Saudi Arabia posted a deficit of 109.2 billion riyals ($29.12 billion) in the second quarter this year as low oil prices hurt revenues, according to a finance ministry report on quarterly budget ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-leader in Saudi embraces flexibility, communication
Col. John DiGiambattista handed over leadership of Office of the Program Manager-Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program to Col. John White on July 1 during a ceremony at the Security ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia announces 1,897 new coronavirus cases, 29 deaths
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported 1,968 new coronavirus cases, pushing the total number of confirmed infections in the Kingdom to 270,831, a significant decline for the third consecutive day. The ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia completes portion of outstanding bonds valued at $9 bn, issues new sukuk
Saudi Arabia completed an early redemption of a portion of outstanding bonds maturing in August, September, November and December of this year with a total value of 34.26 billion riyals ($9.14 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Toll of Virus, Oil on Saudi Budget Laid Bare With Revenue Plunge
Saudi Arabia suffered a simultaneous decline in oil and non-oil revenue as the global pandemic combined with lower energy prices to jolt the kingdom’s public finances. ( read original story ...)
‘Over 3,400 Casualties’: UN Mission in Afghanistan Documents Terror Attacks on Sikhs, Religious Minorities
The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict mid-year report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the first half of 2020 witnessed fluctuating levels of violence impacting ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan’s Gen Z Is Fighting Back
Afghanistan’s Gen Z Is Fighting Back... KABUL, Afghanistan—There were few things that scared Fatima Khalil, a 24-year-old human rights activist who torpedoed her way across an increasingly volatile ... ( read original story ...)
With US troops gone from two bases in eastern Afghanistan, Taliban steps up attacks
The scars of decades of war and recent battles against ISIS mar the landscape in Achin around the former U.S. Combat Outpost Blackfish, which once housed small Special Forces teams. ( read original story ...)
Third Iraq protester dies of tear gas canister wound this week
An Iraqi protester died Tuesday after being shot with a tear gas canister in overnight skirmishes with police in the capital, medical and security sources told AFP. The clashes came just hours after P ... ( read original story ...)
Why the United States Invaded Iraq
Robert Draper’s “To Start a War” provides the deep background on the decisions that took America into war in the Middle East. ( read original story ...)