Profiting from Death: Blood Money and Saudi
CROSSROADS ARABIA: If one cannot pay, then it’s off to the square for a bit of head-chopping. This, the writer says, runs contrary to Islamic purpose.…
Saudi Business: Nitiqat Conformity Contortions
CROSSROADS ARABIA: A young Saudi discovered he had been employed by a company about which he knew nothing and to which he had never applied…
News Analysis: Gaddafi’s Daughter in ‘Call to Arms’
Aisha Gaddafi has issued a rallying cry to supporters of the former regime in an audio broadcast that has been played on Syrian television. …
News Analysis: The UAE Five, A Closure?
NEWS ANALYSIS: "This has become a very dividing case in the U.A.E.," said Abdulkhaleq Abdullah... He's not wrong: On Twitter some Emiratis called for the death sentence to be applied to the five. …
News Analysis: The UAE’s new bankruptcy law
NEWS ANALYSIS: The UAE is in the early stages of implementing a new bankruptcy law that will allow companies the time they need to restructure their business...…
News Analysis: King Abdullah Visits West Bank
A new dynamic is opening up in Jordanian-Palestinian relations - a recognition and acceptance of the role that the Islamic political movement Hamas plays. …
News Analysis: Assad Speaks to UK Media
President Assad has ended his purdah with the international media and conducted an interview with a UK newspaper. Let's see what he had to say. …
News Analysis: Kuwait Parliament Stormed
Following months of protests outside the Kuwaiti parliament the lid finally came off and a group of protestors stormed the gates. What does this mean? …
News Analysis: Arab League Gives Syria Heave-Ho
It's crunch time for Syria at the Arab League and they've decided not to turn up to the Moroccan get-together. Hardly a major surprise. …
News Analysis: Lebanese Pols in TV Punch Up
It seems to be more 'war, war' than 'jaw, jaw' on talk shows these days. Two Lebanese politicians gave their interpretation of the 'Solidere Shuffle' on a show late Monday night. …
