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. His blog, Via Meadia, appears at the American Interest Online. Artick 2. Washington Post EFTA00657285 Next up in the Middle East mess? Saudi Arabia's succession fight Karen Elliott House 15 September -- From afar, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia appears immune from the turmoil and uncertainty engu

prominent positions in some key Saudi ministries. A short list of third- generation princes who could be king includes Khalid al-Faisal, governor of Mecca and son of the respected late King Faisal; Muhammad bin Fand, governor of the oil-producing Eastern Province and son of the late King Fand; Khalid

2529 June 16, 2012 -- Riyadh—The death of Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al Saud, announced by state media on Saturday, launched oil-rich Saudi Arabia into what analysts said may be one of the last readily forecast successions among the aging sons of the kingdom's founder. Prince Salman bin Abdula

dered closest of his brothers to the country's religious conservatives, would be mourned with religious services Sunday in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, state media said. The ruling Saudi family, like the government overall, follows the austere Wahhabi branch of Islam. It typically buries its membe

l Research. Source: Haver, BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research. Likewise, the focus on religious tourism is appropriate given its importance in Saudi Arabia but NTP targets appear ambitious to us with a targeted 20%yoy CAGR increase in Umrah pilgrims. Religious tourism accounted for c40% of total tourist

rade status to be retained despite likely further rating cuts A prolonged oil price downturn is likely to continue to put downward pressure on Saudi Arabia’s credit rating in the medium-term. On average, the GCC has benefited from three notch rating upgrades over the period 2002-10 prior to the start of

nd tax proceeds City Selected urban land area(sqm) White land value (SARbn) @ 2.5% (SARbn) Riyadh 1,300,000,000 494 12.4 Jeddah 1,686,000,000 481 12 Mecca 850,000,000 485 12.1 Medina 293,000,000 88 2.2 Dammam 200,000,000 48 1.2 Total 4,329,000,000 1,595 39.9 Source: SAMA, BofA Merrill Lynch estimates f