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  • Violent Religious Extremism
    The Imploding U.S Strategy in the Islamic State War?

    What this means in simple terms is that even if the Islamic State could be “destroyed,” rather than “degraded,” a strategy based on that objective rather than forging a comprehensive strategy and set of partnerships to fight violent religious extremism make no sense even in Syria, much less for a world power – particularly one already fighting other military battles against such movements in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen. At present we have a partial if not a non-strategy even against our declared enemy and no clear strategy for what we once called a “war on terrorism” and one where every metric shows we are not winning.

  • Jihadist Training Camps
    Jihadist training camps proliferate in Iraq and Syria

    Since the Syrian civil war began in the spring of 2011, the Islamic State, al Qaeda, and other allied jihadist groups have operated more than 30 training camps inside Iraq and Syria. While global jihadist groups have primarily used camps to indoctrinate and train fighters for local insurgencies as part of the effort to establish a global caliphate, in the past al Qaeda has used its camps to support attacks against the West.

  • Chemical Attack
    Islamic State militants allegedly used chlorine gas against Iraqi security forces

    Chlorine bombs are an easy-to-create but inexact weapon, experts say. All that is needed is a small explosive charge to rupture containers filled with the substance. “It’s difficult to deliver on target in combat situations,” said Jean Pascal Zanders, an independent researcher who specializes in chemical and biological weapons and disarmament. “Chlorine dissipates fast unless someone is able to concentrate it in a confined area.” Fighters in Duluiyah say it was not the only time chlorine has been used against them. Another attack this month caused minor injuries, and the fighters were treated locally, police officials said.

  • Printing Sector
    Saudi Arabia: Desert Kingdom to Printing Hub

    The Saudi print industry is a traditional one as is the way of life and values of the country. Modernisation is happening slowly, and the Kingdom is adapting to the latest technologies. Major industry manufacturers such as Canon, Agfa, Fujifilm, Kodak, HP and Mimaki have been focusing on introducing the latest technologies in digital printing in Saudi Arabia. Digital printing, although the smallest market share is showing a robust growth taking 10% of the overall market. This sector has a high potential to expand as the demand for long runs is shrinking, and short runs and variable printing are becoming increasingly popular. Packaging is the largest print sector followed by commercial printing, then large format printing, expected to be one of the key growth areas in the regional market. However, there hasn't been much focus on the digital textile printing market as it is still a developing market.

  • Conflict in Yemen
    Iran, Saudi Arabia jockey for power in Yemen

    The most important platform for Iran and Saudi Arabia is not on the religious or economic level, but rather the military level on the ground. Tehran has a quasi-absolute influence on the political regimes in Iraq and Syria, as well as a strong ally in Lebanon, represented by Hezbollah. The Iranian president’s adviser, Ali Akbar Velayati, publicly announced his country’s support for the Houthis, as well as the fact that Ansar Allah’s role in Yemen resembles that of Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon. These challenges to the local Yemeni scene, in addition to the regional Saudi-Iran conflict, will limit Saudi Arabia’s options in Yemen in the near future. Saudi Arabia is still relying on its traditional tribal allies in Yemen, as well as weakening Iran regionally and defeating it in Syria, rather than trying to intervene directly in Yemen. This is happening in light of Saudi Arabia’s fight against IS, which represents a bigger threat to Saudi security than the challenges that Yemen is facing.

  • Women Driving
    Saudi Arabia warns women not to join protest against ban on driving

    Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry on Thursday issued a warning to women not to get behind the wheel in defiance of the kingdom's men-only road rules after a renewed social media campaign to challenge the law by driving in public. The announcement comes ahead of the anniversary on Oct. 26 of a demonstration last year in which dozens of Saudi women said they had taken to the road in protest at the ban on female drivers, leading to some arrests.

  • Saudi Vehicles
    18m vehicles likely on Saudi roads by year-end

    Eighteen million licensed vehicles are likely to be on Saudi roads by the end of this year, from 17 million last year, according to a study published by Al-Eqtisadiah daily. The number of licensed cars rose by 7 percent from 2011 to 2012, to 15.9 million vehicles, it said. This was a rise of 975,000 cars from the 14.9 million in 2011. About 81 percent of the registered vehicles in 2012 were in the three major provinces of Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province.

  • Arab Spring
    Saudi Arabia’s Shi’ites fear they are at mercy of region’s tumult

    The Shi’ite Muslim minority in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province have long felt marginalized by the Sunni ruling dynasty, and protests for greater rights as part of the 2011 Arab Spring brought a crackdown on both protesters and demands for reform.

  • OPEC
    Don’t Assume Saudi Crude Drop Was Move to Bolster Prices

    “I don’t see anything in these latest numbers to indicate a unilateral production cut,” Richard Mallinson, a London-based analyst at Energy Aspects Ltd., said by phone yesterday. “If this was an intentional cut bySaudi Arabia, I’d expect them to have cut the actual amount of oil produced and not just the supply to market.”

     

  • Photos
    ‘Colors of Saudi’ Photography Forum to Promote Tourism Set for December Opening

    The photography forum, initially launched in 2012, is organized annually by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) in collaboration with its partners to encourage and honor both professional and amateur photographers in an attempt to shed light on the Kingdom's tourism, heritage and natural sites, rich and diverse society and urban progress.