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A U.S. Base in Saudi Arabia Expands to Help Counter Iran
The military site near the Red Sea sat mostly idle for several years until a recent burst of activity turned it into a supply ...
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Saudi Arabia is opening up its economy and its society. Why has Canada been so slow to capitalize on that?
Donald Trump came to Saudi Arabia earlier this month, with big U.S. business leaders in tow, to embrace Saudi’s young leader, Mohammed bin Salman, and his 2030 plans to reshape its oil economy.
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Saudi society has changed drastically. Can the economy change, too?
On May 3rd Saudi Arabia told OPEC it would no longer underwrite such cheating, and would instead open the taps to regain its market share. The price of Brent crude duly slumped to around $60 a barrel.