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  • Lebanon and the Region
    The Syrian Conflict and the Ascendancy of the Lebanese Armed Forces East Institute

    Quietly over the past few years, the LAF has been developing a credible force, with U.S. assistance. The training and materials geared toward counterterrorism, internal security, and border control were not seen by Hezbollah as a threat to its military arsenal of rockets and long range missiles. As it turns out, the LAF was better prepared for the Syrian crisis and its spillover into Lebanon.

  • Iran Negotiations
    Last days of Iran talks showed signs of promise

    One narrative, suggested by US and other Western officials, is that though some progress was made, it came late, and amid continued significant gaps on core issues that necessitated extending the negotiations into next year. The second narrative, held by some Iranian officials, is that there was substantial progress, even in the final days, that some thought they could rapidly build upon to finalize the political agreement in a matter of days or weeks. "We were there," a senior Iranian official told some interlocutors, suggesting he was disappointed Western counterparts did not decide to stay in Vienna over the next week to try to advance the deal.

  • Oral History of Americans in Saudi Arabia
    The American Experience in Saudi Arabia

    The Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Program for Strategic Research and Studies (PMBF Program) at the University of Central Florida is proud to announce the first installment of the oral history project entitled “The American Experience in Saudi Arabia.”

  • MERS
    Saudi Arabia: Deaths from MERS virus reach 348

    Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry says that a total of 348 people have died in the kingdom after contracting Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. The ministry's latest figures, released late Tuesday, include two recent deaths recorded in the capital Riyadh. It brings to 810 the number of confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia since the virus was first identified in 2012.

  • Housing and Real Estate
    Saudi Arabia’s idle land

    In September, the kingdom's Supreme Economic Council said it is studying a proposal to tax undeveloped urban land to ease housing shortages and help the country meet its target of building 500,000 units at a cost of USD 67 billion.    The issue is politically sensitive as much of the prime land in major cities is owned either by members of the royal family or wealthy family groups who are reluctant to sell.

  • ISIS Propaganda
    Isis Propaganda Mag Dabiq: Jerusalem and Saudi Arabia Threatened While Setbacks Concealed

    The front cover of the English language magazine's fifth issue featured a picture of Islam's holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram, or the Grand Mosque, in the Saudi city of Mecca, with a pledge to seize it.

  • Dubai
    Analysis: Mounting supplies: Dubai’s impending property correction

    There has also been a marked deterioration in the economic outlook for Dubai over the summer. Oil prices are down sharply. The dollar-linked dirham has appreciated very quickly making Dubai tourism and trade less competitive. Interest rates are going up. The global economy appears to be slowing down and not expanding as previously thought. Geopolitical events are another headwind. The progress of ISIL is alarming to everyone in the Gulf. The nuclear talks in Iran are coming to an end. Ebola is bad for the travel business. The sanctions against Russia have crushed the ruble. Dubai is a global hub city and business here is far from immune.

  • Clothing Custom
    Opinion: The Abaya – Back in Black

    There has been a lot of discussion lately about what women in Saudi Arabia must wear when they are out in public.  That traditionally black cloak worn over her clothing that hides the female form is called the abaya, and lately there have been heated discussions about whether colored abayas should be permitted or not.  My husband has told me that when he was growing up in Jeddah, women did not wear abayas.  Of course women dressed modestly, but they wore what they wished in terms of colors and styles, and they weren't obligated to wear the uniform of the black abaya.  It wasn't really until about the 1990s when religious police began forcing women to wear the abaya in public.

  • Malware
    People Are Flipping Out Over Regin, Super-Sophisticated Spy Software

    Symantec says Regin was first detected in 2008, but disappeared three years later, only to resurface in 2013. Regin has attacked all kinds of businesses, including telecoms, hospitality, and airlines, but nearly half of it targeted private individuals and small businesses. Russia and Saudi Arabia were the two hardest hit countries, each accounting for 28% and 24% of the attacks respectively, but it’s also been spotted in Mexico, Ireland, and India.

  • Pakistan
    The Ship Breakers

    After their useful life is over, more than 90 percent of the world's ocean-going container ships end up on the shores of India, Pakistan, Indonesia, or Bangladesh, where labor is cheap, demand for steel is high, and environmental regulations are lax. The ships are driven right up onto shoreline lots set aside for ship breaking, then attacked by hammer and blowtorch until all usable material has been stripped away to be sold or recycled.