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Two Saudi Women Who Were Detained for Defying a Driving Ban Have Been Freed
Two women’s-rights campaigners from Saudi Arabia, who were detained for defying a ban on female driving, have been released after spending two months in prison, a fellow activist said on Friday.
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Chart: U.S. defense spending still dwarfs the rest of the world
America has long been a military behemoth, but some of the other big spenders in the report, which was released Wednesday, might be more surprising. China, a clear geopolitical rival to the United States, is second on the list, its military spending far higher than any potential rivals in East Asia. Saudi Arabia, an important U.S. ally, is next on the list, it's defense budget bolstered by ongoing fears about the Islamic State and the need for regional stability.
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Was Al Qaeda Behind the Paris Attacks?
Despite this history of reliable claims of responsibility by al Qaeda and its affiliates, questions remain regarding AQAPs claim to have directed the Charlie Hebdo attack. The video released by AQAP featured no video evidence of the Kouachi brothers who carried out the attacks training with the group and no martyrdom statements recorded by them on behalf of AQAP, a typical accoutrement of these kind of terrorist attacks.
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Saudi healthcare booms as state bids to close welfare gap
This may change as the government ramps up healthcare budgets. Spending has already jumped from $8 billion in 2008 to $27 billion last year, and Saudi asset management firm NCB Capital expects it to soar to $46 billion in 2017.
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Saudi Arabia to set up MERS centres in every province
Saudi Arabia is planning to establish dedicated centres to monitor and control the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in every province, it has been revealed a week after the World Health Organization (WHO) warned measures in the kingdom had been too lax, the Saudi Gazette reported.
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Family-Business Succession and Saudi Inc.: Saudi Arabia’s Royal Succession Takes a Leap Forward
There is one point at which family businesses are especially vulnerable, though -- when leadership is transferred. There's a whole academic literature on family-business succession, the basic conclusion of which is: it's hard. Do you go with the eldest son who has been groomed since birth to take over, or the younger daughter who's twice as smart? What if the kids don't get along? What if they're not interested in business? What if they can't control their anger around macadamia nuts?
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Oil Demand Seen by Saudi Arabia Improving Amid Stability
OPEC this month raised the demand estimate for its crude by 430,000 barrels a day to 29.2 million barrels, with the forecast raised most for the second half. Oil demand growth will accelerate to 1 percent this year from 0.7 percent last year, partly on faster economic growth, the Paris-based International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.
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Insight – Little noticed, new Saudi king shapes contours of power
The new royal court chief is not simply enjoying an extended apprenticeship to power, but is already a central figure. Many of the technocratic young ministers appointed by Salman this month worked for Prince Mohammed's own charity, another sign of his influence in government.
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Netanyahu’s planned speech to Congress now dominates Israeli elections
Whether the Israeli prime minister and congressional Republicans meant it to or not, Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned speech before a joint meeting of Congress on March 3, just two weeks before Israel votes, has seized center stage as the dominant issue in the election campaign.
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Obama’s ISIS War Powers Request Has Few Limits on Who, Where, How
“The resolution we’ve submitted today does not call for the deployment of U.S. ground combat forces to Iraq or Syria. It is not the authorization of another ground war, like Afghanistan or Iraq,” Obama said in his announcement at the White House. “I’m convinced that the United States should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the Middle East … At the same time, this resolution strikes the necessary balance by giving us the flexibility we need for unforeseen circumstances.”
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