[waitingforcorrection: invalid GUID, no audio attached] In recent weeks, there have been dramatic developments in the Middle East for countries approaching democracy there. Yesterday, some surprising news came conservative Saudi Arabia. King Abdullah granted women the right to vote, run in future local elections and join the advisory council, the Shura, as full members. It’s a […]
The stock market in the Arab world’s wealthiest country has seen a consistent slide over the past week. Jitters in Saudi Arabia are almost certainly related to calls for protests in the country to reform the royal government into a constitutional monarchy. Several groups have sent petitions to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz with requests for […]