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Transportation
Riyadh signs $2bn contract with French company to modernise bus network
Riyadh’s Governor has signed a $2bn (SR7.8bn) contract with French state-owned public transport operator Regie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) to supply, operate and maintain the Riyadh Bus network.
Israel
Analysis: The problem(s) with Israel
Israel had grown accustomed to an absence of terrorist attacks in its cities: so the bloody murder of four worshippers and wounding of eight more at a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday was a shock. It illuminates the fragile, fractious state of the country, including the fact that the cabinet is riven, and may collapse soon.
- Reuters - Israel approves 78 new settler homes in East Jerusalem
Extremist Rehabilitation
Saudi reform center for jihadists offers alternatives to extremists
The Saudis claim the three-month program has a success rate of over 80 percent. And Col. Omar Al-Zalal told us financial incentives are a powerful factor.
Counter Extremism Measures
Riyadh fears Islamic State wants sectarian war in Saudi Arabia
The authorities have identified between 2,000-2,100 Saudi citizens who have fought in Syria since its crisis began in 2011, of whom around 600 have returned, he said. Of those numbers, only about 200 had left Saudi Arabia since the February decree while around 170 had come back.
Succession
Saudi Arabia: Why succession could become a princely tussle
With the Middle East in an unprecedented state of turmoil, the need for smooth and orderly transfers of power in Saudi Arabia - ruled by a 90-year-old infirm monarch - has become more crucial than ever - but who will inherit the kingdom in the coming years is a thorny issue yet to be resolved.
Tunisian Elections
A Big Step Forward: Tunisia’s Fragile Democratic Consolidation
Yet, even as they celebrate Tunisia’s progress, U.S. policy makers and others in the international community should avoid the tendency to advance an election-centric perspective—one that privileges electoral progress above all else in democratic transitions. Indeed, the consolidation of democracy in Tunisia, and the rest of the region, will require far more than elections. In particular, it will require the careful incubation of political compromise skills, particularly the willingness to share power with bitter rivals.
U.S. Military Strategy
Air-Sand Battle
Among the ideas under scrutiny are the relevance of ground forces and whether state actors pose the most dangerous threat to the U.S. homeland and global security. For the military services, the debate over these assumptions will directly affect their size, budget, and the types of weapons they buy.
Alhokair
Saudi Arabia’s Alhokair Follows Emaar With Mall Unit IPO
Saudi Arabia’s Fawaz Alhokair Group plans to raise $2 billion from the initial public offering of its Arabian Centres malls unit, surpassing a similar sale by rival Dubai operator Emaar Properties PJSC (EMAAR) earlier this year.
Economy
G-20: Saudi Arabia’s focus on economic policy
The ninth summit of the G-20 heads of government to be held in the Australian city of Brisbane on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 is different from the crisis meeting held in 2008 to save the world economy from falling into the abyss. But it is of no less importance considering the myriad challenges of tackling widening global inequality, poverty, unemployment and stuttering growth.
- SUSRIS - G20 Leaders’ Communiqué
- Al Arabiya - Saudi Arabia, the G20 summit and oil
Women
‘Saudi women can succeed’: The creative response to entrepreneurship
Apart from these well-known Saudi women there are also many others who are successful wedding planners, fashion designers, jewelry designers, chefs, photographers and consultants. All of these women reflect the entrepreneurial spirit; they are prolific and self-driven and they have taken on a role in life and have proven one thing: “Saudi women can succeed”.
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