The public disagreement between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia this week in the OPEC+ group has shaken international markets given the high stakes involved for a deal supporting...
detailsOn August 17, Pakistani army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Saudi Arabia to meet with Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman, younger brother to the
detailsUntil Journal reporters asked the Saudis for comment, Riyadh had not acknowledged the existence of the plant. In terms of international protocols, that’s sort of OK but it suggests a lack of openness inconsistent with peaceful intent.
detailsThis year, however, the hajj has become another casualty of COVID-19. Last month, Saudi Arabia banned the hajj for international visitors, drastically reducing the number of people able to perform the sacred ritual.
detailsKing Salman may not be on his deathbed, but his son is renowned for not wanting to waste an opportunity.
detailsArms sales to countries in the Yemen conflict continue, despite violations of human rights and conditions of transfer.
detailsFor autocratic regimes, increasing taxes could put their survival at risk.
detailsThe market appears to doubt that the deal will suffice, and royal family dynamics could push the oil crisis into further rounds.
detailsA regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
detailsA regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
detailsThe latest crackdown appears to have targeted senior defense and interior officials, spurring speculation that they are linked to previously detained princes rumored to be plotting a coup.
detailsA train wreck is about to occur in the oil market, and there will be casualties. Russia and Saudi Arabia, which previously had cooperated in making the world market well-supplied, no longer can agree on how to share the benefits.
detailsReports of royal arrests, a possible coup plot, and a brewing oil price war suggest that the kingdom is facing another period of considerable political tension.
detailsThe arrest of such high-ranking princes reveals the shaky ground on which the young princes future rests
detailsThe Red Sea has fast become the subject of new geopolitical intrigue, as unprecedented engagement between Gulf states and the Horn of Africa reframes politics, economics, and security astride one of the world’s most heavily trafficked waterways
detailsMoscow and Riyadh agreed to disagree but it does not exclude their cooperation in areas of mutual interest
detailsStarting a war to protect oil markets will only backfire.
detailsPentagon is cautious as Riyadh requests additional U.S. forces.
detailsEgypts Ministry of Religious Endowments granted controversial Sheikh Yasser Borhami, vice president of the Salafist Call, a preaching permit for Friday sermons in Alexandria in August
detailsSaudi attitudes towards the plight of thousands of illegal Rohingya in the kingdom fleeing persecution in Myanmar and squalid Bangladeshi refugee camps help explain Saudi support
detailsSaudi Arabia has used a variety of means to neutralize domestic opposition to the war in Yemen.
detailsThe bipartisan bill follows the revelation that a longtime Trump advisor was pushing for lucrative nuclear deals with Riyadh.
detailsIf Riyadh did in fact order Khashoggi’s detention, it may be miscalculating the likely negative impact on U.S. diplomacy and Western investment.
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