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Saudi FootballAngry Saudi soccer clubs pinpoint Gulf labour market contradictions
The clubs' complaint mirrors problems across the Gulf with government efforts to encourage preferential employment of nationals. The complaint is particularly stark given that the kingdom unlike smaller Gulf states like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates still boasts a population in which nationals constitute a majority, if only a slim one.
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Anti-ISIS CampaignU.S.-led coalition has weakened Islamic State, Kerry says
"Our commitment will be measured most likely in years but our efforts are already having a significant impact," Kerry said at the start of a first meeting of ministers from a coalition of more than 60 countries that Washington has assembled to destroy Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh.
- LA Times - Recent Iran airstrikes in Iraq help drive Islamic State from 2 towns
- The Hill - Lawmakers question Turkey's efforts to stop foreign ISIS fighters
- Reuters - United States Already Has Ties With Some Potential Syrian Rebel Recruits
- McClatchy - Anti-ISIS Coalition Seen Behind Group's Decision to Suspend Cellphone Service in Mosul
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U.S. Secretary of DefenseAshton Carter, the Wonk Who Would Lead the Pentagon
Obama is widely believed to tap an ex-physicist who cuts military waste like a laser to become the next secretary of defense. Call it the revenge of the wonk. After being passed over for Defense Secretary last year while serving as the Pentagon’s No. 2, Ashton Carter, a widely admired manager noted for his knack for wrangling budgets and weapons contracts, left government. It seemed as if he’d never serve in the top slot.
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EthiopiaSaudi Billionaire to Invest $100 Million in Ethiopian Farm
Al-Amoudi is increasingly investing in formerly government-owned farms in Ethiopia, a nation where companies under his Midroc group operate the only commercial gold mine and built the largest cement plant in 2011. Saudi Star’s $100 million investment will focus primarily on building irrigation infrastructure, including finishing the main canal from the more than 25-year-old Alwero Dam built by Soviet engineers, as well as a rice de-husking plant, storage silos and land clearing, according to Jemal.
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Iraqi KurdsIraqi government reaches deal with Kurds on oil, budget
Describing the deal as a win-win accord for the central government and Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), Zebari said it would help increase Iraq's oil exports at a time when its budget was strained by low oil prices and the war against Islamic State militants who control much of the country. Zebari, a Kurd who is part of the Baghdad government, said oil from both areas would run through a Kurdish Regional Government's (KRG) pipeline to Turkey.
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Food and BeverageMars set to open its first chocolate factory in Saudi Arabia
Following an initial investment of $60 million and allocation of an additional $150 million over the next decade, Mars Saudi Arabia will open on Tuesday its first chocolate factory in the Kingdom at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) in Rabigh.
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Council of MinistersSaudi Arabia warns oil market speculators, says oil policy is ’emanating from economic fundamentals’
“The Kingdom's oil policy is emanating from economic fundamentals, to achieve the economic interests of the Kingdom on the short and long term, and the interests of producers and consumers,” the Council of Ministers said following its weekly meeting.
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U.S. - Arab CoordinationUS in talks over Arab boots on the ground
Wittman recently returned from a trip with fellow Republican lawmakers to Qatar, Jordan and Afghanistan, where they met with U.S. military commanders, troops and foreign leaders including Jordanian King Abdullah II, who is scheduled to visit the White House and Capitol Hill next week. The Republican lawmaker said Abdullah spoke emphatically about the need for the fight against ISIS to be led in the region by Arab and Muslim nations, and suggested that Jordan could provide boots on the ground against ISIS.
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Global Oil MarketsOPEC Gusher to Hit Weakest Players, From Wildcatters to Iran
A grand experiment has begun, one in which the cartel of producing nations -- sometimes called the central bank of oil -- is leaving the market to decide who is strongest and how to cut as much as 2 million barrels a day of surplus supply.
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U.S.-AfghanistanNew, expanded rules for U.S. combat in Afghanistan in 2015
New rules for the 9,800 U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan next year will let commanders order airstrikes or night raids on Taliban forces who pose a significant threat to the Afghan government, defense officials said. The rules came in an order recently signed by President Obama that clarified the authorities U.S. military commanders will have after the official end of the combat mission in December.
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