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  • Climate
    U.S. and China Reach Climate Accord After Months of Talks

    The landmark agreement, jointly announced here by President Obama and President Xi Jinping, includes new targets for carbon emissions reductions by the United States and a first-ever commitment by China to stop its emissions from growing by 2030.

  • Yemen
    US plans for possible evacuation of embassy in Yemen

    The U.S. military is updating plans to potentially evacuate U.S. Embassy personnel from Yemen in the wake of rising violence and uncertainty about the security situation in that country, CNN has learned. Any military involvement in an evacuation would come only after the U.S. ambassador requests help, something which has not yet happened. However, this week, defense and State Department officials confirmed there have been a series of conversations between the Pentagon and State Department about how long U.S. diplomats can safely stay in Yemen.

  • Dollar Peg
    Oil Slide Echoes 2008 Peg Pressure for Nigeria to Saudi

    The sharpest drop in oil prices since 2008, coupled with a surge in the dollar, are testing the resolve of energy-producing nations to defend their currency pegs.

  • Africa Cup
    Africa Cup of Nations: Scheduled hosts Morocco expelled from 2015 tournament

    The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has disqualified Morocco from competing in next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Morocco had been due to host the 2015 tournament but raised fears over the spread of the Ebola virus and asked for the event to be postponed. CAF has always insisted the cup should still take place from January 17-February 8 and has now disqualified Morocco from taking part.

  • Syrian Opposition Forces
    Inside the CIA’s Syrian Rebels Vetting Machine

    Behind the jokes, however, is the deadly serious responsibility of the CIA and Defense Department to vet Syrians before they receive covert American training, aid and arms. But according to U.S. counterterrorism veterans, a system that worked pretty well during four decades of the Cold War has been no match for the linguistic, cultural, tribal and political complexities of the Middle East, especially now in Syria. “We’re completely out of our league,” one former CIA vetting expert declared on condition of anonymity, reflecting the consensus of intelligence professionals with firsthand knowledge of the Syrian situation. “To be really honest, very few people know how to vet well. It’s a very specialized skill. It’s extremely difficult to do well” in the best of circumstances, the former operative said. And in Syria it has proved impossible.

  • Credit
    Saudi Arabia to introduce credit rating agency rules in September 2015

    Saudi Arabia’s capital market regulator will introduce rules for credit rating agencies next September, part of reforms aimed at modernising the financial sector of the world’s top oil exporter.

  • Yemen
    Houthi advance raises alert for Saudi border guards

    Gains by the Shi'ite Houthi rebel movement in Yemen are ringing alarm bells in Saudi Arabia, concerned for what it means for its vulnerable southern border, already the conduit for a constant flow of illicit activity.

  • Israel-Palestine
    Israeli Generals Call for King Abdullah Peace Plan

    In late October, a group of 106 retired Israeli generals, former Mossad and Shin Bet chiefs issued an open letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for a resumption of the peace talks with the Palestinians, based on the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative of then-Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah, now the King of Saudi Arabia. That Arab Peace Initiative was subsequently endorsed by the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).

  • Saudi-Iraq
    Iraqi president to visit Saudi Arabia amid hopes of diplomatic thaw

    Iraqi President Fouad Masoum will visit Riyadh on Tuesday, Saudi state media reported, raising hopes of a tentative thaw in long-chilly relations between the Arab neighbours. Real power in Iraq resides with the country's Shi'ite-led government and prime minister, but the first presidential visit to Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia since 2010 opens the door to a possible rapprochement, political analysts say.

  • GCC Military
    How the US Can Turn the GCC Into a Lasting Military Alliance

    GCC members prefer to deal bilaterally with the United States but when strong common interests exist and the stakes are high, GCC countries are willing to work together.