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  • Gulf Spat Following President Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia Tests GCC Unity
     

    Tensions continue to run high for a sixth straight day in the GCC between Saudi Arabia and Qatar regarding relations with regional rival Iran, according to reports. Despite a strong show of unity for the recent visit of President Trump to the Kingdom, “[t]ensions in the Gulf were laid open for a sixth day, with […]

     
  • New Video Shows How Riyadh Metro Will Transform Saudi Capital
     

    Riyadh’s new metro project is already transforming the face of the city, and will change how its citizens get around in the Saudi capital. There is no large-scale public transportation system currently in place in the city, and the city’s traffic situation reflects this reality. A new graphical video released on YouTube by The Business […]

     
  • New Life for the 15 Year Old Abdullah Arab Peace Initiative?
     

    At a summit in Beirut in March 2002, then-Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah unveiled an initiative to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestianians. The Arab Peace Initiative set out a comprehensive proposal calling for full Israeli withdrawal from all the Arab territories occupied since June 1967, Israel’s acceptance of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as […]

     
  • Saudi Defense Ministry’s Ideological Warfare Center Combats ISIS’ False Narrative
     

    Saudi Arabia has established an Ideological Warfare Center (IWC) to combat the narrative put forth by extremist groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, and to combat extremism at its ideological roots. The IWC is affiliated with the Saudi Ministry of Defense, run by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and officially aims to “confront the roots of extremism […]

     
  • Trump’s First Foreign Trip as President is to Saudi Arabia
     

    President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia as his first foreign trip since taking office, a sign of the Kingdom’s importance as an ally and trading partner to the United States. The trip will also include visits to Israel and the Vatican, meaning that Trump will be visiting the spiritual centers of Islam, Judaism and […]

     
  • In Interview, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Discusses Economic Reforms, Regional Challenges
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave a wide-ranging interview with Saudi TV station MBC yesterday, discussing regional politics, the war in Yemen, the economy, Vision 2030, and Saudi Aramco’s planned IPO. The interview – given in Arabic – was widely broadcasted in the Kingdom and discussed on social media sites. It was his […]

     
  • Is a Political Solution to the Yemen Conflict on the Horizon?
     

    The Saudi-led coalition is “now looking for a political solution rather than a military operation to take Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah,” former US officials who work on Yemen told Al Monitor‘s Laura Rozen. The possible breakthrough could avoid a military escalation to take the Houthi-held strategic port, which would make the catastrophic food shortage […]

     
  • Setback for Women in Saudi Arabia as Proposal for Women’s Sports Education Colleges Fails in Shoura
     

    The Shoura Council failed to pass a proposal to establish sports education colleges for women this week by just three votes. According to Arab News, the proposal called for a joint venture between the Education Ministry and the General Authority of Sports. The goal is to educate Saudi women on fitness and sports-related sciences and […]

     
  • U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis Arrives in Saudi Arabia; First Top Trump Administration Official to Visit Kingdom
     

    U.S defense Jim Mattis arrived in Saudi Arabia today, his first stop on a tour through the Middle East that will “focus on the fight against Islamic State and articulating President Donald Trump’s policy toward Syria,” Reuters reports. وزير الدفاع الأمريكي #جيم_ماتيس يصل #الرياض في أول زيارة لل #السعودية منذ توليه مهامه pic.twitter.com/Bp8RiYRlQp — U.S. […]

     
  • In First, Full Japanese Orchestra Performs in Riyadh
     

    For the first time, a Japanese orchestra has played a live performance in Saudi Arabia’s capital, the latest step forward for Saudi culture and prospects for greater entertainment options for Saudi citizens. Minister of Culture and Information Adel Al-Toraifi opened the first Japanese full orchestra concert in Saudi Arabia on Thursday night at King Fahad […]

     

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