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After Crown Prince Visit, 12,000 Saudi Students in the U.S. Added to King Abdullah Scholarship Program
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman approved on Thursday, May 14 the inclusion of 12,000 additional male and female Saudi students studying in the US at their own expense in the government’s King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP), according to reports. The inclusion came at the request of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif following […]
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Busy First Day in Washington for Visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir
U.S. President Barack Obama met in the Oval Office with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir on Wednesday ahead of a wider summit with senior Gulf Arab officials. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice also […]
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Secretary Kerry Visits Riyadh, Meets with King Salman, New Saudi Leadership
Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to meet with GCC leaders and visited separately with King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir in a bid to bolster U.S.-Saudi ties and work toward a cease-fire in Yemen, according to […]
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Oil’s Price Reaches 2015 High Ahead of Speculation on Saudi Output Cuts
Oil reached a 2015 high on Monday as Brent hit $67.10 a barrel, a sign of an oil price rebound fueled by regional chaos, global demand increases, and speculation of looming cuts in Saudi output. “No one can set the price of oil – it’s up to Allah,” Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Al […]
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Secretary of State John Kerry Praises Outgoing Saudi FM Saud Al-Faisal, Welcomes Opportunity to Work With Adel Al-Jubeir
Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement that Prince Saudi will be “greatly missed” in the world of international diplomacy and that the Secretary looks forward to continuing to work closely with his successor, Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel Al-Jubeir. “During four decades at the highest levels of international diplomacy, Foreign Minister […]
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In Major Shakeup, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Changes Line of Succession, Appoints New Ministers
***UPDATE: This post originally reported that Eng. Ali Al-Naimi was relieved of his post. Naimi is still Minister of Petroleum of Natural Resources, but is no longer Chairman of Saudi Aramco. *** Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a series of royal orders yesterday initiating a major shakeup in governance in Saudi Arabia, the SPA reports. […]
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Saudi National Guard Troops Deploy to Najran Province on the Border with Yemen
In a bid to strengthen border security, Saudi Arabia has deployed National Guard (SANG) troops to the Najran Province on the border with Yemen, the SPA reports. Last week, a Saudi border guard was killed and two troops wounded by heavy gun and mortar fire in Najran. The report of the deployment comes amid an ever-evolving […]
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U.S. Science Envoy Travels to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‘To Build and Strengthen Research Collaboration’
In a press release issued by the State Department, the Obama Administration announced that Science Envoy Dr. Peter Hotez will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 25–May 1, “in support of President Obama’s initiative to strengthen U.S. science and educational relationships overseas.” “Dr. Hotez will meet with representatives from the scientific, academic, medical, and business communities to […]
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President Obama, Arab Leaders Set for 2-Day Summit in Washington and Camp David May 13-14
President Obama will host leaders from GCC states in Washington D.C. next month in a bid to strengthen U.S-Arab ties, according to statements by the White House and reports in The Hill and Politico. “President Obama will welcome leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates – […]
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Photo: Year-Long U.S. Military Course for Saudis Brings Future Leaders to Stuttgart
According to a release today by the U.S. Africa Command, twenty-five military officers from Saudi Arabia traveled to Stuttgart, Germany to learn about the mission and programs of the U.S. Africa Command. “The officers are participants in the year-long Saudi Arabia War Course, a professional development program designed for those with potential for high level […]
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Want to push the MENA forward? Work for an entrepreneur
As new programs in the region teach young people about the merits of starting a business, they also need to position working with a startup as a viable career choice. The two are symbiotic and the full potential of each track cannot be realized without the other. Moving forward, here are two recommendations to help shape efforts supporting entrepreneurship amongst youth:
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Book Review: Karen Armstrong’s Fields of Blood: Is Religion Inherently Violent?
All of Armstrong's arguments come back to the same basic point: It's impossible to explain contemporary or historical violence solely through religion. "Muslim fundamentalism ... has often—though again, not always—segued into physical aggression," she writes. "This is not because Islam is constitutionally more prone to violence than Protestant Christianity, but rather because Muslims had a much harsher introduction to modernity." (Here, she dates modernity to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire during World War I.) In other words: Even religious history has to be read through the narrative lens of politics.
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What do investors in the MENA want from startups?
While most of the funders surveyed currently have a presence in either Jordan, the UAE, or Lebanon, 83% plan to expand and increase their activity in the next two years, and most of them are seeking to become more involved in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. While challenges in obtaining investment differ from one market to the other, there are some similarities across the region. Thirty-six percent of entrepreneurs surveyed said that the supply of venture funding in their countries was small, and 24% thought that investors are not offering enough value beyond cash.
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Opinion: How strong is link between faith, terrorism?
The notion that there is a one-to-one correlation between religious beliefs and behavior may seem obvious and self-evident to those unfamiliar with the study of religion. But it has been repeatedly debunked by social scientists who note that "beliefs do not causally explain behavior" and that behavior is in fact the result of complex interplay among a host of social, political, cultural, ethical, emotional, and yes, religious factors.
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Why Does Saudi Arabia Seem So Comfortable With Falling Oil Prices?
And blame — or credit — for the plummeting prices is falling squarely on Saudi Arabia.
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Could your next burger be camel meat?
Camel is not the easiest product to work with. As a meat, it tends to be lean and tough -- not the most amenable for hot dogs and burgers. The milk is also half the fat of cow's milk -- a quality that makes it ideal for the health conscious but less so when you're concocting a recipe for chocolate.
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Why Is a Comedian the Only One Talking About the Plight of Afghan Interpreters?
If you tuned in for last Sunday’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, you also watched some of the most thorough reporting to date regarding efforts to secure Special Immigration Visas (SIVs) for Afghan and Iraqi translators who have served for years alongside U.S. military personnel. When American servicemen rotate away, these translators remain—often becoming top-priority targets for reprisal attacks. Unfortunately, the State Department program intended to get Afghan translators and their families to safety has long been stuck in a bureaucratic swamp, stranding more than 6,000 Afghans across various stages of the process. With the visa program slated to end on December 31, many of these Afghans are now in very real danger of being abandoned. This raises two difficult questions: first, why has this been allowed to happen? And second, what now—at this late stage—can still be done to save them?
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The Imploding U.S Strategy in the Islamic State War?
What this means in simple terms is that even if the Islamic State could be “destroyed,” rather than “degraded,” a strategy based on that objective rather than forging a comprehensive strategy and set of partnerships to fight violent religious extremism make no sense even in Syria, much less for a world power – particularly one already fighting other military battles against such movements in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen. At present we have a partial if not a non-strategy even against our declared enemy and no clear strategy for what we once called a “war on terrorism” and one where every metric shows we are not winning.
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Really happy to see Sisi? 400% tourism growth from UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan to Egypt
Inbound tourism from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan grew by 400% in the last three months according to the Tourism Activation Authority’s (TAA) head of International Tourism Ahmed Shoukry. The Ministry of Tourism is aiming for regional tourism to account for 20% of the total inbound tourism to Egypt, according to Shoukry.
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Opinion: Why do Saudis want their children to become US citizens?
Although we do not have the right to question their actions, Saudis who take their pregnant wives to deliver in America should weigh all aspects before taking this step. When their children become Americans, they will be subject to the rules of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and they will have to pay taxes to the US government even if they are working in Saudi Arabia. They will also be subject to US laws with regard to matters, such as divorce and child custody. The US still continues to grant its nationality to anyone born there. Anyone born in any part of the US has the right to Social Security. They also enjoy the benefits of America’s care and attention if they are living in other countries.
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