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  • Volunteerism
    Saudis on a mission

    One such group is the Roads Knights, which is made up of more than 300 Saudi guys from all over Saudi Arabia. Their mission is to hit the highways and provide repair services to vehicles that break down in the middle of nowhere. This is not new. Abdul Raouf Nasher, the group’s founder, originated the idea in Riyadh last year and has since spread to many of the metropolitan areas of the Kingdom. More recently, however, the Roads Knights are serving the highway between Jeddah and Makkah, a particularly grueling drive where vehicles often break down or accidents occur due to sleepy or inattentive drivers.

  • Saudi Megaprojects
    In Pictures: 10 Saudi Arabian Megaprojects

    More than 80 megaprojects, each worth at least $1 billion, are under way or planned for completion by 2030 in Saudi Arabia making it the Middle East’s largest construction and build market by a huge margin. Here are The Big 5 Hub’s selection of 10 of the most exciting.

  • Political Cartoonists
    Political Cartoonists Face Threats Worldwide

    The merciless probing and caustic scrutiny of the cartoon antagonizes politicians across cultural and geographic lines. And while the savage killings of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists in Paris last month and Saturday’s shooting attack at a Copenhagen event featuring Swedish artist Lars Vilks — known for controversial cartooning — shocked the world, the struggle faced by cartoonists internationally is as old as the medium itself.

  • U.S. - Iran
    Iran Ayatollah Khamenei Sent Obama Secret Letter: WSJ

    Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has responded to overtures from U.S. President Barack Obama amid nuclear talks by sending him a secret letter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

  • ISIS in Iraq
    ‘Mosul Eye’ Claims City ‘Quietly Slipping Away’ From IS

    The account of life in Mosul was posted on the Mosul Eye Facebook page on February 13. Mosul Eye is the pseudonym of a local historian who has been secretly documenting IS's activities in Mosul since the militants overran the city in June. While it is not possible to verify the blogger's identity, Iraq watchers believe the accounts are credible.

  • Yemen
    UN Security Council to hold emergency meeting on Yemen

    The United Nations Security Council was set to meet in emergency session Sunday evening to vote on a resolution demanding that Shiite rebels relinquish control of Yemen's government, as Arab countries pressed for the use of military force against what they call the rebel group's "illegitimate seizure of power."

  • U.S. Secretary of Defense
    Your new SecDef: What you need to know

    A trained physicist and a longtime Pentagon bureaucrat, Carter will take office at a time when the military faces political battles at home and complex confrontations abroad. Carter will be the fourth defense secretary under President Obama, and he'll be responsible for guiding the commander-in-chief's policies through to the end of a tumultuous two-term administration. A rundown on the new boss:

  • American Public Opinion
    Americans Increasingly See Russia as Threat, Top U.S. Enemy

    Russia now edges out North Korea as the country Americans consider the United States' greatest enemy. Two years ago, only 2% of Americans named Russia, but that increased to 9% in 2014 as tensions between Russia and the U.S. increased, and now sits at 18%.

  • Saudi Corporate Profits
    Saudi listed retail firms’ profits rise 10% to $2.7bn

    Net profits of the listed retail firms grew by 10 percent to SR2.7 billion by the end of 2014 compared to SR2.5 billion in 2013, according to a financial report.

  • Construction
    Drake & Scull’s Full-Year Profit Tumbles 34% on Saudi Delays

    Drake & Scull International PJSC’s full-year profit slid, missing analysts’ estimates, with the Dubai-based construction company citing delays in the execution of projects in Saudi Arabia. The shares declined.