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  • GCC Railways
    Back on track? GCC railway to be completed in 2018

    The GCC railway link project, which has been given top priority by the bloc’s leaders, would be completed by 2018, said Abdullatif Al-Zayani, GCC secretary-general. “The railway will increase trade and economic exchange between the member states,” he pointed out.

  • Syrian Opposition Forces
    Rebels in northern Syria say U.S. has stopped paying them

    A top civilian coordinator for rebel forces estimated that the cutoff affects 8,000 of the estimated 10,000 fighters in Idlib and Hama provinces, where the so-called moderate rebels face a severe challenge from the Nusra Front, al Qaida’s affiliate in Syria. Commanders said CIA operatives told them the cutoff was the U.S. response to the Nusra gains, which have included the seizure of U.S.-supplied weapons from moderate rebel forces in recent weeks.

  • OIl
    Saudi Arabia learns to play the waiting game

    After Opec’s announcement that it would not be cutting production, oil prices fell dramatically. Given the significant global oversupply due to the US shale oil boom and decreased demand in China and Europe, this decision marks an historical moment in which Opec relinquishes its supply-based approach to price manipulation and embraces a market-based approach.

  • Jason Rezaian
    Jason Rezaian’s Family Speaks Out

    Since he was arrested, Rezaian’s family has reserved their calls for his release to only a few outlets, including the Washington Post, and CNN, which featured Rezaian and Salehi in the Iran-focused episode of Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown show. Rezaian and his wife were detained shortly after the show was filmed in an arrest that reportedly involved a raid on their home, and Bourdain has since joined Rezaian’s family in calling for his release. A Facebook page and petition have also been put up for Rezaian.

  • Saudi Oil Policy
    Saudi Slashes January Oil Prices For Asia, U.S.

    The discounts on Saudi crude oil for Asian customers in January were the biggest since at least 2002, according to Reuters data, while prices were cut to the United States for the fifth month in a row. “(The) Saudis are making it clear they don’t want to lose market share,” Richard Mallinson, an analyst at consultancy Energy Aspects, told the Reuters Global Oil Forum.

  • 'Tahjeer'
    Saudi Arabia records higher number of women forced to marry relatives

    Saudi Courts reported an increase in “tahjeer” cases where the male relative of a woman strikes an agreement with her guardian to marry her without consultation and she is then banned from marrying anyone else, Al-Hayat daily reported.

  • Security
    Saudi Arabia Arrests 135 Terrorism Suspects in Nationwide Sweep

    Saudi Arabia arrested 135 terrorism suspects in nationwide raids as the world’s largest oil exporter pressed a crackdown on militants spurred by Islamic State’s advance across Syria and Iraq.

  • Women in the Workforce
    Encouraging Saudis to let women work

    Claudia Goldin, a Harvard professor, is not just an expert on working women. As one of the nation’s most prominent economists, she also exemplifies the growing stature and independence of women in American society. So it was unusual to find Goldin covered in an abaya while meeting in Saudi Arabia not long ago with government officials in an opulent hotel that offered male-only seating areas and forbade women from using its spa.

  • U.S.-Iraq
    US troops have immunity in Iraq

    Washington has an agreement with Baghdad on privileges and immunities for the growing number of troops based in Iraq who are helping in the fight against the Islamic State group, the new U.S. ambassador said Thursday. In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Stuart Jones said Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has given assurances that U.S. troops will receive immunity from prosecution. Under Iraq's former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, that issue was a major sticking point, ultimately leading to the decision to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops in late 2011.

  • Saudi Viewpoint
    Opinion: The seven top Saudi priorities – Education, Health, Housing, Women, Media, Infrastructure, Diversity