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  • Syria War Crimes
    How all sides are committing war crimes in Syria

    A report published Wednesday by a United Nations-appointed commission on Syria indicates that both the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and rebel factions seeking its overthrow, including the extremist Islamic State, are guilty of war crimes amid the country's ongoing, brutal civil war. Last week, the U.N. said at least 191,000 Syrians have died since hostilities broke out in 2011.

  • Fiscal Surplus
    Kingdom set to record another fiscal surplus

    Given the elevated level of oil prices during the first half of 2014, Saudi Arabia is set to record another fiscal surplus, the National Commercial Bank further said in its latest Saudi Economic Review released Sunday.

  • Electricity
    SEC to bring 4,750 MW of natural gas-fired generating capacity in Riyadh

    The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) announces plans to bring online more than 4,750 MW of natural gas-fired generating capacity in Riyadh between years 2015 and 2017.

  • Food Imports
    Saudi Arabia food imports worth $24 billion annually

    Saudi Arabia imports almost 70 per cent of its food requirements, according to an economic study conducted by the Saudi Agriculture Exhibition, which noted that the Kingdom pays 90 billion Saudi riyals ($24 billion) annually in return for food. The study, which was released on Tuesday, noted that food expenditure in Saudi Arabia constitutes 26 per cent of all consumer spending and predicted that food consumption will significantly increase by 55.3 per cent to reach 424 billion riyals ($113 billion) by 2016.

  • Afghanistan
    Review of Afghanistan’s presidential runoff vote nearing end

    Afghan officials began the final stage of a drawn-out review of the presidential runoff vote on Monday as pressure mounted for a resolution to a dispute that threatens the country’s stability and the future presence of U.S. forces.

  • Haia
    Gaming Social Media

    Saudi Arabia’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is crying “Foul!” over a video clip that has been appearing on various social media sites. The clip purports to show a member of the Commission uttering threats against blackmailers and homosexuals while presenting himself as a member of the vice police. His is not a part of the Commission but an imposter, authorities say, and they are determined to find out who he is and to punish him.

  • Military
    In deaths of civilians in Gaza, U.S. weapons sales to Israel come under scrutiny

    What Israel used in that Aug. 3 strike, according to the United Nations, was a Hellfire missile — a U.S.-made weapon. The incident was one of many in the ongoing six-week-old war in the Gaza Strip in which weapons sold to Israel by the United States and some European nations have played a prominent role.

  • Labor
    Contractors in Saudi Arabia welcome foreign firms, demand equal treatment

    Several Saudi contractors have said they are not against the Council of Ministers’ decision to allow foreign contractors to enter the Saudi market as long as they are given equal opportunities.   They said all local contractors are hoping for the same treatment foreign contractors will be given and that the Ministry of Labor should grant local contractors the necessary visas to allow them to recruit workers. 

  • Milk
    A Nice Tall Glass of Camel’s Milk

    Two years ago, a University of Southern California student named Walid Abdul-Wahab was visiting his native Saudi Arabia during the holy month of Ramadan when he noticed that everyone seemed to be drinking raw camel’s milk. The beverage is considered to be a favorite of the Prophet Muhammad's, according to Wahab, and during Ramadan, many Muslims try to walk in the Prophet’s footsteps. They might not have many other options: Because of refrigeration issues, the only cow’s milk he could find there was powdered.

  • Counter-Terrorism
    Saudi counterterror donation sends ideological message

    "I think it's becoming clear that Saudi officials are frustrated with the lingering perception among some – especially in the West – that the Saudi government helped create ISIS and that it supports it financially," says Fahad Nazer, former analyst at the Saudi embassy in Washington. "I think the Saudis view themselves as being at the forefront of the global effort to combat terrorism. This donation and the center itself, which was proposed by [Saudi] King Abdullah in 2005, are indicative of  what appears to be a sincere commitment to fight Al Qaeda and its affiliates.