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1 July 20200230 James M. Dorsey

Economic Crisis Does Little to Dampen Saudi Pricey Ambitions

The hiring by Saudi Arabia of an international public relations firm to counter doubts about Mohammed bin Salman’s $500 billion USD dream of a fut

29 June 20200302 James M. Dorsey

China was quick to aid coronavirus-stricken Sri Lanka. Chinese magnanimity and speed in responding to the Indian Ocean Island’s request contrasted s

12 June 20200257 MPC Journal Team

For the first time since it was founded in 1932, Saudi Arabia is contemplating the cancellation of the most important annual Muslim ritual - Hajj pi

2 June 20200288 James M. Dorsey

The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic for Gulf states has done far more than play havoc with their revenue base and fis

20 May 20200288 James M. Dorsey

The Firefly, an Israeli-built loitering kamikaze drone, part of the Spike family of missiles that the Jewish state has sold to various European na

15 May 20200329 James M. Dorsey

One thing is certain, the recent US military pullback from Saudi Arabia will fuel a brewing arms race in the Middle East at a time when the region

12 May 20200371 MPC Journal Team

A Saudi Criminal Court has convicted the Saudi owner of a “halal bar” to three months in prison and a fine of US $2600 (10,000 Saudi riyals) for a

8 May 20200306 Neville Teller

Yemen, a country spread across the base of the Arabian peninsula, was described by the Romans as “Arabia Felix” – happy, fortunate Arabia – an epi

7 May 20200337 James M. Dorsey

The coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout may rewrite the security as well as the political and economic map of the Middle East. The crisi

28 April 20200307 James M. Dorsey

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may feel that the global pandemic and its economic fallout are the more immediate of his problems as the ki