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Turkey, the Kurds and Iraq: The Prize and Peril of Kirkuk
The United States may currently be focused on the Islamic State, but Turkey is looking years ahead at the mess that will likely remain. This is why Turkey is placing conditions on its involvement in the battle against the Islamic State: It is trying to convince the United States and its Sunni Arab coalition partners that it will inevitably be the power administering this region. Therefore, according to Ankara, all players must conform to its priorities, beginning with replacing Syria's Iran-backed Alawite government with a Sunni administration that will look first to Ankara for guidance.
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Kobane: Civilians flee IS street-to-street fighting
Taking Kobane, besieged for three weeks, would give IS control of a long stretch of the Syrian-Turkish border. More than 160,000 Syrians, mainly Kurds, have fled the town. Earlier a local official in Kobane, Idriss Nassan, told the BBC that the town would "certainly fall soon"
- WSJ - NATO Ready to Defend Turkey From Violence in Syria
- Defense One - Air Strikes Haven’t Stopped ISIS From Moving On a Key Syrian City
- The Atlantic - 'A Terrible Slaughter Is Coming'
- Washington Post - Islamic State jihadists are using water as a weapon in Iraq
- Independent - Isis in Kobani: Where is it and why is the battle to defend it so important?
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At haj, Saudi Arabia clerics step up anti-Islamic State drive
"There are 70,000 sheikhs and preachers in Saudi Arabia who have an incredible amount of influence on people. That's why we are concentrating our efforts to fight these deviant thoughts, especially during haj," he said. The campaign also includes the distribution of religious material representing what the government believes to be more moderate views of Islam, as well as broadcasting more religious programmes on radio and television to spread these views.
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Live Hajj Streaming 2014 from Makkah Saudi Arabia
Live Streaming of Hajj 2014 and Eid ul Adha from Khana Ka’aba Makkah, Saudi Arabia this year. Watch Hajj Special Live Stream from Makkah.
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A Saudi view on the Islamic State
Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria in 2011, and in Iraq even before IS’s gains in Mosul and beyond, Riyadh has made it clear that if there is to be any prospect of real success, a locally-owned effort must be supported. For this reason, Saudi Arabia is making a case within the anti-IS coalition for positions that Riyadh has held for a long time. It says that airstrikes against IS should be matched with a significant ratcheting up of support for the moderate Syrian fighting opposition. It also wants guarantees that the new Baghdad government will not slide back into disempowering the Sunnis in Iraq.
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Oil price hits two-year low after Saudi price cut
"This is a structural change in the oil market, with Saudi Arabia explicitly stating that they are willing to compete on price," said Bjarne Schieldrop, a commodities analyst at SEB. The drop in price comes at a time when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and the US are increasing output.
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Saudi cuts official crude oil prices in battle for market share
Saudi Aramco sharply cut official oil prices for Asian customers in November, the state-run company said on Wednesday in the clearest sign yet the world's largest exporter is trying to compete for crude market share. The move comes amid calls from some within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) for action to shore up prices, as international benchmark Brent crude oil has slumped to a two-year low.
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US to sell Saudi Arabia $1.75bn worth of Patriot air defenses
Once the deal is through, Saudi Arabia will become the eighth country operating Patriot air defense complexes after the US, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, the Netherlands, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates. Washington has been reinforcing its Gulf allies with new air defenses lately with Kuwait starting to receive PAC-3 missile in January and Qatar signing a $11 billion deal and obtaining its first Patriot systems in July.
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Competition in domestic flight market to reduce fares
Qatar Airways plans to launch domestic Saudi operations under Al-Maha Airways, which will have a similar logo to the national carrier and will operate flights in major domestic routes.
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Saudi Electricity signs $682 million in deals for Riyadh metro
Saudi Electricity Co has signed contracts worth 2.56 billion riyals ($682.5 million) to supply power to the Riyadh metro, which is currently under construction, the kingdom's state news agency reported on Tuesday.
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