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A Saudi woman looks at her mobile as she walks through a coffee shop in the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2013 AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE
The Only Way is Up
From Kuwait City to Sana’a, from Jeddah to Manama, women on the Arabian Peninsula are on the move, and the coming year is likely to bring them increased opportunities, be it in the job market, the government or the private sector. These improvements are due less to...Caption:
File photo—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being greeted by Saudi officials upon his arrival in Riyadh on April 30, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/HO/SPA )
Opinion: Japan, Gulf oil, and the future
The Middle East has become old news, or so it would appear in the political analysis of Washington and other Western capitals. The region was once the focus of their attention and was always at the heart of their political, military, economic, and security concerns....Caption:
Egyptian women walk by a billboard featuring Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on September 1, 2013 in Luxor after the city governor named Luxor’s main square after him. (AFP PHOTO/STRINGER)
Egypt: Luxor sets sights on Gulf tourists
Luxor’s governor, General Tariq Saadeddine, has announced that the governorate will target the Saudi and Gulf markets to attract new tourists to the ancient Egyptian city. He said “this is part of Luxor’s attempt to find a solution to its unprecedented tourism...Caption:
A street in Doha, Qatar, in 1965 (AAA)