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King Abdullah 1924-2015The Legacy of King Abdullah: A Conversation with Amb. James Smith
There had been a focus on the development in those three key areas. It made sense. Riyadh is the capital; Jeddah is the commercial center; and Dammam with al Khobar is a center for Aramco in the Eastern Province. But there were fourteen or fifteen other smaller cities that were languishing. Abdullah put a focus on development in those places. As I traveled to Abha, Najran, Jizan, al Hasa, Ha’il, and others I saw growth of universities and hospitals and other developments. What that means is a young person can grow up and can go to school and not have to go to the big city in order to have a future.
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Salaries in SaudiRevealed: Top 10 Salaries In Saudi Arabia
Salaries across Saudi Arabia grew seven per cent year-on-year in the Gulf Business 2015 Salary Survey, rising from $12,126 to $12,978.3. The kingdom also continued to be the highest paying country for most positions in our 2015 survey, especially for westerners.
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Women and the WorkforceHelping Saudi women into work is big business for one man
He said his family and friends were concerned that he was quitting his job as chief operations officer at KPMG for Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan – a “good job in a safe environment”- to help get women into work. It was after all, he said, “a crazy decision.”
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Iran in IraqIraqi foreign minister dismisses Saudi worries about Iranian control
Iraq's foreign minister dismissed Saudi concerns that Iran was taking control of his country and he said Baghdad sought good relations with both regional powers.
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War Powers LegislationWhy Obama’s ISIS War Powers Request Is Going Nowhere
The problem: The Obama administration believes it already has the authority it needs to carry out its mission, and absent any sense of urgency in Washington, there’s scant political pressure to build a coalition for a tough war vote. On the Senate side, Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker has warned that the administration’s proposal is already in trouble, with little buy-in from Democrats. And while liberals are leery of any vote that would put them on the record for another war, conservative hawks have criticized the AUMF for being overly restrictive.
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Anti-ISIS CampaignIraqi Troops and Shi‘ite Militias Have Retaken Large Areas of Tikrit From ISIS
The battle, involving over 30,000 Iraqi soldiers and allied Shi‘ite militia, was the largest government operation to date and may be a prelude to recapturing Mosul, the largest city under ISIS control, the New York Times reports.
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Iran in IraqAnalysis: Iran is no partner in the fight against the Islamic State
General Dempsey’s caveat is an interesting one, since there is every reason to believe that Shia control of Tikrit will result in further sectarianism. While the US administration says in its most recent National Security Strategy that it desires to “degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL [Islamic State]” in an attempt to “support Iraq … free itself from sectarian conflict and the scourge of extremists,” Tehran is actively perpetuating the sectarian crisis in Iraq.
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U.S. Anti-ISIS StrategyFall of U.S.-backed Syrian group casts doubt on plan to arm moderates
U.S. officials generally define moderate rebels as those committed to a democratic Syrian state that recognizes the rights of minorities. But such definitions have become blurred in Syria, where hundreds of rebel factions have sprung up, loyalties shift fluidly, and hard-core Islamists dominate a sectarian battlefield. Vetting is at best an inexact science.
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Iran NegotiationsIn wake of GOP letter to Iran, battle erupts over blame for dysfunction
A battle quickly erupted over who was to blame for the dysfunction and how to defuse a situation that many foreign policy experts believe has become so poisonous that it has begun to damage the United States’ standing in the world.
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AfghanistanAfghanistan Can’t Manage Billions in Aid, U.S. Inspector Finds
“Future direct assistance funds are vulnerable to increased fraud and abuse” because the Afghan government has “had numerous contract award and execution irregularities” and procurement-law violations, according to an audit labeled “For Official Use Only.”
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