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When reputable Arab television channels are being used as a platform for a clown of the caliber of Saudi historian Saleh al-Sadoon, one wonders whether our job is inform, stimulate minds and raise questions or simply serve as meaningless, yet somewhat entertaining, optical chewing gum for the masses.
Saudi Arabia is largely responsible for the dramatic fall in oil and gas prices in recent months, a U.S. government official said.
Al-Maqdisi claims to have contacted IS’s leader al-Baghdadi, the organisation’s official spokesman Abu Muhammad al-’Adnani and its “scholar-in-arms” Turki al-Bin’ali, who used to be very close to al-Maqdisi before their disagreements over the Islamic State and its policies arose. His efforts to have IS exchange al-Kasasiba for al-Rishawi didn’t work out, however, since it turned out that the pilot had already been executed a month before, in early January. In retaliation, Jordan executed al-Rishawi (and another, Ziyad al-Karbuli, an Iraqi radical Islamist on death row). This turn of affairs caused al-Maqdisi to feel he had been betrayed by IS, with whom he had apparently negotiated in good faith. In the interview, al-Maqdisi calls IS “liars” and scolds them for equating jihad with slaughter and killing, the latest example of which is burning the Jordanian pilot alive, which is not allowed according to sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, he says.
A ground-breaking study in 28 countries by Visa International Literacy Barometer in 2012 found that Saudis scored below average when it came to financial literacy and money saving.
Saudi Arabia's LPG exports for 2015 are expected to be steady to slightly lower than last year, as rising demand from domestic petrochemical plants is countered by increasing production from oilfield upgrades, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday, February 11.
According to Shroogi, there is a growing curiosity about the early days of Saudi art in the modern era, especially the 1960s, when young Saudi artists traveled to Egypt and Italy to pursue their dreams of studying art. He added that the objective of offering these scholarships was that Saudi Arabia would eventually benefit from their knowledge when they returned home to inspire and teach a new generation.
The Houthis now control much of western Yemen, including the country’s second biggest port, military bases and the airport in the capital, and a weapons depot in Amran, north of Sanaa. They have seized the presidential guard, anti-terrorism forces equipped by the U.S. to fight al-Qaida militants, and brigades armed with tanks and Russian-made Scud rocket systems. In a speech broadcast Tuesday, al-Houthi remained defiant. Wearing traditional Yemeni clothes, with a curved dagger tucked into his waistband, he said he had no plans to relinquish control of the government and warned Western countries — specifically the U.S., France, and Britain — against meddling in Yemen’s affairs.
Now, release of the Huyser cable allows us to read in the general’s own words what he and his handlers believed were his orders. For the first time we can see what President Jimmy Carter and his national security team hoped to achieve. Far from showing evidence of a well-oiled conspiracy, the document reveals an astonishing lack of awareness on the part of US officials trying to manage events thousands of miles away that they had failed to understand from the start.
Concerned that they depend on large numbers of expatriate workers to fill technical and administrative positions, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia started Tatweer for Education Corporation to reform education and develop new subjects and new curricula that would be more relevant to the needs of the country.
The MB has a long and influential history in the Arab Gulf. It was brought to the region during the MB’s earliest days, in some cases through personal contacts with the MB’s founder, Hassan al-Banna. The group deepened its presence in the 1950s and 1960s as crackdowns on the MB organizations in Egypt and Syria forced activists to seek refuge in the Gulf. Their influence grew as governments found them suitable allies in countering Arab nationalism and manning rapidly expanding state ministries. Brotherhood members organized in informal networks and where possible established societies for social reform along with Islamic charities. In those states that had political openings and active parliaments – Kuwait, Bahrain – the MB formed political societies which competed in elections and came to increasing political prominence in the 1990s. While their experience varies significantly from country to country, it is fair to say that the MB played a substantial role in shaping Gulf societies and had a significant impact on national politics.
