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New Turmoil in Yemen as Separatists Surround Presidential Palace in Aden
Infighting between forces supported by the Saudi and UAE-led coalition in Yemen to restore power to the legitimate government in Yemen is threatening to derail the larger campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, according to reports. Clashes broke out between the two once-friendly sides in Aden, Yemen this week, where the pro-Saudi elected government of […]
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Ride-Sharing Apps in Saudi Arabia Begin Recruiting Women as Drivers
Ride sharing apps Uber and Careem have reportedly begun recruiting female drivers following the landmark royal decree permitting women the right to drive in Saudi Arabia, CNN reports. Careem has launched a series of 90-minute-long training sessions in Saudi, targeting Saudi women who have already obtained valid driving licenses from abroad. Those sessions are “taught by […]
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‘145,000 Documents Processed’ for Saudi Citizens Account Providing State Financial Support – Report
The Saudi government says that its Saudi Citizen Account Program (SCAP) has handled “nearly 145,000 documents proving applicants eligibility for payments since its launch in February 2017,” according to the Saudi Press Agency and Arab News. SCAP is a welfare program that helps low- and middle-income families cope with the changes happening as a result of Vision […]
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Saudi Announces New Benefits for Soldiers and Government Workers to Offset Fiscal Reform Measures
Saudi Arabia announced new royal decrees to alleviate economic pain from new austerity measures taken as part of reforms meant to wean the Kingdom’s economy off of oil. After a week that saw Saudis frustrated on social media over price hikes on gasoline and power, as well as the introduction of a Value Added Tax (VAT), […]
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With Abbas Visit, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Reaffirms Support for Palestine
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s longstanding support for the Palestinian cause during a meeting with Mahmoud Abbas at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Wednesday, in the wake of President Trump’s controversial move to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy there. The meeting between King Salman and President Abbas is the […]
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Saudi 2018 Budget will be ‘Expansionary’ after Two Years of Tight Spending
Saudi Arabia’s budget will be announced tomorrow and will include a “focus on expansion, development and investment” according to comments made on Al-Arabiya TV by a Saudi finance ministry official, and reported in Reuters. “If there was to be a title for the 2018 budget, it would be the budget of expansion and development and […]
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Ambassador Haley Gives Dramatic Presentation of Alleged Iran-Made Weaponry Recovered from Regional Battlefields
US envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley made a presentation at Bolling Air Force base in Washington, D.C. to provide evidence that Iran had supplied short-range ballistic missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen which were then fired at Saudi Arabia. Department of Defense (DOD) officials accompanied Haley for the presentation, which was made against a dramatic backdrop of broken […]
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Secretary Tillerson Urges More ‘Measured’ Approach for Saudi Arabia in Yemen
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging Saudi Arabia to be more “measured” in its military intervention in war-ravaged Yemen, a day after President Trump called for the end of the Saudi-led blockade in order to allow for delivery of humanitarian aid and commercial shipments. Tillerson also reiterated Trump’s calls for a “complete end” […]
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The U.S. Reported to be Assessing Support of Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Energy Plans
The Trump administration is reportedly holding talks on providing nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia in a move that would be a significant shift in U.S. policy, ProPublica reports. The report notes that, “The Trump administration hasn’t stated a position on whether it will let the Saudis have enrichment and reprocessing technology. An NSC spokesman declined […]
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NYT Columnist Tom Friedman Praises Saudi Arabia’s ‘Arab Spring, At Last’; Twitter Reacts
New York Times Columnist and bestselling author Tom Friedman met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia for a second time in three years to speak with the powerful and young leader about the ongoing Vision 2030 social and economic reform plans as well as ongoing regional and security issues facing the Kingdom. […]
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Turkey halts all trade with Israel, cites worsening Palestinian situation
Turkey stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, the Turkish trade ministry said, citing "worsening humanitarian tragedy" in the Palestinian territories."Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products," Turkey's trade ministry said in a statement."Turkey will strictly and decisively implement these new measures until the Israeli Government allows an uninterrupted and sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza."
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Greece and Saudi Arabia to launch studies for potential electricity interconnector
Greek electricity grid operator Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO or Admie) and Saudi Arabia’s National Grid Saudi Electricity Company have decided to kick off technical and economic studies for an electricity interconnector between the two countries.
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Opinion: Unable to ‘win’ in Gaza, Israel sets its sights elsewhere
For the meanwhile, it appears that neither Israel nor Iran wants a direct war with each other, and both appear ready to consider the recent exchange of attacks, although not their underlying causes, resolved. It certainly helps that no one appears to have been killed in either country, and that was undoubtedly intentional, since both sides have the clear ability to inflict far more destruction and deaths in each other’s territories if that was what they wanted.
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Judge declares mistrial after jury deadlocks in lawsuit filed by former Abu Ghraib prisoners
A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after a jury said it was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq two decades ago. The mistrial came in the jury’s eighth day of deliberations. The deliberations went far longer than the trial itself.
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Secondary school graduates can get enrolled in universities across all Saudi regions
The Saudi Council of Universities Affairs issued a decision to open admission for government secondary school graduates in universities across all regions of Saudi Arabia, effective from the next academic year 1446.
The council stated that the prerequisite to limit the admission to students from the administrative region to which the university is affiliated will no longer be applicable. The council’s decision aims to enable male and female students to search for the appropriate academic paths for them, and to provide opportunities for fair competition for university seats in all government universities throughout Saudi Arabia. -
Saudi Arabia launches Nusuk pilgrim card for the Hajj of 2024
The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched the Nusuk pilgrim card, which will be in use for the forthcoming annual pilgrimage of Hajj 2024.
Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah released the Nusuk card by presenting its copy to Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas in Jakarta on Tuesday, April 30, during his official visit to Indonesia. -
Axis of Resistance Continues its Battle
or the six months following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, the region appeared to settle into a predictable, if volatile, pattern in which Iran acted indirectly, through its so-called “Axis of Resistance” partners, to strike against Israel, Israel’s main backer, the United States, and global commerce transiting the Red Sea, as a means of exerting pressure on Israel to end its offensive against Hamas.
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US needs cheaper ways to shoot down drones, Pentagon acquisition chief says
After months of shooting down drones over the Middle East, the cost of those interceptions is getting too high. That’s according to the Pentagon’s chief of weapons procurement, who said that efforts to take out uncrewed aerial systems are now exceeding $100,000 per shot.
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Will Iran’s supreme leader revise his ‘nuclear fatwa’?
Following Iran's Apr. 14 military action against Israel in response to the Apr. 1 bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) explicitly suggested the possibility of a revision to Tehran’s objection to atomic weapons. The suggestion may only be a part of the war of words between Iran and Israel. However, the fact that such discourse is rapidly becoming mainstream in Iran raises questions of what may lie ahead—including whether a shift may take place under Khamenei, who has long opposed atomic weapons on a religious basis.
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Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA
Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment at UCLA in a jarring scene that underscored the heightened chaos that has erupted at universities this week.In the pre-dawn hours, helmeted police swarmed a tent city set up at the University of California in Los Angeles, using flash bangs and riot gear to push through lines of protesters who linked arms in a futile attempt to halt their advance.
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