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  • Growing Domestic Demand threatens Energy Export Position
     

    “As of yet there is no movement on the 75 cents per MMBtu price, but I expect it to rise relatively soon. Energy policymakers in the kingdom have been converging on a price hike agreement. From my discussions with them in October, there appeared to be an emerging consensus that the gas price would more […]

     
  • Living and working in a Saudi Arabian compound
     

    Fiona attended an interview in Dublin which included a short exam paper. “Four months later, my friend and I were saying goodbye to Ireland,” she states. Fiona is based in the Eastern Province of Saudi, in one of Saudi Aramco’s five health care facilities, the Dhahran Health Centre. The oil company’s health care facilities care for […]

     
  • Interview with Thuraya Al-Arrayed, Women Join Shura Council
     

    This month King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia kept his promise and appointed women to the Shura Council for the first time. The council is a non-voting, advisory body. But the inclusion of women is significant. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Thuraya al-Arrayed, one of the Shura’s new female members.

     
  • Oil Exports, Politics and Propaganda
     

    Last month, the US mainstream media barraged us with simplistic reports about how the US will soon be producing more oil than Saudi Arabia—making America the world’s top producer. Left out of this story was the fact that the math was a bit skewed: the US may end up producing more total hydrocarbons than Saudi […]

     
  • Abu Dhabi Buzzes On Eve of World Future Energy Summit ‘13
     

    World Leaders, Luminaries, Companies and Businessmen Descend on Abu Dhabi For the 6th edition of the World’s Largest Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition [Abu Dhabi] – This week, world leaders, government officials and delegations, business executives, academics, engineers, scientists and many more will converge for the World Future Energy Summit 2013, part of Abu Dhabi’s […]

     
  • Al-Assaf, Al-Rabiah Headline Important Private Sector Initiative in Riyadh
     

    The high-level meeting, an ambitious private sector initiative, addressed joint Arab action agendas, with 21 proposals of developmental projects discussed. Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Commerce Minister Tawfig Al Rabiah headlined this important event in Riyadh, which was widely discussed on Social Media sites and in the general media.

     
  • Breakthrough in Saudi Arabia: 30 women named to parliament
     

    King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia issued Friday a historic decree allowing women to be members of the kingdom’s previously all-male Shura Council for the first time. The decree amended two article in the council’s statute introducing a 20 percent quota for women in the country’s 150-member Shura Council, and the king appointed […]

     
  • How to create a transmedia hit in the Middle East: C3 Summit:
     

    The distinguished panel of industry leaders walked through a hypothetical case where creative people in the business designed a Middle East based transmedia enterprise and talked through the process of launching and promoting it. They provided an overview of developments in their field in the Middle East and the role of education and creativity in […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s ‘golden age of learning’ under King Abdullah
     

    The major barrier in the progress of science in Muslim countries is the absence of a culture based on scientific research. There are no established research strategies, poor institutional support and insufficient integration among science-rich communities. Appointments and promotions in faculties must be based on merit. Muslim countries must create a merit-based structure that fosters […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s $220bn spending spree
     

    Even at growth of 3.4 percent, Saudi Arabia’s economy will be the envy of most other large countries. That figure is above the average expected GDP (3 percent) of the G20 nations – of which the kingdom is one – according to Moody’s. And, waiting in the wings, is Saudi Arabia’s vast foreign reserves, which […]

     

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  • As Middle East conflict escalates, Muslim American voter group endorses Harris over Trump

    Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the endorsement of one of the nation’s largest Muslim American voter mobilization groups, marking a significant boost to her campaign since many Muslim and Arab American organizations have opted to support third-party candidates or not endorse. Emgage Action, the political arm of an 18-year-old Muslim American advocacy group, endorsed Harris’ presidential campaign on Wednesday, saying in a statement provided first to The Associated Press that the group “recognizes the responsibility to defeat” Donald Trump in November.

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    Israel's prime minister indicated that he "did not even respond" to proposals aimed at bringing about a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, as Israeli forces continued raining down air strikes on Lebanon.  On Thursday, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron published a joint statement calling for a 21-day truce, aimed at paving the way for broader negotiations for a permanent ceasefire.  Just hours later, however, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office rejected the idea.

  • Qatar becomes first Arab state to join US visa waiver programme

    The US has said it will waive visa requirements for citizens of Qatar, making the gas-rich Gulf state the first Arab country, and only the second Muslim-majority country, to join a network of states with expedited travel to the US. The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that the Gulf monarchy cleared the "stringent security requirements" to become the 42nd member of the US’s visa waiver programme. Qatar’s population stands at just 2.6 million, of whom only a tiny fraction - around 313,000 - are citizens. The US visa waiver programme is mainly reserved for wealthy western European and Asian states. Israel was added to the programme last year.

  • Hotel franchise in the Middle East: navigating the shift

    Though still considered emerging, the region's hospitality market is rapidly maturing and diversifying. Coupled with an increasing range of brands across all scale ratings, there has been a noticeable shift to franchise (including third-party operators and heightened owner engagement). Franchise, predominant in North America and widespread in Europe, may not have been considered when HMAs for most Middle East hotels were first entered. But as these agreements approach expiry or renewal, their owners may have a golden opportunity to explore alternatives.

  • Middle East accounts for 7.5% of global crypto volume — Chainalysis

    According to a Sept. 25 Chainalysis report, the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) accounted for 7.5% of all cryptocurrency transaction volume globally between July 2023 and June 2024. Chainalysis estimates the total value received during the period to be $338.7 billion, with the vast majority of the transaction volume coming from institutional and professional investors.

  • US admits Qatar into visa waiver program

    The United States on Tuesday announced it was admitting Qatar into its visa waiver program, allowing visa-free travel by Qatari citizens for up to 90 days starting no later than Dec. 1. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State said in a statement that Qatar is the first Gulf country to be admitted to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, commending Doha for meeting the strict security requirements to join.

  • Foreign trucks must settle any violations before their entry or exit of Saudi Arabia

    It is mandatory on the part of foreign trucks to settle any transportation violations before the entry or exit of drivers or trucks in Saudi Arabia. This is one among the four key regulations, formulated by the Transport General Authority (TGA), in collaboration with relevant authorities, aimed at governing foreign truck operations in the Kingdom.

  • Saudi Arabia to bolster medical tourism with strategic partnerships

    One notable example is a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed last August between Saudi Arabia and Morocco, focusing on research, digital health, therapeutic development, pandemic preparedness, and preventative medicine. Meanwhile, this MoU follows a similar agreement signed with Thailand in January to foster knowledge sharing on hospital management and wellness services between both countries.

  • Iraq calls for emergency Arab, Islamic summit to halt Israeli aggression on Lebanon

    Iraq’s Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, yesterday proposed holding an emergency Arab and Islamic summit aimed at “unifying efforts to halt Israeli aggression” in Lebanon, Anadolu reported. Since Monday morning, the Israeli military has launched what is described as its “most intense and wide-ranging” assault on Lebanon since hostilities with Hezbollah began nearly a year ago. The attacks resulted in 569 deaths, including 50 children and 94 women, and left 1,835 wounded, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.