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  • Why is Iran producing 60 per cent-enriched uranium?

    Nevertheless, 60 per cent was not an arbitrary choice. Cascades of centrifuges are designed to enrich uranium in steps; Iran’s centrifuges are likely set up to enrich up to 20 per cent, from 20 to 60 per cent, and from 60 to 90 per cent. Assuming the 60 per cent-enriched uranium is stored in the form of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) gas—and there would be no point in Iran converting it to any other chemical form—the enrichment step from 60 per cent-enriched to weapons-grade uranium is very short.

  • Does Hydrogen Have the Support to Lead the Future of Fuel?

    Many electric utilities and energy companies — including Shell, BP and Saudi Aramco — are actively exploring a transition to a hydrogen-mixed economy, with a focus on blue hydrogen as an interim step. Europe, with its dependence on imported natural gas and higher electricity costs, is setting ambitious net-zero energy targets that will incorporate a mix of blue and green hydrogen coupled with wind, solar, nuclear and an integrated energy grid.

  • World Defense Show: ready for something different?

    “We have had the unique advantage of being able to design this from a blank sheet of paper,” says WDS chief executive officer Shaun Ormrod, an events veteran who previously headed the company that runs the Farnborough Airshow. He and his Saudi colleagues have spent two-and-a-half years conceiving the event, which was formally launched in July last year.

  • Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show: Ready for Something Different?

    After a year in which there have been few opportunities for industry professionals to meet in person, the prospect of a brand new biennial global defence exhibition in early 2022 is doubly enticing. For it will take place in a nation that is not only one of the most dynamic markets in the world, but going through remarkable economic, political, and social change.

  • Can tech advances solve arid Middle East’s water scarcity problem?

    She warned of a looming global water crisis, with around 1.1 billion people already lacking reliable access to water, and 2.7 billion enduring scarcity for at least one month of the year. By 2025, an estimated two-thirds of the world’s population may face water shortages.

  • Can the Iran nuclear deal still be revived after its Natanz nuclear centrifuges were attacked?

    These Israeli attacks are part of a wider Israeli campaign, termed its “Octopus” doctrine by Israeli politician Naftali Bennett, to target Iran directly, not just Iranian proxies like Hezbollah. This has led to an expansion of Israel’s “campaign between the wars,” originally designed to prevent an Iranian foothold in Syria but extending now to strikes on Iranian shipments in the Mediterranean and Red Sea.

  • How Does the Arab World Move Away From Oil Dependence?

    Some positive developments are happening in local startup ecosystems, which have been blossoming across the region, enabled by digital business models that circumvent some of the rigidities of the traditional business environment and take advantage of the prevalence of digital technologies.

  • Are Covid-19 vaccines allowed during Ramadan?

    They fast from sunrise to sunset—this includes drinks and other substances, such as tobacco and non-essential oral medicine. For almost 2 billion people around the world, this raises the question of whether they should postpone getting a Covid-19 vaccine injection during the daytime till after Eid, when the new moon will mark the end of Ramadan.

  • Commentary: Will Vision 2030 Impact Saudi Arabia’s OPEC Strategy?

    Riyadh’s policy to carry a majority of the current production cuts has proven to be successful, but if others fail to comply it may find itself in a difficult position. Iran, Venezuela, Iraq, and Libya are looking for any excuse to bring more oil to the market, all at the cost of Riyadh’s market power.

  • Commentary: What Caused The Saudi-India Oil Rift?

    “This incident shows that there is not just the price of crude, but terms like shipping and flexibility of contracts which producers can push back on if importers try to diversify their source of supply,” said one India-based analyst as quoted by the Indian Express.