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Saudi Women Still Can’t Drive, But They Are Making It To Work
The sign on the door to the office of eTree, an online advertising agency in Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, reads: "Girls Only."
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Woman wins award for best drama at Saudi Film Festival
A female Saudi film-maker won an award for best drama at the Saudi Film Festival, the chief juror said Wednesday, hailing a higher quality of entries despite the kingdom's cinema ban. The five-day festival was only the second in seven years, and aired films at an arts and cultural centre in the Gulf coast city of Dammam.
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Future Trends in the Gulf: Executive Summary and Recommendations
Gulf policy-makers are aware that long-term social and economic shifts are under way, and often speak of the desirability of evolutionary reform in harmony with local values
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Yemen ex-president amassed up to $60 billion, colluded with rebels: U.N. experts
Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh is suspected of corruptly amassing as much as $60 billion, equivalent to Yemen's annual GDP, during his long rule, and colluding in a militia takeover last year, U.N.-appointed investigators have told the Security Council. The report by the world body's Panel of Experts on Yemen echoes criticism by his opponents that Saleh's rule from 1978 to 2012 was marred by graft, and that even out of office he is fomenting instability - allegations he has consistently denied.
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Jordan, Egypt, and the response to ISIS: Beyond air strikes
Yet the slaughter of Coptic Egyptian workers in Libya has lent further credence to the idea that ISIS aims not to sow discord abroad, but to draw countries such as Egypt and Jordan further into the internecine conflicts raging on their borders, regardless as to whether they do so out of apocalyptic fervor or the strategic logic of asymmetric warfare.
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Saudi plan to open stock market to foreign investors at ‘advanced’ stage
Saudi Arabia’s plan to open its stock market to foreign investors is at an “advanced” stage, and the kingdom has already received substantial interest from overseas, said a senior economic leader. Prince Saud bin Khalid Al Faisal, the executive director of investment policy at the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, said he had consulted with Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority, and said the plan to open the Tadawul to large foreign investors is on track.
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White House condemns Netanyahu plan to address Congress
The unusually public spat marked one of the lowest points in a relationship that has long bonded the two countries. Although the new round of recriminations reflected the frosty personal relations between President Obama and Netanyahu, it came at a critical juncture in multilateral talks designed to prevent Iran from using a civilian program to develop a nuclear weapon.
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Travel Warning
The U.S. State Department issued an updated travel warning for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today. It is provided here for your consideration.
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Discovering Business | Youth Driving Retail Expansion
A young and rapidly growing population, which topped 29 million in 2013, is the main driver for a rapid growth in the Saudi Arabian retail sector. One third of the population is under the age of 25, prompting retailers across the Kingdom to focus their marketing efforts onto a section of the population that is eager to acquire new technologies and a wide range of consumer goods. Consumer confidence levels are among the highest in MENA, and Saudis are among the most eager consumers in the world, according to A.T. Kearney’s 2013 Global Retail Development Index. Retail sales were expected to increase by 11% in 2013, according to the Index, yet retail sales per capita and disposable income remain lower than in some neighbouring countries, so there is scope for further growth.
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