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While on a visit in Saudi Arabia earlier this month, Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister, suggested that Saudi Arabia should contribute extra money to the IMF fund. Supporting his statement, he said Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest oil exporter and should help create funds to lend a hand in emerging markets and to prevent [...]
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zadari visited Saudi Arabia in early November to request funds for the Pakistani economy that is in currently in desperate need. Pakistan has many trade and budget deficits that Zadari hopes Saudi Arabia will assist with, considering their past relationships. According to BBC, despite two years of deferred oil payments, Zadari [...]
The Minister for the Interior of Saudi Arabia, Naif Bin Abdulaziz, has recently agreed with proposals to ban foreigners from working in the country if they cannot read or write. The onset of this new rule was based on a study of the crime rates in the country. Crime patterns in Saudi Arabia have shown [...]
While there has been no official press release, there is speculation that the United States might be close to proposing a security deal with the Iraqi government. Deals have been close before, but this time the President in introducing the deal to key members of Congress, suggesting a greater seriousness. In addition to this, the [...]
