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Wheat ProductionSaudi to end domestic wheat purchases
Saudi Arabia will stop buying domestically-grown wheat in two years' time and rely completely on imports of the grain, the water-short kingdom's new agriculture minister said on Wednesday.
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Kurds and DaeshKurds drive Islamic State fighters from strategic town of Kobane
The key Syrian border town of Kobane, the main focus of U.S. airstrikes in Syria for the past four months, has been retaken from the Islamic State by Kurdish forces, according to the U.S. Central Command and Kurdish activists.
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Mohammed Bin NayefProfile: New Saudi Deputy Crown Prince marks generational shift
King Salman moved swiftly to appoint Mohammed Deputy Crown Prince on Friday, hours after he took the throne following the death of King Abdullah. The decision appeared to settle for many years to come tough decisions over the kingdom's future succession.
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Saudi ArcheologyUnearthing the history of Mada’in Saleh
But about 500 kilometers to the south of Petra, at Mada’in Saleh in Saudi Arabia, also stands over a hundred magnificent and remarkably preserved rock-cut Nabatean tombs. Also known as Al-Hijr, or by its ancient name Hegra, the pre-Islamic archaeological site is located 300 kilometers North-West of Medina and 20 kilometers north of Al-Ula. It was the second city in importance, after Petra, of the Nabatean kingdom. Often referred to as the “southern capital,” Hegra was their southernmost settlement. In 2008, UNESCO added Mada’in Saleh to its World Heritage List -- the first such distinction for a site in Saudi Arabia.
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Naming DaeshOpinion: A New Name for ISIS
I have given the group a different name, however: “Fahesh.” I believe it is the more appropriate one, as the word derives from an Arabic root meaning, “obscene.” When we refer to someone using this word it means they commit obscenities, whether through words or deeds. For what could be more obscene than killing innocent people, enslaving women, declaring countless Muslims as infidels, driving people from their homes, brazenly exhibiting the heads of those you have decapitated, legitimizing the killing of those who say “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is His Prophet,” plundering banks, selling captives like chattel, and extorting those in areas under your control?
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AfghanistanAfghan Officials: Islamic State Group Operating in South
Afghan officials confirmed for the first time Monday that the extremist Islamic State group is active in the south, recruiting fighters, flying black flags and, according to some sources, even battling Taliban militants.
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Legal ReformOpinion: Saudi Courts Should Exhibit Independence by Protecting Speech
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Global Oil MarketsVideo: Oil dips below $49 as sector faces ‘Hunger Games’
This sector slump will lead to a fight to the death for oil firms, according to analysts at Bernstein Research. The research firm likened the current environment to the Hollywood movie "The Hunger Games", which portrays a dystopian post-apocalyptic future where the main protagonists battle each other to survive.
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King AbdullahAudio: Thomas Lippman with NPR’s Steve Inskeep on Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah
With the king in the hospital, Steve Inskeep considers the Saudis' status as a regional power with Thomas Lippman. His latest book: Saudi Arabia on the Edge: The Uncertain Future of an American Ally.
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Housing754,570 Saudis qualify for housing support
The Ministry of Housing has finalized the list of Saudis eligible to receive housing support with some 754,570 citizens standing to benefit from the government scheme from a total of 960,397 applicants.
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