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  • Gender Gap Report Finds MENA Region Lags in Leadership Roles for Women

    While no country has yet achieved full gender parity, the top 10 economies have closed at least 80 percent of the gender gap. Iceland (90.8%) is the only economy to have closed more than 90 percent of the gap. Other Scandinavian countries were among the world’s top five, with Finland (86%) coming in second, Norway (84.5%) third, and Sweden (82.2%) fifth. In contrast, Afghanistan ranked last, having closed only 43.5 percent of its gender gap. Three Arab countries were in the bottom ten: Qatar (61.7%), Oman (60.9%), and Algeria (60.2%).

  • Saudi Arabia doubles second-quarter Russian fuel oil imports for power generation

    Data obtained by Reuters through Refinitiv Eikon ship tracking showed Saudi Arabia imported 647,000 tonnes (48,000 barrels per day) of fuel oil from Russia via Russian and Estonian ports in April-June this year. That was up from 320,000 tonnes in the same period a year ago.

  • Saudi Arabia doubles Q2 Russian fuel oil imports for power generation

    Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, more than doubled the amount of Russian fuel oil it imported in the second quarter to feed power stations to meet summer cooling demand and free up the kingdom’s own crude for export, data showed and traders said. Russia has been selling fuel at discounted prices after international sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine left it with fewer buyers. Moscow calls the war in Ukraine a "special military operation".

  • Global Energy Crisis May Get Worse, International Energy Agency’s Birol Warns

    “China has big-footed a lot of the technology and supply chains, and that could end up making us vulnerable if we don’t develop our own supply chains,” she said. The nation controls about 80% of the global supply chains for solar power, which is set to rise to 95% by 2025, according to the IEA. China dominates much of the lithium-ion battery sector, is a key producer of wind turbines and seeking to quickly build capacity in clean hydrogen technology.

  • 80% of Turkey’s Gen Z tell pollster they won’t vote for Erdogan

    The opinion polling data continues to look bleak for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who must face the electorate by next June at the latest. Some 80% of Turkey’s Generation Z—those born after 2000—say they will not vote for Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), according to a study by Gezici Research. By next June, Gen Z will represent 11.8% of Turkey’s voting adult population.

  • Saudi interior minister launches national platform for early warning in emergencies

    During the inauguration in Makkah, the Director-General of the Civil Defense, Lt. Gen. Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Amro, said that the platform will contribute to protecting lives and property and mitigating the effects resulting from risks. He added that through the platform, warning messages with a distinctive and loud tone will be sent to phones connected to mobile communications networks.

  • Saudi Arabia Seeks to Facilitate Citizens’ Visa-Free Entry to Schengen Countries

    The Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Waleed al-Khuraiji, met with the Head of Visa Policy at the General Authority for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, Dimitri Giotakos, and his team.

  • British Muslim travel agencies in uproar over Saudi hajj changes

    But travel companies said the sudden change – announced by Saudi Arabia in a move to crack down on fraudulent firms weeks before the start of the pilgrimage to Mecca from 7 to 12 July – could cause them to go under. The hajj, an obligation for able-bodied Muslims, is one of the largest religious pilgrimages in the world and usually draws about 2 million people a year. The Council of British Hajjis charity estimates the UK’s hajj sector is worth about £200m.

  • Saudi Arabia Seeks to Facilitate Citizens’ Visa-Free Entry to Schengen Countries

    The Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister, Waleed al-Khuraiji, met with the Head of Visa Policy at the General Authority for Migration and Home Affairs of the European Commission, Dimitri Giotakos, and his team.

  • British Muslim travel agencies in uproar over Saudi hajj changes

    British Muslim travel companies have said they face going out of business, with travellers potentially losing thousands of pounds, after Saudi Arabia launched a new system for applying for the hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi government announced this month that pilgrims from Europe, the US and Australia could no longer book through travel agencies and would instead have to apply through a lottery system.