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KSA’s outlook still positive – Haddad
For statesmen worldwide would not mind a crystal ball that tells them how they can fix economies and societies after the Corona crisis. The fear is big for economic collapse and loss. Carmen Haddad, CEO of Citi SaudiArabia is a voice that sees KSA’s future positively....
Life in Saudi Arabia through the eyes of Bizzie Frost
Q: Elizabeth Frost, known to everyone as Bizzie, tell us something about yourself. A: I was born in Kenya and grew up in a small town in the heart of the tea-growing district. It was an idyllic childhood, to begin with, in a remote area in a forest where my father was...
Saudi Arabia seems on top of Corona crisis
CarnegieMEC Badr Alseif reflects on how history and current development strategy defined Saudi Arabia's handling of the crisis. He states the different approaches taken by Saudi and Iran protecting religious sites. https://bit.ly/35g07P5
The splendour of Ramadan
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This Ramadan was different
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, this year Ramadan in the Saudi Arabia and the entire Muslim world will not be the same. On 10 April, the government in Saudi Arabia announced it what it considers the last in a series of restrictions which it has imposed on the nation to...
Saudis in lockdown
At first, I could not grasp the depression that overcame me with the gradual lockdown. I tried to reason with myself, but still continued feeling trapped. Like many other cities in the world, Dubai went into lockdown. The closure happened gradually, making it easier...
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The Corona crisis in the Gulf
This is the Grand Mosque of Makkah without people after Saudi authorities banned public attendance. It is a heartbreaking scene for anyone who has been there. This is the second time in Saudi Arabian history that worshippers are not allowed into the Grand Mosque (the...