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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and former publisher of the Wall Street Journal Karen Elliott House joins The 966
American journalist, author, media executive, and pulitzer prize winner Karen Elliott House joins The 966. Elliott House discusses her recent work, a paper entitled ‘Saudi First’, for the Belfer Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, as well as her experiences traveling to and from Saudi Arabia for decades and her views on Saudi Arabia as […]
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Temperatures Soar Across Saudi Arabia; Certain Places Hit 50 Degrees Celsius
Temperatures are expected to soar up to 50 degrees celsius (122 degrees farenheit) in several areas Saudi Arabia, starting from Sunday until the end of the week, according to the National Center for Meteorology (NCM).
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The MENA region gets hotter as a global heat wave hits 3 continents, the Islamic New Year, Saudi Arabia outranks the US in expat survey and much more…
Episode 95! The hosts discuss some of the biggest storylines and topics on Saudi Arabia this week. First, Richard’s One Big Thing this week, the Islamic new year. Muslims around the world observe and celebrate the Islamic New Year, also called the Hijri New Year, which marks the beginning of a new lunar Hijri year. […]
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The Saudi PIF Invests in Saudi football, Messi to Miami, and Saudi entrepreneurs Sara Bin Laden and Renad Aljefri join The 966
Saudi entrepreneurs Sara Bin Laden and Renad Aljefri, recent WIN fellows, join The 966 from Jeddah to discuss their experiences and journeys to-date. Renad and Sara recently took part in the second cohort of the Atlantic Council’s Women Innovators Fellowship, known as the WIN fellowship – a program launched by the empowerME initiative of the […]
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Saudi Arabia and Syria to Resume Diplomatic Missions After Decade-Long Freeze, Officials Confirm
Saudi Arabia is continuing apace with major shifts in its foreign policy, formally resuming diplomatic ties with Syria after a decade-long freeze, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
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Iran and Saudi Arabia Only Days Away from Re-Opening Embassies – Report
Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other’s capitals “within days,” Reuters reports, citing Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, though he did not give specific dates for each to re-open.
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Saudi tops S&P Global Survey of Middle East and Africa’s 30 largest banks
S&P Global’s latest ranking of the top 30 Middle Eastern and African banks by total assets finds Saudi institutions leading in both total numbers and total assets.
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Secretary Blinken, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud Speak by Phone as Middle East Diplomacy Heats Up
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud by phone on Tuesday to talk about regional diplomatic issues, including Yemen, according to a statement by the State Department.
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Iran and Saudi open embassies as thaw continues, U.S.-Saudi diplomacy evolves, and much more
In Episode 82, the 966 hosts fly solo and discuss some of the top developments of late on Saudi Arabia – and there are a lot of them. First, the hosts discuss Richard’s One Big Thing, which is the readout of the recent call between the U.S. National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and Saudi Arabia’s […]
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Reuters Photo Shows Iran’s Embassy in Riyadh Opening its Gates for First Time in 7 years
Iran’s embassy in Saudi Arabia opened its gates on Wednesday for the first time in seven years, a Reuters photo confirmed, as the two sides continued apace with the restoration of ties between them.
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Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran
Aides quickly alerted Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser; Jon Finer, the deputy national security adviser; Brett McGurk, Mr. Biden’s Middle East coordinator; and others, who saw that the strike could have serious consequences, a U.S. official said. Publicly, U.S. officials voiced support for Israel, but privately, they expressed anger that it would take such aggressive action against Iran without consulting Washington.
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Iran Attack on Israel: Implications and Oil Market Concerns
Iran and Israel are now officially out of the shadow war, which was becoming more and more open, especially as the Houthis increased their ability to target Israeli territory with drones and missiles since February.[5] The long-standing threat of Hezbollah on the northern Israeli border has been somewhat contained in a pattern of retaliatory rocket strikes, but may be expanding.[6] Hezbollah leadership and the US government are communicating indirectly and more frequently, such that the White House was successful in discouraging Israel to directly attack Hezbollah forces in Lebanon shortly after October 7.[7] The daylight between US and Israeli policy toward Lebanon is increasing. The Biden administration does not want to see an Israeli war in Lebanon, but Israel may calculate that now is the best time to both attack Iranian interests and settle its threat on the northern border.
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Saudi Arabia ramps up regional diplomacy to avert Iran-Israel war
“We are already in an unstable region, and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is already inflaming the region,” Prince Faisal told a press conference with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad. “We do not need more conflict in our region; we do not need more confrontation in our region, so it is our position that the de-escalation must be everybody’s priority.”
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An uneasy alliance of Arab states helped defend Israel from Iran. Their resolve may soon be tested.
“Those Arab countries are in a very critical situation,” said Oraib Al Rantawi, director of the Al Quds Center for Political Studies, a think tank based in Jordan’s capital, Amman. “There is no easy position to take for all of them, especially Jordan, which for geopolitical reasons has found itself trapped between two troublemakers — Iran and Israel.”
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Iran-Israel conflict poses an existential risk for Lebanon, unless Biden can intervene
Iran's failed attack on Israel may have sealed Lebanon's fate. Israel undoubtedly has come out the winner in the latest exchange, having killed several key commanders who are said to have played a role in directing Iran's regional network of Arab militias to help Hamas fight Israel in Gaza and help Hezbollah prepare for a potential Israeli attack.
Israel suffered no fatalities, few injuries and very little damage in the Iranian barrage of over 300 projectiles aimed at military facilities. The US estimates about 140 of the drones and missiles failed due to malfunctions. US forces downed most of the remaining 160 projectiles, with the UK, France, Jordan and Israel's own Iron Dome antimissile system also involved.
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Commentary: Israel-Iran Confrontation Forces Gulf Powers to Choose Sides
Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich Persian Gulf states have tried to avoid taking a position on America’s geopolitical rivalries in recent years, staying neutral in the Ukraine war and building ties with China. With Israel and Iran in open conflict, they might be forced to choose a side.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates struggled to stay on the sidelines when it became clear last week that Iran would attack Israel in retaliation for a strike in Syria that killed senior Iranian military officers.
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U.S., Not Israel, Shot Down Most Iran Drones And Missiles
The extent of the U.S. military operation is unbeknownst to the American public, but the Pentagon coordinated a multination, regionwide defense extending from northern Iraq to the southern Persian Gulf on Saturday. During the operation, the U.S., U.K., France, and Jordan all shot down the majority of Iranian drones and missiles. In fact, where U.S. aircraft originated from has not been officially announced, an omission that has been repeated by the mainstream media.
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UK’s Cameron, in Israel, says Israelis have decided to retaliate against Iran
Israel has clearly decided to retaliate against Iran for missile and drone attacks, Britain's foreign minister David Cameron said during a visit to Israel on Wednesday, the starkest warning yet of another volley coming in regional escalation.World powers are striving to prevent a wider outbreak of conflict in the Middle East after Iran's attacks on Saturday night, which involved hundreds of missiles and drones, the first time Iran has directly attacked Israel after decades of confrontation by proxies.
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Opinion: The Question Of Iran For Saudi Arabia
GCC countries have long since learned to watch Iranian actions, not listen to its words, when judging its behavior. And Tehran’s actions in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and particularly in Yemen, even after the reestablishment of diplomatic ties, have confirmed its malign intentions toward the Gulf. Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei have often and directly criticized the governments of the GCC as being illegitimate, as do their proxies across the Arab world.
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Top Saudi diplomat says Mideast can’t afford more conflict amid Iran-Israel tensions
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Tuesday that the Middle East cannot afford further conflict, amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.
Speaking at a press conference with his Pakistani counterpart during a visit to Islamabad, Prince Faisal urged all parties to prioritize de-escalation.
Over the weekend, Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles, including from its own territory, targeting Israel in retaliation for a deadly strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus on April 1.
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