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• Saudis and ISIS
  Terrorists only use Saudis as cannon fodder

  Al-Manie made these comments while participating in a talk show on Saudi Channel One. “Killing has become a kind of disease among the IS militants. They consider their opponents infidels and apostates who deserve capital punishment. Some of them have even killed their own colleagues,” he said. Saudi bloggers have urged authorities not to show any leniency toward Al-Manie, adding that it would encourage other Saudis to join the group. Al-Manie had rejected his allegiance to the Saudi leadership and pledged allegiance to the IS leadership.

• Saudi Birth Rate
  Five reasons cited for growing infertility among Saudi women

  “The fertility rate of Saudi women declined from 2.9 children in 2013 to 2.8 children in 2014,” said one expert. The Kingdom maintained its second position in the Gulf, after Oman (2.9 children), in fertility rate. However, Saudi Arabia registered considerable fall in fertility rate during the past 10 years as it declined from 3.6 children in 2004 to 2.8 children in 2014.

• MERS
  Saudi MERS deaths reach 400 as cases surge

  Saudi Arabia's surge of MERS-CoV cases and deaths continues into March, with 15 more cases reported over the past 3 days, as well as 6 additional deaths, pushing the country's fatality count to 400, according to statements from the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH).

• Saudi - Turkey
  Kingdom, Turkey enter ‘a new era of cooperation’

  The visit “will open a new era of relations between the Kingdom and Turkey,” said Mirdad. The gathering marks a thaw in diplomatic ties between the two countries, several Saudi and Turkish officials said, but did not divulge more details.

• Islam and Extremism
  An Anti-ISIS Summit in Mecca

  The conference’s organizers cast their mission as developing a coordinated campaign to promote a moderate, peaceful vision of Islam that disavows the violence and apostasy that ISIS thrives on. The program, above all, emphasized that this is a specifically Muslim issue, and placed the onus on the Muslim community to craft a narrative that overpowers the Islamic State’s.

• Saudi Contemporary Art
  Saudi Arabia showcases contemporary art

  Saudi Arabia's Art Council has created an exhibition, Fast Forward, to explore the history of the country's contemporary art since 1960. The Gulf country has the region's largest number of active contemporary artists and the longest history of sending its artists overseas to study.

• Commercial Law
  U.S. Dept. of Commerce General Counsel Promotes Commercial Law Development in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia

  General Counsel Welsh also met with the senior leadership of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), including Vice Governor Mr. Abdulaziz S. Al-Furaih. SAMA officials highlighted the Saudi bankruptcy law draft being circulated for review, and they noted steps the Saudi Arabian government is taking to promote anti-corruption. The SAMA officials indicated their desire to cooperate with CLDP on insolvency laws in the Kingdom. They also discussed ways to enhance the climate for investments in the United States by Saudi Arabian entities and individuals.

• Saudi Kayan
  Saudi Kayan says president resigns

  Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Co said on Sunday that its president Mazyad al-Khaldi had resigned for personal reasons.

• Saudi Aramco
  Saudi Aramco Senior VP Buainain Steps Down-Sources

  Saudi Aramco’s senior vice president for technical services Khalid al-Buainain has left the company, industry sources said. Ahmad al-Sa’adi will take over Buainain’s role in the company as acting head for technical services until the end of August this year.

• ISIS and Social Media
  Islamic State’s female jihadists use social media to lure women recruits

  Jihadist women are using social media to recruit other women for the Islamic State’s declared “caliphate.” The practice is not a new phenomenon. Western females who have migrated to the Islamic State have used various online platforms to lure young women into jihad in Syria. These recruiters hail from a variety of Western countries, including Norway, Canada, the United Kingdom, Austria, France, the Netherlands, and the US.

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