Fahd of Saudi Arabia

It is hard to read or watch the news without hearing the word ISIS; it is a controversial topic in the current world. The word ISIS also known as the Islamic state has been around mystery, it is Al-Qaeda offshoot that seeks to establish an Islamic state aiming to launch a jihad, which means a holy war where the jihadist sacrificing their life to their hardline beliefs. At first, ISIS initially established in Iraq and Syria (al-Sham) in 2004 by the extremist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi where only few…

Saudi Arabia: Contemporary Operational Environment Looking at Saudi Arabia, we must first analyze what makes a massive, barren landscape hospitable to more than 31 million Saudis. 129,000 miles of border and 158 miles of coastline including the only country with both the Red Sea and Persian Gulf access makes Saudi Arabia a very viable trade route. What exports does this country produce to sustain itself and its military? How does Religion play into its politics? Where does the loyalty of its…

Question 15 Critically discuss five (5) functions of World Trade Organization (WTO). 1.0 Introduction World Trade Oranization or WTO started from 1948. Before the named of WTO publish, all the trade used GATT in 1986 until 1993. GATT stand for General Agreement Tariffs and Trades. After that, all the members of GATT also sign on agreement of Uruguay in April 1994 at Morocco to publish the new named in the organization is WTO. WTO is The WTO is an organization that was established by an…

Cory’s situation because I was a talented soccer player myself back in Saudi Arabia and was dreaming about a possible professional career. I was hopeful, especially after I got a scholarship to go to an Italian high school to study and also be part of the school soccer team. But my father refused to sign the papers for me to go and even forbad me to continue playing soccer in Saudi Arabia. He wanted me to continue study in Saudi Arabia then attend the University there and help him with the…

The geographical location of Dubai is a one part of United Arab Emirates (UAE). Throughout the rest of the 1970s, Dubai began to grow considerably as it gained revenue from oil and trading. Dubai is the second largest emirate with an urban area of 3885 sq km and the city is roughly 35 sq km Next, Dubai had relatively small reserves on the build its future mall portion of Dubai's economy is based on oil. Besides that, oil made up 6 percent gross a domestic products in 2006. The Dubai city is…

Offshore drilling, this is something that helps and hinders many people, companies, and countries. The process of offshore drilling takes lots of energy, time, and money. It is a process where a rig or boat drills a hole through the ground till the rig hits oil or the desired product that’s being drilled. There is domestic and foreign drilling that produces oil for our companies, domestic drilling saves America millions of dollars. (Offshore Drilling)Sometimes America can’t provide the major…

Oil, or “black gold” as it was also called, was definitely a huge moneymaker for those in the Middle East. However, it was not until the mid to late 1800s that oil production began here in the United States. Different products like kerosene, gasoline, and diesel were being produced thanks to a fracturing process to refine crude oils was discovered. These products were able to be produced and marketed for different purposes, which, in turn, made profits go up. A combustion engine was also being…

This being one of the first times America was a target for a terrorist attack, although not on American soil. America tried to retaliate by bombing, yet missing, Saudi Arabian leaders and terrorist group leaders. By the year 2000 Osama Bin Laden is now a well-known name and is a wanted man, he was speculated to hide in the deserts of Afghanistan and round up and training people to follow in his footsteps, America…

National Security and energy security go hand in hand. To have national security a country must also have energy security. Oil dependent nations must have secure access to their necessary oil supply to keep the country running properly. Disturbances in the flow of oil out of the ground and into the hands of the consumers would have a catastrophic effect on global energy markets. Many states spend billions annually on energy security. A lot of that money goes into securing world oil chokepoints,…

Women’s rights are a controversial topic in the Middle East. Many have spoken out against Arab’s strict laws regarding women, but little action has been taken to improve the lives of Arab women. However, some Arab countries have women’s rights that are fairly similar to those in Western countries. In other parts of the world, many people are against these harsh laws, but they don’t truly know what cruel realities women in the Middle East face and how minimal action has been taken to combat these…