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Nuclear deal opens new era for Iran and the West

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IRAN

Representing a victory for international diplomacy, the deal promises to resolve a 13-year stand-off between Iran and the West, and pave the way to Iran's reintegration into the…

Saudi Arabia will check internal Islamic State threat

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SAUDI ARABIA

His speech came a day after a series of suicide bombings, almost certainly carried out by Islamic State group (ISG)'s local affiliates. The attacks, intended to mark the end of…

Tourism drive will marginally help the Saudi economy

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi tourism expansion plans.

Saudi presence in the Balkans could grow

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SAUDI ARABIA

Recent engagement with Montenegro is testimony to this, reflecting Saudi religious and economic interests in the region. Traditionally, Turkey enjoyed influence in the Balkans…

Saudi leadership will modernise but uphold religion

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SAUDI ARABIA

In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…

The Saudi tourist sector will expand rapidly

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SAUDI ARABIA

The tourist sector is recovering strongly following the COVID-19 pandemic, aided by government efforts to promote high-end leisure tourism and increase capacity for religious…

Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions will increase instability

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IRAN/SAUDI ARABIA

This followed a marked intensification of hostile verbal exchanges between Iranian and Saudi officials and religious leaders in the weeks leading up to the annual pilgrimage to…

Saudi attack will prompt a rethink of air defences

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SAUDI ARABIA/IRAN

On September 14, a barrage of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles hit two major Aramco production sites at Abqaiq and Khurais with surgical accuracy. The attack…

The United States has few good options in Yemen

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YEMEN

Previous US-led strikes had failed to disrupt the Huthis’ ability to strike targets in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. There are now indications that the administration is being…

Salafi influence is likely to grow in Libya

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LIBYA

He was reportedly arrested, along with the four organisers, at the instigation of a Salafi group which considered the event sinful. The incident casts a spotlight on the influence…