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  • Israel-Palestine
    Palestinian Fishermen Face Borders, Bullets

    Under the Oslo accords of the 1990s, Palestinian fishermen are supposed to be able to fish 37 kilometers (20 nautical miles) off the coast of Gaza, but  Israel has tightened that limit to within 11 kilometers (six nautical miles) of the coast due to its security concerns.  Israel’s blockade is affecting the already weak economy in the Palestinian coastal enclave.

  • Economy
    MENA region to witness 4.2 percent growth in 2015, World Bank Says

    Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to average 4.2 percent in 2015, up from 3.5 percent this year, the World Bank said in a report published on Wednesday, as representatives from across the globe gather in Washington for the IMF and World Bank’s annual meetings.

  • Women in Sports
    Opinion: Development of competent Saudi sportswomen will not happen by itself

    The development of competent sportswomen will not happen by itself. It is an evolving process which is primarily initiated by the government’s recognition of the participation of women in sports, in addition to raising awareness about the importance of sports as a human development among the sporting committees in the Kingdom. Most especially, there is an essential need for a basic willingness to empower women in the country.

  • Maritime Threat
    Does the Houthi Takeover of Yemen’s Sanaa Endanger World Trade?

    Yemen is admittedly a relatively small country of 24 million, a little less populous than Texas. It is the second poorest in the Arab League after Somalia. It is nevertheless a country with enormous global strategic importance:

  • Rebuilding Egypt
    Egypt Needs More Investments, Not Aid

    First the good news: Egypt’s foreign reserves ticked up to $16.87 billion at the end of September – enough to comfortably cover imports for more than three months as the country’s economy strengthens and foreign investors continue to buy Cairo-listed stocks.

  • Middle East Mega Projects
    Saudi Arabia leads the way in regional mega projects

    While the projects are distributed across sectors and geographies, the Gulf Cooperation Council dominates – with 87 percent of the total project volume. Saudi Arabia, the region’s largest economy, represents by far the largest MENA market for projects – with a value of $784 billion or 31.3 percent of the entire pipeline.

  • Yemen
    Yemen rebels reject new prime minister

    The rebels refusal will further delay the implementation of a ceasefire deal sponsored by the United Nations that called for the Houthis to withdraw from Sanaa once a new neutral prime minister was named. Houthi fighters stormed into Sanaa in an offensive on September 21 and proceeded to establish a strong military presence, mounting patrols and manning checkpoints.

  • Women Driving
    Obeidallah: Saudi Arabia is the only Muslim nation where women can’t drive

    The comments about Islam from comedian, social critic and cable talk show host Bill Maher continue to stir reactions across the TV dial and across the political spectrum. Maher has said that when Muslim nations suppress political rights and deny freedoms to women, homosexuals and minorities, they are fair game for harsh criticism.

  • U.S.-Saudi and ISIS
    Biden apologizes to Saudi Arabia for ISIS comments

    Vice President Biden called the Saudi Arabian minister of foreign affairs Tuesday to apologize for remarks he made about the country's commitment to fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), marking the third time in a week he has had to reach out to a disgruntled foreign nation for his comments.

  • Afghanistan
    Will Afghanistan Become the ‘Forgotten War’ Again?

    And after nearly $800 billion, and more than 2,300 American lives, the war in Afghanistan will officially come to an end this year. But the mission is far from over. Whatever military ambitions that defined the war’s original name, “Operation Enduring Freedom,” have now been reduced to a far less ambitious—and more lasting—approach with the mission’s new name: “Operation Resolute Support.”