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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Fire Missiles Toward Holy City of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Coalition Says
Yemen’s Houthi militia launched a ballistic missile toward Mecca on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition intervening in Yemen’s civil war on behalf of the government said in a statement. Reuters via the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports that Coalition forces “destroyed the missile 65 km (40 miles) from the holy city before it could do any […]
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Vision 2030 and Natural Gas
A recently released Jadwa Investment report looks at the role that natural gas will play in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan to reform its economy and society. “Saudi Arabia holds the world’s sixth largest proven gas reserves and was the seventh largest producer of gas in 2015. Continued investment in gas has resulted in steadily […]
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Yemen Ceasefire Tested by Missiles, Airstrikes
The 72-hour U.N.-backed truce in Yemen came under duress on Thursday when missiles fired from inside the war-torn country killed two civilians in Saudi Arabia, while a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes that Iran-allied Houthi fighters said killed three people, according to reports. The U.N.-brokered ceasefire began late on Wednesday, which “brought Sanaa its first night without air strikes in […]
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Saudi Energy and Industry Minister Khalid Al-Falih: Oil Market Wrapping Up ‘Considerable Downturn’
Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih said on Wednesday that oil markets were at the end of a “considerable downturn” and that fundamentals were improving. “Market forces are clearly working after a testing period of sub-$30 oil prices… Oil demand is expanding at a healthy rate despite slower global growth,” Al-Falih said. […]
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U.S. Responds to Missile Strikes from Yemen, Destroys 3 Radar Sites
The U.S. military struck three radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, the Pentagon said in a statement. The strikes were aimed at preventing future missiles from being launched toward U.S. warships. “These limited self-defense strikes were conducted to protect our personnel, our ships, and our freedom of navigation in this important […]
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News Analysis: In Push for Diversified Economy, Saudis Share in Sacrifice
As part of its ongoing drive to reduce government spending Saudi Arabia announced that it will suspend pay increases for public sector employees and slash Minister-level pay and benefits, sending a message that all Saudis will share in the sacrifice as tries to balance its budget and diversify its economy away from oil. The decision […]
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Saudi Binladin Group Says Government Resumes Payment of Dues
The Saudi finance ministry has resumed payments to Saudi Binladin Group (SBG), the kingdom’s biggest construction firm, for its work on government projects, according to a Reuters report which cited a local newspaper. The positive news for SBG and its employees comes at a critical time for the company. SBG faced its toughest challenges in the […]
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Event Alert: King of Bahrain, Secretary Kissinger, Gen. David Petraeus Headline C3 Business Summit in New York
Scheduled to take place on the heels of the 71st U.N. General Assembly in New York on September 26 and September 27, the 2016 C3 Business and Healthcare Summit has announced the confirmed participation of His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa and The Honorable Dr. Henry Kissinger. This edition of the well-established C3 Summit series will examine ISIS, Brexit, the growing concerns […]
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Senate Votes Down Proposal to Block U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan proposal to block a pending $1.15 billion United States arms sale to Saudi Arabia by a vote of 71-27. The Senate action comes as Congress is considering whether to override an expected presidential veto of the so-called JASTA bill, allowing 9/11 victims’ families to sue the Saudi government. The proposed […]
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Washington Post Editorial: Obama Right to Veto JASTA
An editorial in today’s edition of the Washington Post calls for President Obama to veto the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) which reduces foreign sovereign immunity by allowing U.S. courts to hear cases involving claims against a foreign state for injuries, death, or damages that occur inside the United States as a result of […]
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Perspective: Why Did King Salman Not Visit South Korea?
Therefore, Salman's decision to skip Korea despite these important bilateral relations, by all means, has enough grounds to be taken as snub by Korea and raises a couple of questions.
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‘Gender, Wars and Chadors: Is that all there is to Middle Eastern art?’
While cities such as Cairo and Beirut have a longer history of an art scene -- be it cinema, theater or art -- today it is modern metropolises in the Gulf i.e. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Doha and Jeddah, that are pushing the arts.
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WhatsApp calling working in Saudi Arabia…or is it?
The Communications and Information Technology Commission, the body that regulates telecoms in Saudi Arabia, released a statement saying that it would “like to clarify that it did not direct/order to block nor return such a feature” to service, and that it was following up on the issue with Internet service providers.
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Perspective: Is Turkey Still a Democracy?
An upcoming referendum and a vicious war of words with Europe could end up making Erdogan more powerful — and isolated — than ever.
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Can Iraq Survive Trump?
What does the end of American leadership in the Middle East look like?
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Why is Qatar Investing so much in Russia?
Qatar is throwing its financial muscle to woo Russia in a bid to regain lost political influence in the Syrian conflict, and the broader Middle East.
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Why is Saudi Arabia’s king spending a month in Asia?
While trade is an important focus for the Saudi delegation, Asia’s growing role in Gulf security is going to be a major feature of the trip.
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Perspective: Do we want to be a nation of shopkeepers?
I would urge the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, the head of small businesses and others to have an open discussion with young and aspiring business people and ask them in what way they can help remove the obstacles facing those who want to start their own business.
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Economics 101: what is Dutch disease and why hasn’t the GCC contracted it?
Thus, shifting the economy away from manufacturing towards oil can result in a decline in job growth and a diminution of broadly beneficial technological progress. These long-term costs constitute the dynamic component of Dutch disease.
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Want to Win Wars? Fund Soft Power, Trump’s Generals Say
But those leading America’s military effort have never been more vocal about the need for development dollars and the indispensability of diplomatic efforts working in tandem with kinetic ones.
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