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  • Aramco
    Saudi Aramco seeks interest for work on unconventional gas-sources

    The search for gas has been a priority for Saudi Arabia as it struggles to keep pace with rapidly rising domestic demand. Aramco plans to produce as much as 200 million cubic feet per day of unconventional natural gas by 2018 to supply the Waad al-Shamal project and a power plant. Inspired by a shale gas surge in the United States, which has transformed it from the world's largest gas importer to an exporter, Saudi has begun investigating its large unconventional gas reserves.

  • Islamic State
    Military Skill and Terrorist Technique Fuel Success of ISIS

    As fighters for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria continue to seize territory, the group has quietly built an effective management structure of mostly middle-aged Iraqis, including many military officers under Saddam Hussein, overseeing departments of finance, arms, local governance, military operations and recruitment.

  • Electricity
    SEC to bring 4,750 MW of natural gas-fired generating capacity in Riyadh

    The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) announces plans to bring online more than 4,750 MW of natural gas-fired generating capacity in Riyadh between years 2015 and 2017.

  • ISLAMIC STATE
    American woman is being held hostage in Syria

    The Islamic State militant group is holding hostage a young American woman who was doing humanitarian aid work in Syria, a family representative said Tuesday. The 26-year-old woman is the third American known to have been kidnapped by the militant group.

  • Iraq
    Insurgency Deepens Iraqi Ethnic, Sectarian Divides

    The offensive by the Sunni militants is threatening to reshape the demographics of once-mixed communities by dividing territory along ethnic and religious lines, Iraqi and Kurdish officials say.

    Kurds, Christians and other minorities were driven from their homes by the insurgents' rapid advance. But even after Kurdish forces, aided by U.S. airstrikes, wrested back control of some of the towns, many are refusing to move back if their Sunni Arab neighbors are also allowed to return.

  • Nitaqat
    Employees with Yellow Employers are in Danger

    This week, Saudi authorities have made some changes in the Nitaqat Rules.  In fact the changes have been made especially for the “Yellow Category Employers”.

  • Islamic State
    Iraq: Al-Abadi garners Iranian, US, Saudi Support: But can He Unite Iraq?

    The chairman of Iran’s national security council, Ali Shamkhani, congratulated al-Abadi and said that Iran approved of the legal process whereby President Fuad Masoum appointed the new PM. This entire line of reasoning was a slap in the face to outgoing prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, who argues that Masoum acted unconstitutionally in appointing anyone but Maliki and has said he will challenge the step in the supreme court. Shamkhani appeared to caution al-Maliki and others against opposing al-Abadi, calling on “all political blocs” to abide by “the rule of law” and to unite in the face of the threat posed by an “external enemy.” Some observers believe that al-Abadi was pressed on Masoum by Iran to begin with and is now Tehran’s candidate.

  • Nitaqat
    Saudi Arabia seen losing expats over visa limitation

    The Labor Ministry recently announced the decision, which will become effective from October 25, in a bid to encourage companies in the lowest ranking to improve their employment of Saudi nationals in the private sector.

  • Luxury Items
    Saudis spend SR5.4 billion on perfumes

    The value of consumption of perfumes in the Gulf region throughout the year exceeded SR12 billion, with the Saudi market accounting for more than half — SR5.4 billion — throughout the year. In total, people in the Gulf region spend around SR45 billion on cosmetics, perfumes, oud and bukhoor, Makkah newspaper reported.

  • Shale
    Euphoria over shale gas ‘surge’ pointless

    While euphoria over the ongoing shale revolution and the energy independence of the Americas continue, yet, there are people - cautioning and asserting - the phenomenon is short-lived and the world would continue to be dependent on the energy- rich Middle East in medium to long term.