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  • Press Freedom
    Government will regulate video-sharing sites

    The Ministry of Culture and Information will soon regulate all video and image-sharing websites on the Internet to ensure they comply with the country's laws, an expert said here Sunday. Hamza Al-Ghubaishi, organizer of the Digital Visual Forum that concluded in Riyadh on Sunday, said the ministry's General Authority for Audio and Visual Media has been entrusted with this task.

  • Tunisian Elections
    Tunisia holds first election under new constitution

    Tunisia has voted in elections to its first parliament under a new constitution, part of political changes under way since the "Arab Spring". There are no opinion polls, but the moderate Islamist Ennahda party is predicted to do well. Turnout reached 65% an hour before the close of voting, state TV reported. A series of democratic changes have taken place since the authoritarian leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in 2011.

  • Saudi Economy
    Saudi Economy: Quarterly GDP Update 2014Q2 – Jadwa

    At annual growth rate of 4.7 percent, the non-oil private sector remained the main contributor to overall economic growth. The growth rate was marginally higher than the 4.6 percent recorded in Q1 2014, but lower than the 6.1 percent recorded in the same period last year. We calculate that the sector contributed to 73 percent of overall growth in the second quarter of this year. We expect the private sector to maintain a robust level of growth supported by strong domestic demand, rising bank lending and public sector investment.

  • Women
    Saudi artist requests peaceful change in solo exhibition

    The reality in her culture is different, according to Al-Mohammedi. Women are painted with their head down, clearly suffering from the country's mainstream views and opinions concerning their role in society. Statements in English and Arabic are written around them, giving the impression of a collage.

  • Global Oil Markets
    Saudi SABIC’s CEO says oil price decline is temporary

    The recent decline in global oil prices will prove temporary even if it lasts a year or so, since population growth will ultimately bring higher consumption and prices, the chief executive of Saudi Basic Industries Corp said on Sunday.

  • Jihadist Training Camps
    Jihadist training camps proliferate in Iraq and Syria

    Since the Syrian civil war began in the spring of 2011, the Islamic State, al Qaeda, and other allied jihadist groups have operated more than 30 training camps inside Iraq and Syria. While global jihadist groups have primarily used camps to indoctrinate and train fighters for local insurgencies as part of the effort to establish a global caliphate, in the past al Qaeda has used its camps to support attacks against the West.

  • ISIS Revenue
    The World’s Wealthiest Terrorists

    The Islamic State makes about $1 million a day from sales of oil it has seized at war. It has generated $20 million this year alone in ransom. And it has taken untold sums of additional cash at gunpoint in the Syrian and Iraqi towns it controls, and through donations it solicits from sympathizers through social media.

  • Yemen
    Al-Qaeda kills 30 Shi’ite rebels in central Yemen: tribal sources

    The northern-based Shi'ite Houthi established themselves as power brokers in Yemen last month by capturing Sanaa against scant resistance from the weak administration of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who appears not to have a full grip on the country's fractious military. Houthi forces have since advanced into central Yemen and taken on Sunni tribesmen and al Qaeda militants, who regard the Houthis as heretics. Fighting has flared in several provinces, alarming neighbor Saudi Arabia, the world's No. 1 oil exporter.

  • Energy Efficiency
    Energy efficiency in Saudi Arabia

    In 2012, SEEC in conjunction with ministries, regulatory authorities and major companies launched the Saudi Energy Efficiency Program (SEEP). SEEP is purely focused on demand side management and its remit does not include the issue of price reforms. The subject of energy prices, which are heavily subsidized to consumers, is highly sensitive in the Middle East. In 2012 there was civil unrest when the Jordanian government changed the subsidy regime on fuel and there is no doubt that all Middle Eastern governments are very conscious of the social impacts of changing energy subsidies – especially at this time of instability in the region.

  • Legal
    Joint ventures in Saudi Arabia: What counsel should know

    Saudi Arabia offers business opportunities on a scale found in few other jurisdictions, including the development of the world’s tallest building, a $22.5 billion Riyadh metro rail project, and a 2014 national budget that includes the construction of 465 new schools. With all of these opportunities, Saudi Arabia has become an ideal target market for many foreign businesses. However, before entering into a joint venture or other strategic corporate alliance (JV) in Saudi Arabia, there are a number of considerations to keep in mind that will affect your ability to establish, develop and maintain a profitable business.