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28 October 2013 Washington - Saudi King Abdullah has banned women from driving within two military hospitals, according to a secret Saudi government document obtained by the Institute for Gulf Affairs. Women are banned from driving in…

By Burgan Hobbs Washington - On Thursday Saudi Arabia won, for the first time, a highly coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council despite protest from human rights groups regarding Saudi abysmal human rights record. Saudi…

By Daniel Morillo 14 October 2013 Washington DC- Al Shabaab and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) are separated by the narrow Mandeb Strait dividing Horn of Africa and Yemen. Though both are endorsed and supported by a weakened Al…

By Burgan Hobbs October 10, 2013 Washington DC - Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, may be seeking to end hostilities with the U.S. through a charm offensive of statements and tweets. The new president is trying to break the deadlock on…

Saudi Arabia: Threats to the Kingdom’s Oil Infrastructure featuring Andrew Bond, Assistant Director at the Institute for Gulf Affairs Dr. David Weinberg, Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Daniel Morillo,…

Washington DC - The nephew of the director of Saudi terrorist rehabilitation program was killed fighting against the Syrian Army with an AlQaeda group Friday, his mother confirmed multiple reports of his death. AlHadlaq’s mother, Dr.…

Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi was born in 1956 as the fourth son of Sheikh Saqr Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah. Back then, Britain still controlled the Arab sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf, and oil had not yet made Abu Dhabi rich. Saud…

Over the past three years, the Arab uprisings have sown a land of feast and famine in the Middle East.· Across the region, the downfall of old regimes and power structures has unhinged traditional geopolitical relationships and has allowed…

Saudi Arabia: Energy Security and Regional Uncertainty Conference featuring Matar Matar Bahraini Member of Parliament and Dr. W’Sam AlShammari Representative of the Constitutional Movement in Saudi Arabia and Harun Ahmed Defected…

By Ali AlAhmed The Execution of the Saudi Seven Saudi Arabia's farcical justice system condemned seven young men to death this week, and the world remained silent. Washington DC -- As I wrote this article on the night of March 12 in…