Saudi Arabia

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

Is It Time for Europe to Ban Saudi Men from Driving?

Is It Time for Europe to Ban Saudi Men from Driving?

EMAN AL NAFJAN: So Kuwait is thinking about changing its laws to suit Saudi Arabia. Maybe it's time for the European Union to take a leaf out of their book …

Patenting Disease: Saudi Authorities ‘Must Pay To Protect Citizens’

Patenting Disease: Saudi Authorities ‘Must Pay To Protect Citizens’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A Dutch laboratory has patented the virus that is currently killing Saudi citizens. …

‘Women Welcome’: Progress But Heat Rises in Saudi Stadiums

‘Women Welcome’: Progress But Heat Rises in Saudi Stadiums

JAMES DORSEY: It's a significant move by the Saudi authorities but rising discontent is evident on the terraces in the Kingdom …

Saudi’s ‘White Ribbon Campaign’: Conservatives Lash Out

Saudi’s ‘White Ribbon Campaign’: Conservatives Lash Out

EMAN AL NAFJAN: Saudis are generally at ease with international campaigns such as Breast Cancer Awareness. Why the furore over the White Ribbon campaign? …

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 …

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