Tag: Saudi Arabia
Why is Eid celebrated twice a year and how has coronavirus...
Ken Chitwood, Concordia College New York
Editor’s note: At sundown on July 30, Muslims all over the world celebrated one of the principal festivals, Eid...
Will American shale oil go bust?
Jorge Guira, University of Reading
US oil is suffering unprecedented distress, as demonstrated by the benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude price crashing into negative...
Women in Arab countries find themselves torn between opportunity and tradition
Alainna Liloia, University of Arizona
Arab women, long relegated to the private sphere by law and social custom, are gaining new access to public life.
All...
Saudi women are fighting for their freedom – and their hard-won...
Alainna Liloia, University of Arizona
Saudi women will soon be allowed to obtain passports and travel without the permission of a male relative.
This new regulation,...
Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in...
Robert McCabe, Coventry University
The latest attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman have once again highlighted the vulnerability of merchant ships...
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia give Trump all the leverage he...
Terrence Guay, Pennsylvania State University
Among Donald Trump’s many unusual characteristics as president is his frankness.
Last week, after the disappearance and apparent torture...
Arms and influence in the Khashoggi affair
Russell E. Lucas, Michigan State University
President Donald Trump’s reaction to the disappearance and death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul reveals important details...
Why is Saudi Arabia suddenly so paranoid?
James L. Gelvin, University of California, Los Angeles
In the past, Saudi Arabia depended upon its enormous oil wealth and the United States for its...
EXPLORING NATURE
Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback
Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner, Southwestern University and Hannah V. Herrero, University of Tennessee
Florida’s Indian River Lagoon has been an ecosystem...
