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• In First Interview as Capital Markets Authority Chairman, Mohammed Al-Jadaan Indicates Willingness to Open Stock Market to Wider Foreign Investment
  • October 21,2015

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  Saudi Arabia would be open to relaxing its rules on foreigners investing directly in its stock market to help it get included in global indices, the chairman of the Capital Market Authority told Reuters. In his first interview with international media, Al Jadaan told Reuters that “[o]ne of our objectives is to ensure we are […]

   
• Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal Outlines Saudi Foreign Policy Principles, Bids Heartfelt Farewell to Late Brother at AUSPC Keynote
  • October 19,2015

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  In remarks to attendees at the Arab-US Policymaker’s conference in Washington, D.C. last week, HRH Prince Turki al-Faisal outlined a Saudi foreign policy with three central pillars before paying a heartfelt tribute to his brother, the former foreign minister who passed away earlier this year. The remarks, included below, framed Saudi foreign policy around unity, […]

   
• Perspective: “Lessons from America’s Continuing Misadventures in the Middle East” – Chas Freeman’s Speech to AUSPC in Washington
  • October 15,2015

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  In the opening keynote at this year’s 24th Arab-US Policymaker’s conference, Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. discussed the lessons from America’s “continuing misadventures in the Middle East.” The event, hosted by the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations in Washington, D.C., enters its second day today at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. Ambassador Freeman chairs Projects […]

   
• CMA Tightens Curbs on Anonymous Investors in Preventive Measure to Curb Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
  • October 14,2015

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  Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority has further tightened its restrictions on anonymous investors trading shares through brokers in a bid to prevent money laundering and financing of militant groups, Reuters reports.  The new rules apply to Saudi and Gulf-based brokers and banks “which offer opportunities to invest in the Saudi stock market through funds called ‘nominee accounts’. […]

   
• Iranian Fighters Among Those Captured So Far in Yemen, According to a Former Saudi Navy Captain and Prince
  • October 7,2015

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  At a NCUSAR-hosted event on Capitol Hill in Washington yesterday, HRH Navy Captain (Ret.) Prince Sultan bin Khalid Al-Faisal told an audience that Iranians and Hezbollah forces have been captured by Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen. Barbara Slavin in Al Monitor writes that while Prince Sultan bin Khalid Al-Faisal was not speaking on behalf of the Saudi government, “his […]

   
• As Putin Ramps Up Attacks in Support of Assad, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States Eye a Response
  • October 5,2015

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  Russia’s recent military escalation in support of Syria’s embattled president is placing Riyadh and Moscow on a collision course as regional powers vie to determine the future of in the war-torn country. In the near term, it is expected that Russian air power will “provide desperately needed air support and boost the morale of Syria’s battered […]

   
• An Overview of the Conflict in Yemen, in Maps
  • October 1,2015

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  The European Council on Foreign Relations published an extensive and informative overview of the conflict in Yemen using maps to show the country’s political history and ongoing conflicts. “Far from reaching a tidy conclusion,” the conflict is War in”growing, if anything, more complicated by the day,” the EUCFR writes. “Rather than being a single conflict, […]

   
• 14 Years After 9/11 Attacks, U.S. Judge Throws Out Suit Against Saudi Arabia
  • September 30,2015

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  A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, just over 14 years after the strikes on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said Saudi Arabia “had sovereign immunity from damage claims by families of […]

   
• Over 700 Dead and Hundreds More Injured after Stampede in Mina Seen as ‘Worst Hajj Disaster in 25 Years’
  • September 24,2015

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  At least 717 pilgrims were killed and 805 others were injured on Thursday in a stampede in Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, in the worst disaster to strike the annual haj pilgrimage in 25 years. The stampede was caused by two large groups of pilgrims arriving together at a crossroads on their way […]

   
• More Airstrikes in Saudi Arabia as Soldiers Said to be Captured by Houthis
  • September 22,2015

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  Two Saudi soldiers fighting with the Arab coalition in Yemen have been detained by Houthi rebels and three others are missing as Saudi airstrikes continue to pound targets across the war-torn country today. The two Saudi soldiers were on the ground in Yemen and “are detainees and not hostages,” according to Brig. Gen. Ahmed Asseri of […]

   
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