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The Race is On for Ride Sharing Apps in Saudi Arabia to Hire Saudi Women ‘Captinahs’
As Saudi women settle into the driver’s seat, ride-sharing apps like Uber and Careem are gearing up for a race to hire women, according to reports. Careem — the Middle East’s answer to Uber — is recruiting Saudi women to take the wheel and has received over 2,000 applications since announcing it would recruit so-called […]
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Saudi Digital Media Startup Raises $9 Million Series A Round with 20m Subscribers
A Saudi Arabia-based digital media company raised $9 million in a Series A round of funding, according to reports. Telfaz11, with over 20 million subscribers on their network, and reporting more than 2 billion views on YouTube, is a leading Arabic Multi-Channel Network (MCN) which seeks to change the face of home-grown online entertainment. “As a pre-eminent […]
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Saudi, Russia Say Oil Supply to Increase in ‘Near Future’ as Consumers Eye Increasing Prices
Saudi Minister of Energy Khalid Al-Falih said OPEC and other producers are likely to gradually revive oil output in the second half of the year to ease consumer anxiety as prices trade near $80 a barrel, according to reports. The action would be a reverse of course from previous OPEC and non-OPEC producers’ decision two years […]
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Top 10 World’s Most Powerful People
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has landed on the Forbes list of the world’s most powerful people for the first time, ranking the powerful young leader within the top 10. “There are 17 new names on the list this year, including Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud (#8), the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,” Forbes writes. “His […]
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Saudi Arabia Applauds Trump Decision on Iran Nuclear Deal
Saudi Arabia has embraced President Trump’s decision yesterday to pull the United States out of the JCPoA, the agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions by offering sanctions relief in exchange for Iran’s compliance with non-proliferation standards, according to statements made by top Saudi officials and the Saudi Press Agency. As the chief rival of Iran in […]
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For Oil Markets, ‘Volatility is Back’
Rising optimism around global economic growth coupled with continued OPEC compliance to output targets and rising geopolitical tensions all contributed to pushing Brent oil prices to near 2014 highs, according to a recent report on the oil market by Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment. “Although oil prices were pressured somewhat at the start of April due to trade tensions […]
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Major Fossil Discovery in Saudi Arabia is 90,000 Years Old
A recently discovered fossil finger bone dating back about 90,000 years that was unearthed in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud Desert is “pointing to what scientists are calling a new understanding of how our species came out of Africa en route to colonizing the world,” Reuters reports. The discovery, the middle bone of an adult’s middle finger, […]
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Trump, King Salman Speak by Phone; Trump Urges End to Qatar Crisis
President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke by phone yesterday and discussed a number of regional issues, according to a readout of the call and wire reports. On the call, Trump “emphasized the importance of resolving the Gulf dispute and restoring a united Gulf Cooperation Council to counter Iranian malign influence and defeat terrorists and extremists.” The leaders […]
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President Trump Calls King Salman, Urges End to Qatar Dispute
President Trump and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman spoke by phone yesterday and discussed a number of regional issues, according to a readout of the call and wire reports. On the call, Trump “emphasized the importance of resolving the Gulf dispute and restoring a united Gulf Cooperation Council to counter Iranian malign influence and defeat terrorists and […]
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Attends High-Powered Dinner in Los Angeles with Studio Brass, Stars
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and members of his entourage were welcomed to Hollywood last night with a high-powered dinner hosted by the Entertainment industry’s elite, according to a report in the Hollywood Reporter. An intimate dinner was held at Rupert Murdoch’s estate with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Morgan Freeman, James Cameron, Michael Douglas, Disney CEO […]
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Are Arabs and Iranians white? Census says yes, but many disagree
Arab and Iranian communities for years have lobbied the bureau to create a separate category for people of Middle Eastern or North African descent.
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Low aim or intel failure? ISIS’ last stand shows the difficulty in estimating enemy manpower
“I don’t know the motivation or exact cause. I only know that I’ve come to learn that the U.S. is terrible at estimating overall force size," Joscelyn added. “I don’t trust any manpower estimates for jihadist groups.”
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Now What? Congress Quiet after ISIS Territorial Defeat
With all of the oxygen taken up by the culmination of the most politically-divisive drama of the Trump presidency — the Mueller report — the defeat of the Islamic State’s “caliphate” was a blip in a busy weekend.
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Who keeps buying California’s scarce water?
“Everyone wants to be working here,” Jim told me. Not only does the company employ more than 100 locals full-time – as compared with the part-time or seasonal labor found on most farms – and with 401ks, vacation and health insurance, but they also support local farmers by purchasing their alfalfa to add to their bales and ship overseas.
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Sharqiah Season: What to expect this weekend?
Sharqiah Season, the first of 11 Saudi seasons of entertainment planned for 2019, will run until the end of the month with more than 83 different events scheduled across nine cities in the region.
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Commentary: Algeria Defying Expectations – Is there a Win-Win Scenario?
Who is this opposition? According to numerous reports, it cuts across all demographic, geographic, and societal groups in Algeria, from veterans of the war for independence to socialists and Islamist party members.
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Analysis: Who Are the Private Contractors Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan?
In 2016, 1 in 4 U.S. armed personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan was a private contractor. This means that the war is already being outsourced, yet scholars, the media and the general public know almost nothing about it.
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Is miscommunication to blame in US airstrike that killed at least 5 Afghan troops?
The soldiers were killed by friendly fire Wednesday in what was supposed to be a precision airstrike by U.S. forces supporting Afghan soldiers battling insurgents near the city of Tarin Kot in Uruzgan province.
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Saudi EM Inclusion Stirs Burning Question: What About Those Opaque Investors?
FTSE Russell will start adding Saudi equities to its developing-nation gauges on Monday, with peer MSCI Inc. following suit later. Inclusion is eventually expected to trigger billions of dollars in inflows from so-called passive buyers, whose assets track benchmarks and must align with the gauges.
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Q&A: After marathon Afghan talks, is peace at hand?
The longest direct talks ever held between the United States and the Taliban concluded this week with both sides citing progress toward ending the 17-year war in Afghanistan, but many questions remain unanswered.
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