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  • Society
    Saudi mulls hefty punishment for sexual harassment

    Arab News reports that Saudi Arabia is considering hefty fines and jail sentences of up to five years for sexual harassment. Proposals to tighten punishment for unwanted sexual advances follow a surge in the harassment of women at workplaces, streets and shopping malls.

  • Economy
    Turkey lowers economic targets

    Efforts to rein in inflation have proven a huge disappointment. Accordingly, the year-end estimate was raised to 9.4% from the earlier 5.3% projection, a level Turkey could now hope to achieve only in 2016, if everything goes as planned.

  • ISIS Foreign Fighters
    German, Saudi, and Turkish Islamic State fighters launch complex suicide attack

    The Islamic State has claimed a deadly, complex suicide attack in a town north of Baqubah in Iraq's Diyala province that killed at least 25 people. The suicide attack in Diyala took place today in the town of Qara Qubah, and targeted a government complex. Reuters reported that the attack was executed using three car bombs driven by suicide bombers, and 25 people, including civilians and troops, were killed and more than 60 were wounded.

  • Islam Debate
    Opinion: Let’s be honest, Islam has a problem right now

    I know the arguments against speaking of Islam as violent and reactionary. It has a following of 1.6 billion people. Places such as Indonesia and India have hundreds of millions of Muslims who don’t fit these caricatures. That’s why Maher and Harris are guilty of gross generalizations. But let’s be honest. Islam has a problem today. The places that have trouble accommodating themselves to the modern world are disproportionately Muslim.

  • Global Trends
    Citi: Future Opportunities, Future Shocks

    "Twenty years ago, there were fewer than 3 million people with Internet access; now there are nearly 2.5 billion. Mice can grow human ears. Robots make cars. Guns can be manufactured with a 3-D printer," Citi's Andrew Pitt writes.

  • E-Commerce
    Why should you venture into e-commerce in the Arab region? [Infographic]

    In an attempt to get more entrepreneurs enthused about starting online businesses, and helping them see why the Middle East is a good space for e-commerce, the Saudi based payment gateway, Paytabs, published last week an infographic listing the three top reasons for supprting their argument.  "Our aim is to inform people about the ecommerce market in the Middle East, as it is the fastest growing in the world," says Umair Maqsood, strategic Marketing Associate at Paytabs. "We want people to do business online and get a chunk of the $15 billion."

  • Global Oil Markets
    Privately, Saudis Tell Oil Market: Get Used To Lower Prices

    Until recently, Gulf OPEC members have been saying that the price dip was a temporary phenomenon, betting on seasonal demand in winter to prop up prices. But a growing number of oil analysts now see the latest slide as something more than a seasonal downswing; some say it is the start of a pivotal shift to a prolonged period of relative abundance. Rather than fight the decline in prices and cede market share in the face of growing competition, Saudi Arabia appears to be preparing traders for a sea change in prices.

  • Saudi (Happy) Flash Mob
    Progress Makes Me Happy! Video

    A few years ago I couldn't have imagined the excitement I feel now when I see women actually working in the malls and other businesses.  People now seem much more relaxed, much more open.

  • Development
    Saudi King Gets New Neighbors as Morocco Evades Regional Turmoil

    The $346 million plan by Jeddah-based Saudi Binladin Group will turn 250 hectares of former local-authority land into homes for 150,000 people, hospitals and an artificial lake.

  • Iran Negotiations
    Iran president: Differences remain on nuclear deal

    The Iranian president has acknowledged that Tehran and world powers agree on the principles of a final deal on Iran’s nuclear program but that differences remain on the “details” that still need to be negotiated. The remarks by President Hassan Rouhani came as the two sides face a Nov. 24 deadline in ongoing nuclear negotiations to reach a comprehensive deal that would prevent Iran from making an atomic weapon while at the same time easing economic sanctions on Tehran for curbs on its nuclear program.