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  • Guantanamo
    GOP senators want greater transparency on Gitmo transfers

    Republican senators on Thursday criticized the Obama administration for releasing five Yemeni detainees from Guantánamo Bay to Oman and Estonia, and called for more transparency.

  • Agriculture
    Sandstorms destroy 40% of EP crops

    Farmers in the Eastern Province say they have lost 40 percent of their crops because of the sandstorms last week, with fears that the cold snap over the past few days would cause further losses.

  • U.S. Anti-ISIS Strategy
    American Public Attitudes Toward ISIS and Syria

    Although the fight against the Islamic State, or ISIS, found broad support in Congress and amongst a growing international coalition, questions remain about America’s commitment to a mission to “degrade and ultimately destroy” this terrorist organization, and about the efficacy of the current military strategy in stopping ISIS from seizing territory and massacring civilians.

  • Global Oil Markets
    Oil down almost 10 percent in two days as hunt for bottom continues

    Global oil markets on Tuesday slumped for a fourth straight session as mounting worries about a supply glut pressured crude prices, which have fallen almost 10 percent this week to their lowest since spring 2009.

  • Jordan and Daesh
    ISIS releases interview with captive Jordanian pilot

    First Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh's F-16 went down near ISIS's de facto capital of Raqqa Wednesday. The 26-year-old Jordanian is the first foreign military pilot to fall into the extremists' hands since an international coalition began its aerial campaign against ISIS in September.

  • US-Saudi
    JSMC receives $100 million contract from Saudi Arabia

    This renewed contract comes on the heels of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman’s announcement approving the possibility of another foreign military sale of Abrams tanks to Iraq.

  • Saudi-Lebanon
    Why Saudi Arabia is Picking Up Lebanon’s $3 Billion Weapons Tab

    French foreign affairs minister Laurent Fabius welcomed the agreement, which he said "reflects the exceptional quality of French-Saudi relations." But the complex arms-sharing ménage à trois involves more than just the three actors, with Iran and Syria also factoring into the equation.

  • Expatriate Employment
    Booming Employment Opportunities in Saudi Arabia

    There are plenty of job opportunities available for expat job seekers in Saudi Arabia, provided you can show the required knowledge and expertise in any field such as construction, financial services, medicine, IT, baking, and health care.

  • Libya
    Photo Essay: Libya’s Path to Civil War

    More than three years after the fall of strongman Muammar Qaddafi, Libya is in the midst of a bitter civil war. Political factions and armed groups fight for control of a country struggling with democracy, and state institutions barely function, particularly the army and police.

  • Middle East: Defense Spending
    Mideast Budgets Cushioned From Oil Price Drops

    The compound annual growth rate of the region’s defense spending will grow about 3.48 percent from 2015-2019, according to a report by Nicole Auger, who covers Middle East defense spending for Forecast International. The figure for 2010-2014 was 8.45 percent, she said. Some of this decline is tied to the anticipated fall in oil prices, she said.