Digital RomanceSaudi Men Try to Catch a Date With Their Smartphones
Vocativ reported on Saudis using mobile apps like WeChat, Tango, Facebook and Twitter to exchange flirtatious messages. Author Dr. Abdul Al Lily, noticed that some social media users replace their username with a phone number, hoping to get a call. Since dating apps like Tinder are banned in Saudi Arabia, using available social media that isn't explicitly for dating is the next best thing.
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Aircraft ManufacturingSaudi Arabia To Build Antonov Cargo Planes
The agreement, signed by Turki Bin Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Saud, chairman of Taqnia Aeronautics and president of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, and Dmytro Kiva, president of Antonov, will see a transfer of aviation industry technology to the kingdom and training by Ukrainian experts.
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King Abdullah Economic CityVideo: The High-Tech Mega-Project on the Saudi Arabian Coast
Fahd Al Rasheed, CEO of King Abdullah Economic City, discusses how the project fuses tech with city planning. He speaks with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West."
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Foreign FightersWhat happens when Arab foreign fighters in Iraq and Syria go home?
Several countries in the Arab world, notably Libya and Lebanon, face considerable risk of bleedout from returning fighters and several more face more modest dangers, particularly Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen. However, there is no simple model of bleedout, in part because the groups in Syria and Iraq, and the global jihadist movement in general, are divided as to focus and strategy.
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OilSaudis Splurge in Asia to Win Loyal Oil Customers for Decades
Saudi Arabia is spending generously now on Asian refiners to lock in its position as the region’s biggest supplier of oil for decades to come.
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King SalmanThe decisive king
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s first 100 days as the ruler of Saudi Arabia is the concentration of years of work and achievement into a few days. From the moment he took the reins of government on Jan. 23, 2015, he has not stopped working diligently on both domestic and international issues.
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IraqIraqi Kurds Navigate a Cautious Path Toward Independence
Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Iraq, got head-of-state treatment in Washington this week: two meetings with Vice President Joe Biden with a “drop-in” by President Barack Obama plus talks on Capitol Hill and the State Department and appearances at several Washington think tanks.
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Women DrivingBanned from driving, Saudi women turn to Uber and other ride-share apps
Smartphone-based ride services are becoming increasingly popular in Saudi Arabia’s major cities, especially among the large number of tech-savvy young people.
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Israeli PoliticsPerspective: Netanyahu’s shaky base
It’s a peculiar reversal of roles, in which the Gulf Arabs (who also criticize the Iran nuclear deal) are becoming the responsible and conciliatory opposition, while Netanyahu, who leads a country that is traditionally the United States’ closest Mideast ally, remains at loggerheads with Obama.
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