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  • Solar
    Solar power key for Saudi future, says energy chief

    A leading figurehead in Saudi Arabia’s energy sector has called solar energy "a must" for the kingdom, stating that Saudi Arabia has little choice but to pursue the potential of solar power if it hopes to maintain the country’s standard of living.

  • Camel Products
    Could your next burger be camel meat?

    Camel is not the easiest product to work with. As a meat, it tends to be lean and tough -- not the most amenable for hot dogs and burgers. The milk is also half the fat of cow's milk -- a quality that makes it ideal for the health conscious but less so when you're concocting a recipe for chocolate.

  • Kobani
    Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani: Turkish PM

    Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and Syria's own moderate opposition can save it, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. U.S. warplanes have been bombing Islamic State positions near Kobani for weeks, but air strikes alone will not be enough to repel the insurgents, Davutoglu said.

  • Labor
    Eastern Province plans to create 10,000 jobs for Saudis

    The Eastern Province's business and government leaders plan to create 10,000 jobs for Saudis in the region by holding an event linking firms and job seekers.

  • Saudi-Kuwait
    Kuwait Said to Deny Work Permits for Saudi Chevron Field Staff

    Kuwait stopped issuing work permits for Saudi Arabian Chevron Inc. employees at oil fields the Persian Gulf nations are developing together, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

  • Abu Dhabi Conference
    Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate: Conference Report

    Dr. Gargash set the tone for the conference, in my view, when he stated, “Over the past few years, the UAE has repeatedly warned about the growing threat that extremist actors and ideologies pose to our region.  While some of our allies thought that we were being too alarmist, the rise of Daesh [ISIS] confirms the magnitude of the threat.  Instead of becoming moderated through engagement, so-called ‘moderate Islamists’ are increasingly being drafted into the ranks of radical groups.  This demonstrates the fallacy of trying to distinguish between ‘moderate’ and ‘radical’ forms of ideological extremism.

  • Women
    Saudi Women Record Themselves Behind the Wheel to Protest Ban on Female Motorists

    Women in Saudi Arabia got behind the wheel Sunday to support a day of protests against a law that has prohibited females from driving in the country for nearly a quarter century.

  • Violent Religious Extremism
    The Imploding U.S Strategy in the Islamic State War?

    What this means in simple terms is that even if the Islamic State could be “destroyed,” rather than “degraded,” a strategy based on that objective rather than forging a comprehensive strategy and set of partnerships to fight violent religious extremism make no sense even in Syria, much less for a world power – particularly one already fighting other military battles against such movements in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen. At present we have a partial if not a non-strategy even against our declared enemy and no clear strategy for what we once called a “war on terrorism” and one where every metric shows we are not winning.

  • Conflict in Yemen
    Iran, Saudi Arabia jockey for power in Yemen

    The most important platform for Iran and Saudi Arabia is not on the religious or economic level, but rather the military level on the ground. Tehran has a quasi-absolute influence on the political regimes in Iraq and Syria, as well as a strong ally in Lebanon, represented by Hezbollah. The Iranian president’s adviser, Ali Akbar Velayati, publicly announced his country’s support for the Houthis, as well as the fact that Ansar Allah’s role in Yemen resembles that of Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon. These challenges to the local Yemeni scene, in addition to the regional Saudi-Iran conflict, will limit Saudi Arabia’s options in Yemen in the near future. Saudi Arabia is still relying on its traditional tribal allies in Yemen, as well as weakening Iran regionally and defeating it in Syria, rather than trying to intervene directly in Yemen. This is happening in light of Saudi Arabia’s fight against IS, which represents a bigger threat to Saudi security than the challenges that Yemen is facing.

  • OPEC
    Don’t Assume Saudi Crude Drop Was Move to Bolster Prices

    “I don’t see anything in these latest numbers to indicate a unilateral production cut,” Richard Mallinson, a London-based analyst at Energy Aspects Ltd., said by phone yesterday. “If this was an intentional cut bySaudi Arabia, I’d expect them to have cut the actual amount of oil produced and not just the supply to market.”