Police in the Caribbean are investigating the disappearance of an American couple after escaped inmates in Grenada allegedly hijacked their yacht. Now, their family is bracing for the possibility "they aren't with us" after the violent scene (...)
Oil prices have been declining since reaching a record of almost $150/barrel over a decade ago (yes, prices were that high). The price volatility has caused, and continues to cause, a lot of distress across the value chain, reducing both CAPEX and (...)
IN recent times, factor investing has emerged as a third pillar of investing alongside traditional stock picking alpha-strategies and market cap-weighted passive. Investing across these three pillars is not a question of right or wrong, but rather (...)
JUBAIL — The Jubail Open 2016 International Invitation Tournament, organized by Saudi Badminton Committee & Expatriate Badminton Association (EBASA) in collaboration with Royal Commission for Jubail, ended successfully at Al-Huwailat Indoor Club (...)
AL-KHOBAR — The Saudi Badminton Committee & Expatriate Badminton Association (EBASA) in collaboration with Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu is organizing an Invitational International Badminton Tournament at Al-Huwailat Club, Jubail, on May 27 (...)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahya Al-Mo'allemi has conveyed the congratulations of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, (...)
Three major Middle Eastern issues are on the discussion table both internationally and regionally: the Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations, the Syrian crisis, and the Iranian nuclear file. These issues cannot be dissociated from one another, nor (...)
When National Security Advisor Susan Rice announces that the American administration cannot be consumed 24/7 by one region, i.e. the Middle East, she is reiterating the main headlines of the defense policy laid out by President Barack Obama at the (...)
United Nations Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is inclined to request the postponement of Geneva 2 until the beginning of the New Year. A while ago, he wanted to abandon his mission – as done early on by his predecessor Kofi Annan – after he felt it would be (...)
AlHijjah 20, 1434, Oct 25, 2013, SPA -- U.S. veterans are joining residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a U.S. invasion, AP reported.
The October 1983 operation was dubbed "Urgent Fury" and claimed (...)
The Syrian opposition is facing critical choices, leaving no room for anticipation or stalling. Domestically, it is invited to turn its arms towards an opponent, which has started to pose a threat equal to that of the confrontation against the (...)
The West helped the Libyans topple Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and his regime. However, it did not complete the mission, did not provide them with what they need to build an alternative regime that would distance them from anarchy, insecurity, and (...)
All eyes were shifted toward Sudan when the uprising erupted in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya. But the Arab spring did not continue its course up the Nile Valley, and moved eastward towards Syria. The Sudanese waited for the determination of the fate of (...)
Finally, the first direct contact occurred between the "Great Satan" and the "Axis of Evil." Indeed, President Barack Obama and President Hassan Rohani spoke on the phone after around one quarter of a decade of severance, thus marking the (...)
If President Hassan Rohani convinces the leaders he will meet at the United Nations General Assembly this week about his country's seriousness to settle the nuclear file, this will constitute one step on a long and complicated road. On the eve of (...)
The scenario required the depiction of the solution as being a "Russian initiative" to destroy Syria's chemical arsenal, as the last meetings between Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov clearly showed they were a last (...)
At the beginning of the 1990s, Iraq provoked an international crisis, which was one of the most prominent repercussions of the collapse of the world order. And the wide international alliance led by the United States to oust Saddam Hussein's army (...)
Those who were beating the war drums can now rest, as they will possibly have to wait for a few days, weeks, or even months. President Barack Obama might have adopted the decision to strike Syria, but just like Damascus – maybe – he will choose the (...)
The latest developments of the Syrian crisis no longer leave room for the luxury of waiting or overlooking the events taking place in the region. The blazing fire is about to spin out of control and violate the rules of the game. The use of chemical (...)
Now that political action is missing and the decision of staging a confrontation in the street lacks sovereignty, the ghost of civil war threatens Egypt. The resignation of Dr. Mohammad al-Baradei and the fact that Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyeb, the Al-Azhar (...)
The Egyptians do not seem optimistic about Sheikh of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib's initiative, which many expect will share the fate of all the foreign initiatives and efforts that kept Egypt in a rut. The man was always the target of the Muslim (...)
The new Iranian President Sheikh Hassan Rohani is assuming the presidency in difficult and complicated times for his country and the region. He is facing the remnants of eight years of his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's consecutive terms, which (...)
As much as the recurrence of the electoral process in Kuwait constituted a sign of political instability, it has led to frustration and boredom of this game seen four times in five years, especially after it almost paralyzed the wheels of the state. (...)
If the organization of the Geneva 2 conference is linked to the Syrian opposition's achievement of military balance on the ground, following the progress secured by the regime's forces during the last couple of months, the optimists should not set a (...)
The second interim phase that Egypt is currently going through is more dangerous than the first one that followed the deposing of President Hosni Mubarak. During that first phase, the masses took to the streets and squares and were generally (...)