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Human Rights

The Future Of Human Rights In Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah’s death ends a fourteen-and-a-half year reign that saw marginal policy changes, particularly of those which relate to human rights.
by Sneha Nanavati
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Middle East

Saudi Succession Crisis: The Political Power Struggles Inside The House Of Saud

The Saudi succession crisis recently had overshadowed the century-old House of Saud since the incumbent ruler, 90 year-old King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, had been hospitalized due to ‘deteriorating’ health conditions. On the ...
by Shafiy Mazlan
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Human Rights

Driving Ban And Women’s Rights In Saudi Arabia

Two female Saudi activists were sent to the Specialised Criminal Court that deals with terrorist cases in capital city Riyadh after they were caught trying to drive into the Kingdom.
by Bauke Danielle Schram
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Economy

Oil Production And The Prisoner’s Dilemma

In 2014 the geopolitics of oil production changed dramatically. Due to the recent U.S. shale boom, Saudi Arabia – the world’s largest oil exporter – lost its position as a ‘swing producer’ in the oil industry which ha...
by David Bresnahan-McRae
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Middle East
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High-Flying Saudi Woman Becomes Second In The Country To Receive A Pilot’s License

Captain Yasmeen Muhammad Yusuf Al-Maimani has become the second Saudi Arabian woman to earn her commercial pilot license. 20-year-old Yasmeen Muhammad Yusuf Al-Maimani has successfully received her commercial pilot license, m...
by Urban Times
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Lebanon
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Lebanese Presidential Elections And Non-Lebanese Selections

As election season heats up in the Lebanese capital, the man to fill Lebanon’s Presidential throne is still very much up in the air. No time like the present, less than fifty days from the May 25 deadline, illustrates just ho...
by Tarek Shehab
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Bahrain
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Conscription, Mercenaries And Cooperation With Israel Keeping The Peace By Preparing For War In The Gulf

The most militarised region in the world and home to some of the most volatile conflicts in the contemporary era, every state in the Middle East’s armed forces and military policy is forever developing and reforming. While Eg...
by Catherine Smyth
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Bahrain
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Regional Reactions To The Iran Nuclear Deal

As Iran’s long standing sworn “nemesis”, the Israeli reaction, voiced through Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, denouncing the P5+1 Iran nuclear deal, claiming that the “agreement has made the world more dangerous...
by Oscar Isham
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Human Rights
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Enough About The Driving Ban – Saudi Women Have Bigger Problems

Last October, Saudi women made headlines once again by challenging their country’s ban on female drivers and getting behind the wheel. The October 26th driving campaign saw over a dozen women take to the streets, undeterred b...
by Miriam Puttick
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