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• Saudi-US
  Saudi student missing in US

  Ghada Ghanim Al-Ghoneim, director general of the group Saudis in America, posted several tweets praying for his safe return. According to one tweet, she said the group cannot publish details about the case without first getting permission from Ghannam’s family.

• Tadawul
  Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul may slow on mixed earnings

  A batch of mixed first-quarter earnings from banks and a sharper-than-expected profit decline at a petrochemical firm may slow the advance of Saudi Arabia's stock market on Tuesday.

• Mohammed bin Salman
  Bahraini King Hamad receives Saudi defense minister

  Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa received Monday Saudi Defense Minister Prince Mohammad bin Salman, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

• Ras Tanura
  Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura port reopens after shutdown

  Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura port reopened on Tuesday as weather conditions improved, two shipping industry sources told Reuters.

• Military Spending
  Saudi Arabia’s military spending rises by 17% in 2014

  Saudi Arabia is spending more than ever on defense after boosting its military budget by 17% in 2014, a new report shows.

• Rail
  Saudi Arabia to test first phase of high-speed railway

  Saudi Arabia will reportedly soon begin testing of the first phase of its new fast rail network between Madinah and Makkah.

• Saudi-UAE
  UAE, Saudi Arabia to go head-to-head in 2018 World Cup qualifiers

  The UAE and Saudi Arabia have been drawn together in the second round of regional qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

• Yemen
  Saudi-led strikes pound Houthi targets in Sanaa

  Saudi-led warplanes hit Houthi rebels and the militias of the deposed Yemeni leader Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on Monday, shelling militia tanks and ammunition depots.

  • AP Interview: Hezbollah's No. 2 lashes out at Saudi Arabia over its airstrikes in Yemen
  • BBC News - Iran suspends Saudi pilgrimage flights over 'assaults'
  • LA Times - Saudi-led strikes do little to reverse Houthi gains, Yemenis say
  • ABC News - 140 Americans Flee Yemen as Country Sinks Deeper Into Chaos
  • Washington Post - Saudi and Iranian leaders wage war of words as Yemen burns
• Women in Saudi Arabia
  Saudi women’s small steps on path to progress

  Women are waiting to see if progress in other areas will continue under the new monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, who is seen as closer to the religious establishment than his predecessor. He has sent mixed messages so far. Publicly women declare that he cannot reverse the gains they have made. Privately some express unease. But all agree that even if changes continue, they will happen very slowly.

• American Public Opinion
  Americans Choose the Environment Over Energy Development

  About half of Americans (49%) say that protection of environment should be given priority, even at the risk of limiting the amount of energy supplies, virtually unchanged from their sentiment last year. Fewer than four in 10 (39%) prioritize the development of U.S. energy supplies even if the environment suffers to some extent.

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