Saudi Arabia

The biggest population, the largest GDP, the most oil reserves, arguable the most conservative state within the GCC.

Unsustainable: The Bell Tolls For Subsidies in Saudi Arabia

Unsustainable: The Bell Tolls For Subsidies in Saudi Arabia

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Herbert Stein Law runs: “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” The tautology is starting to surface in Saudi Arabia.…

Persuasion, Not Laws, Needed to Encourage Spoken Arabic

Persuasion, Not Laws, Needed to Encourage Spoken Arabic

STEVE ROYSTON: It's a debate with no end, apparently. How to encourage 'guest workers' to become more fluent in Arabic. Is legislation necessary? …

The Rise and Rise of Solar Power: Everyone’s Getting It

The Rise and Rise of Solar Power: Everyone’s Getting It

JUAN COLE: The precipitous fall in the cost of generating solar power has resulted in traditionally oil-dependent nations such as Saudi Arabia investing heavily in it for domestic power production. …

Banished: The Man Who’s ‘Too Handsome’ For Saudi Arabia

Banished: The Man Who’s ‘Too Handsome’ For Saudi Arabia

DANIEL M. VARISCO: He's a danger to Saudi society. Women in the Kingdom must be protected from his dazzling good looks. All hail Handsome Omar!…

Expensive Kingdom: Why Projects Cost So Much More in KSA

Expensive Kingdom: Why Projects Cost So Much More in KSA

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Corruption, nepotism, the ridiculous cost of real estate in Saudi Arabia. These are just some of the reasons projects in the Kingdom cost so much …

Saudi Student in Boston: “I Did What Everyone Else Did. I Ran”

Saudi Student in Boston: “I Did What Everyone Else Did. I Ran”

ROB L. WAGNER: She thought is was just an accident - a pipe had fallen - but the basic human instinct to get away took over …

Accept It: The Arabic Language Is Bound To Change

Accept It: The Arabic Language Is Bound To Change

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Complaining about the changes that affect language is as pointless as complaining about the time the sun rises. It's ultimately pointless. …

Stiff New Visa Penalties Announced in Saudi Arabia

Stiff New Visa Penalties Announced in Saudi Arabia

ROB L. WAGNER: Social media channels in the Kingdom have been alive with chit chat surrounding the new visa rules. …

Applying ‘The Rumsfeld Test’ on the Kingdom

Applying ‘The Rumsfeld Test’ on the Kingdom

DAVID ROBERTS: Reading the runes of Saudi Arabia's possible succession is an art, a science and a mystery wrapped in one. …

‘A Barbaric Act’: Courage Needed To Reinterpret Law

‘A Barbaric Act’: Courage Needed To Reinterpret Law

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The proposed paralysis of an individual in revenge for a criminal act ten years ago has created an international uproar. What can the Saudi authorities do? …

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