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  • Internet Access
    Saudi Arabia: 3 Million Internet Users Access Blocked Sites

    About 3 million Internet users this year managed to gain access to websites blocked in the Kingdom, an academic has revealed. Nasser Al-Buqami, an IT professor, said this was a 58 percent increase from the year before. Meanwhile, he said Internet penetration has risen from 38 percent in 2009 to 64 percent in 2014, and now stands at 18.3 million users.

  • Iran Nuclear Talks: The Fog Recedes

    The process had been deadlocked for months over two key issues: the size of Iran’s enrichment program and sanctions relief. For want of a last-minute breakthrough, the parties agreed to a new seven-month extension, with the goal of reaching a political agreement by 1 March 2015 and a comprehensive agreement, including an implementation plan, by 1 July 2015. A landmark agreement can still be found if both sides adopt more flexible postures. As Crisis Group has previously written and here reiterates, they can do so without violating their core principles and interests.

  • GCC and Region
    Gulf Arab states close ranks with navy, police

    The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, which is concerned about Shiite Iran's regional influence and the rise of Sunni extremist groups, agreed on Tuesday to create a joint naval force based out of Bahrain and announced a police force based out of the United Arab Emirates' capital of Abu Dhabi. The creation of the police force, known as GCC-POL, and the naval force were announced at the conclusion of the Gulf bloc's annual summit in Qatar. The meeting was held just weeks after the Western-allied countries reached a reconciliation agreement linked to Qatar's support for Islamist groups throughout the region

  • U.S.-Afghanistan
    US selects new ambassador to Afghanistan

    Michael McKinley, a US diplomat has been confirmed by the senate to replace James Cunningham as the US ambassador for Afghanistan. James Cunningham who was in Afghanistan since August 2012 as the Ambassador of the Unites States of America recently ended his tour.

  • Tourism
    Six million GCC citizens visited Saudi Arabia last year

    Saudi Arabia received more than six million Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) citizens last year, according to a GCC General Secretariat report.

  • U.S. - Iraq
    4,600 International Troops Pledged to Train Iraqi Forces

    Following a conference this month among members of the US-led coalition that has been launching airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq, allies have committed to send about 1,500 troops to Iraq — bolstering the 3,100 US troops already committed to the mission — said Lt. Gen. James Terry, who commands all coalition efforts in Iraq and Syria.

  • Mohammed Bin Nayef
    Background: Interior Minister Prince Mohammed in Washington

    Saudi Arabia’s Interior Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, arrives in Washington this week for consultations with top-level national security officials and coordination on critical defense and security challenges around the Arabian Peninsula.

  • Saudi Football
    Saudi Arabia sacks coach ahead of Asian Cup

    The Spaniard, 51, led his side to the Gulf Cup final in November, but it suffered a 2-1 loss to Qatar in the decider. A board meeting led to the contracts of Lopez Caro and his assistants being terminated, the Saudi Arabia Football Federation stated on its website. It leaves Saudi Arabia searching for a coach ahead of the Asian Cup starting on 9 January, 2015.

  • Journalist Detained
    Iran charges Washington Post reporter

    Jason Rezaian, the newspaper’s bureau chief in Tehran since 2012, appeared in court almost five months after he was arrested July 22. The charges were the first against him since the arrest, the Post said. He is an Iranian-American who holds dual citizenship. The newspaper, quoting a source familiar with the case, said the nature of the charges against him were not immediately clear to those not present in the courtroom.

  • U.S. Public Opinion
    Linking Iran and ISIS: How American Public Opinion Shapes the Obama Administration’s Approach to the Nuclear Talks

    The starting point is not about Iran as such; it’s all about shifting public priorities. In a poll I conducted November 14-19, 2014 among a nationally representative sample of 1008 Americans, it turns out that American public fear of Iran is dwarfed by the fear of ISIS. Overall, 70 percent of Americans polled identify ISIS as the biggest threat facing the United States in the Middle East, 13 percent identify violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and 12 percent identify Iranian behavior.