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  • David Hearst
    The Weak Argument for a Saudi-Israeli Bedfellowship

    How does Hearst come to this conclusion? First, he mentions an interview on Israeli television, in which former defense minister Shaul Mofaz explains that, after its offensive on Gaza, Israel expects Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to play a role in the demilitarization of Hamas and the rebuilding of the strip. Second, he quotes Amos Gilad referring to an underground "security cooperation with Egypt and the Gulf States."

  • EID Al-FITR
    Riyadh welcomes Eid with fireworks

    Colorful fireworks display lit up the the pitch-black skies over seven locations in the Saudi capital on Monday night as residents of all ages expectantly welcomed the Eid Al-Fitr holidays.

  • MH17
    U.S. discloses intelligence on downing of Malaysian jet

    Senior U.S. intelligence officials cited sensors that traced the path of the missile, shrapnel markings on the downed aircraft, voiceprint analysis of separatists claiming credit for the strike, and a flood of photos and other data from social-media sites.

  • Obama
    Syrian death toll and extremist threat increases, but the U.S. does little

    It’s not easy at this late stage for the United States to intervene in Syria or Iraq in a way that would be constructive. But if one principle seems obvious, it is that moderate forces willing to fight the Islamic State should be aided — and quickly. Foremost among these are Syria’s secular rebels. The independent militia of Iraqi Kurdistan, which faces the Islamic State along a 900-mile front, is another clear candidate. Mr. Obama’s decision to stand back from Syria and Iraq has done much to create the present threat to the United States. Continued passivity will only make it worse.

  • Energy
    Kurdish Oil Gambit Hits Troubled Waters

    Shortly before midnight, an oil tanker set sail from Turkey's Ceyhan port one day in late May with a historic, $100 million cargo. The tanker, United Leadership, ferried the first major consignment of Kurdish crude into the Mediterranean that night, a million-barrel payload with the potential to shift oil markets and transform the geopolitics of the Middle East. The oil, pumped to Turkey through a newly built...

  • Afghanistan
    As US draws curtain on combat role, resilient Taliban plans patient comeback

    Surrounded by scaffolding, a blue-domed mosque is nearing completion on a site where a cinema once stood.

  • GAZA
    Hamas, Israel signal unwillingness to compromise

    The Islamist militant organization Hamas said Monday that it would not agree to a cease-fire with Israel until its demands were met, as Israel warned that its incursion into the Gaza Strip could continue for days or even weeks.

  • Takaful
    Value of Saudi Arabia’s Islamic banking assets reaches $285bn

    The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry based on a recent study by Ernst and Young stated that global Islamic banking assets have registered cumulative annual growth rate of about 16 percent during 2008-2012, reflecting the radical shift from conventional financial system in favour of Islamic finance.

  • Energy
    Deep-Water Knowledge Will Be Key to Saudi Aramco’s Red Sea Play

    The fast tracking of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) first major offshore natural gas fields in the Red Sea heralds the start of a massive new energy programme for the Kingdom, which will ultimately create new commercial opportunities for service companies with deep-water experience.

  • Labor
    Number of Saudi women employed in private sector doubles

    The number of Saudi women employed in the private sector almost doubled in one year to reach 400,000 last year, an official report has indicated. The meteoric rise from 48,406 women in 2009 to 100,000 in 2011 and 200,000 in 2012 is a clear indication of the success of the ambitious drive by the authorities to find employment opportunities for women in the conservative society that has strongly resisted allowing women to take up jobs in the private sector.