Moody's upgrades Saudi Arabia's credit rating to Aa3 with stable outlook    Riyadh Metro to begin partial operations next Wednesday: Report    Al Okhdood halts Al Shabab's winning streak with a 1-1 draw in Saudi Pro League    Mahrez leads Al Ahli to victory over Al Fayha in Saudi Pro League    Al Qadsiah hands Al Nassr their first defeat in the Saudi Pro League    Saudi musical marvels takes center stage in Tokyo's iconic opera hall    Downing Street indicates Netanyahu faces arrest if he enters UK    London's Gatwick airport reopens terminal after bomb scare evacuation    Civil Defense warns of thunderstorms across Saudi Arabia until Tuesday    Saudi Arabia, Japan strengthen cultural collaboration with new MoU    Slovak president meets Saudi delegation to bolster trade and investment ties    Saudi defense minister meets with Swedish state secretary    Navigating healthcare's future: Solutions for a sustainable system    Al Khaleej qualifies for Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship final    Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos    Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia    Trump picks Pam Bondi as attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdraws    Al-Jasser: Saudi Arabia to expand rail network to over 8,000 km    Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out    Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Robert Minter
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the oil and gas sector across the globe
DUBAI — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the oil and gas sector across the globe and it is not going to get much better anytime soon. The widespread mandated activity halt of work due to the pandemic has disrupted virtually (...)

27 - 08 - 2020
Mayo Clinic: Investigational convalescent plasma is safe for patients with COVID-19
NEW YORK — Mayo Clinic and collaborators recently reported safety data on the first 5,000 hospitalized patients transfused with investigational convalescent plasma as part of the Food and Drug Administration's national Expanded Access Program (EAP) (...)

06 - 06 - 2020
How to secure a work-from-home organization
Over the last few days, a slew of people have texted or called me for practical guidance on how to secure a global, work-from-home organization. So, I crafted this short-ish post, mostly as a public service announcement. It's not intended to be (...)

02 - 04 - 2020
The Trump campaign shakeup: Going to the mattresses
Flagging in the polls, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has decided to shake up his campaign, bringing in Stephen Bannon, head of Breitbart News LLC, as CEO. Paul Manafort, the experienced Republican operative who has urged Trump to (...)

22 - 08 - 2016
Jubhat Al-Nusrah: Extremist Thieves of the People's Revolution
The Assad regime's brutality has created an environment inside Syria that al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) is working hard to exploit. In an effort to establish a long-term presence in Syria, AQI is trying to rebrand itself under the guise of a group called (...)

12 - 12 - 2012
Orioles ruin Red Sox chance to extend lead
run double in the eighth inning gave the Baltimore Orioles a 7-5 win Tuesday night and ruined a chance for the Boston Red Sox to extend their two-game lead in the AL wild-card race. Andino's go-ahead hit came off Jonathan Papelbon, who had gone 21 (...)

22 - 09 - 2011
The Pentagon after Gates
year veteran of the national security establishment when President George W. Bush summoned him to assume command of a demoralized and embattled Pentagon in late 2006. He inherited incoherent spending priorities, a broken procurement process and two (...)

03 - 07 - 2011
‘New Rules' offers tips for virtual workers
The opening quote from Bruce Fairchild Barton, an author and advertising executive: “When you're through changing, you're through”, sets the stage for Sheryl Lindsell-Roberts' latest book, “New Rules for Today's Workplace: Strategies for Success in (...)

12 - 04 - 2011
Diamonds should not be pocketed by some individuals. They should help to improve the whole country. Those with an appetite for individual aggrandisement, please blunt your appetite. We will ensure there is collective benefit and not individual (...)

02 - 08 - 2010
BP scrambles to stem leak
With BP declaring failure in its latest attempt to plug the uncontrolled gusher feeding the worst oil spill in U.S. history, the company is turning to yet another mix of risky undersea robot maneuvers and containment devices to keep crude from (...)

30 - 05 - 2010
BP tries experimental plan to plug Gulf oil gusher
BP engineers reported no problems yet as they pumped heavy mud into a blown-out undersea well, but the company's CEO said they won't know until late Thursday if their experimental plan to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico has worked, (...)

27 - 05 - 2010
Obama sends top chiefs to monitor spill response
Three top Obama administration officials are returning to the Gulf Coast to monitor the massive oil spill that seems to have no end in sight _ the devastation underscored by oil-stained pelicans and their eggs on an island where hundreds of the (...)

23 - 05 - 2010
Oil catcher dome hits snag near leak site
London-based BP Plc's plan to lower a giant containment dome to trap oil from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well on the sea floor hit a technical obstacle on Saturday in the form of methane hydrates, or flammable ice, a BP executive said on (...)

09 - 05 - 2010
Oil catcher dome hits snag near leak site -BP exec
BP Plc hit a snag in its efforts to lower a giant containment dome to trap oil from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well on the sea floor that could take two days to troubleshoot, a BP executive said on Saturday, according to Reuters. BP engineers (...)

08 - 05 - 2010
Allenby surges to 1-shot lead in Dubai
under 65 Thursday for a one-shot lead after the first round of the Dubai World Championship, while Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy kept up their battle for the European Tour money title. Allenby, a 38-year-old Australian who plays mainly on the US (...)

20 - 11 - 2009
Derksen battles to two-shot lead in S. Korea
Jan Derksen battled windy conditions and persistent rain to shoot a three-under 69 and take a two-shot lead after the second round of the Ballatine's Championship on Friday. Dutchman Derksen mixed six birdies with a double-bogey seven at the fourth (...)

25 - 04 - 2009
Forget the past, Capello tells England players
Fabio Capello inherited an England team of dithering losers and turned it into a confident squad of stars who delivered four World Cup qualifying victories in a row. Asked how he did it, the Italian manager who won title after title at club level (...)

17 - 11 - 2008
Haye too heavy for Barrett
David Haye floored Monte Barrett five times and launched his heavyweight career with a fifth-round stoppage victory on Saturday. Watched from ringside by WBC champion Vitaly Klitschko, former undisputed world cruiserweight champion Haye showed his (...)

17 - 11 - 2008
38th Chess Olympiad to open in Dresden
The highly rated Russian team led by former world champion Vladimir Kramnik will enter the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden as the clear favorite, but one American grandmaster says the US is fielding its strongest ever team. The 13-day tournament (...)

13 - 11 - 2008
Chelsea regains top spot
Nicolas Anelka's two goals kept Chelsea at the top of the Premier League in a 2-0 victory at Blackburn on Sunday, and Darren Bent's double lifted Tottenham away from last place in a 2-1 victory at nine-man Manchester City. Anelka is now the (...)

10 - 11 - 2008
Juve tops Real to reach next round
Juventus joined Barcelona and Sporting Lisbon in the knockout round of the Champions League on Wednesday after two goals by Alessandro Del Piero gave the Italian team a 2-0 victory at Real Madrid. Defending champion Manchester United is almost (...)

06 - 11 - 2008
Al-Maliki stressing US departure
Iraq's prime minister is pushing the idea that the US departure is in sight in a bid to sell the security deal with Washington to Iran. To reinforce the message, the Iraqis are asking for changes to the deal that would effectively rule out (...)

03 - 11 - 2008
Raid into Syria complicates Iraq's ties
The deadly US raid into Syria may complicate efforts to win approval for a new US-Iraqi security deal by drawing attention to a fact many Iraqis detest – that they can't control everything American forces might do. Syrian officials say US troops (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
Champion Anand retains world chess crown
Viswanathan Anand of India retained his world chess title Wednesday by drawing with the white pieces against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik. The 24-move draw gave Anand a 6.5-4.5 victory in the best-of-12 game match, one of the shortest (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
Kramnik stays alive with game 10 victory
With his back to the wall, Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik won game 10 against World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand of India in Germany on Monday to keep their title match going. Kramnik now trails 6-4 in the 12-game match and must win the (...)

28 - 10 - 2008
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