Close Relative of Senior Saudi Counterterrorism Official Killed Alongside AlQaeda in Syria
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.…
UAE: Saud Bin Saqr – A Sheikh like no other?
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…
Amidst upheaval, a land of opportunity: Saudi Arabia makes its move
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…
Conference: Saudi Arabia: Energy Security and Regional Uncertainty
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
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Harun Ahmed Defected…
The Execution of the Saudi Seven
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…
Obama’s Saudi Friends Should Alarm Americans
Washington DC -- Ahmed Matar must be rolling in his grave. The 17 year-old high school student was killed December 27th by Saudi Special Forces while attending a pro-democracy rally in the Eastern Province city of Qatif to demand freedom…
Saudi Mufti on Democracy and Twitter
November 13, 2012
By Benjamin Wurtzel
Try to imagine an Italy where the Pope and his Vatican state are not merely tenants of Rome, but are the spiritual guidance of the entire Italian nation. The pope issues decrees and makes…
Survey of Shia Life in Saudi Arabia
Washington, DC- The Institute for Gulf Affairs released a special report on Sunday, October 28. On Being Shiite in Saudi Arabia will offer a rare glimpse into the lives of Shia Muslims living in Saudi Arabia.
This special report, the…
A Review of Karen House’s “on Saudi Arabia”
In the midst of the ongoing political·volatility·in the Middle East, one country has been particularly successful in thwarting domestic protest: Saudi Arabia. Clouded in mystery, the Saudi Kingdom has not been as affected by…
Policy Brief: The Old Men of Arabia
The Institute for Gulf Affairs has learned that Saudi King Abdulaziz is traveling to New York City for medical treatment at New York Presbyterian Hospital after a brief visit to Morocco. The 76 year old Crown Prince Salman will be the…