The first five years of the Saudi Vision 2030 period will be over soon. As of the first quarter of 2020, the Saudization rate of the private sector had improved to 20%. Saudi Arabia’s endeavor to create jobs for its young citizens will now continue over the second five-year period. There are two methods of job creation in the Saudi labor market: one is by localizing the existing jobs which are currently occupied by expat workers; the other is by creating new job opportunities. Given that the second method is currently not highly available due to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first one is likely to be central to the country’s job creation policy for

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustapha al-Kadhimi faces the same challenges that brought down his predecessor - street protests, a flagging economy and entrenched political elites. Numerous comentators are ready to write him off, and he is unlikely to overcome all of the country's problems before the next elections. However, given the political malaise in Baghdad, Kadhimi has a real chance of coming out ahead with a mandate for reform. This report is available in Arabic only. Its English version has been published by National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations.

This report examines Saudi Arabia’s current dual approach to reforming the education system. On the one hand, Riyadh is working to weed out extremist narratives directly by encouraging the religious establishment to adopt and promote a moderate interpretation of Islamic rhetoric. On the other hand, the government is working to introduce modern content to the curricula, such as science, philosophy, music, and Chinese language that will help the Kingdom to build a modern economy led by the private sector.   Under Vision 2030, reform of the education system was presented as the means of implementing economic reforms; this deliberat

This brief study provides a broad examination of the negative assessments of Saudi Arabia published by several authors intrigued to explore, but never patient enough to understand, adjudicate, and empathize with the Saudi people. While not exhaustive, the research aims to identify problems, evaluates various arguments presented by four writers, and assesses the new political realities that confront the Kingdom. The five books selected for evaluation, by Pascal Menoret, Christine Ockrent, Jonathan Rugman, and Ben Hubbard, represent a fair and representative collection. Because recent books concentrate on Heir Apparent Muhammad bin Salman and the killing of Jamal Kha

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本评论文章探讨了近几年在伊朗发生的火灾和爆炸性事件，阐述了伊朗现代史中前所未有的重大事件，揭露了这些事件造成的经济和政治损害，并试图理解伊朗目前的状况、事件背后的参与方、事件对伊朗地区和国际关系未来的影响以及对处于内外危机和美国施压、围堵政策下伊朗政权未来的影响。

2020年8月发布的《非洲追踪》包含一系列有关非洲大陆国家政治、经济、文化和安全局势发展的文章，特别是埃塞俄比亚、厄立特里亚、苏丹、马里、塞内加尔、乍得和坦桑尼亚。此外，本期报告还包括有关艾资哈尔基金会在非洲大陆推广教育和温和宗教思想方面作用的研究

本评论文章根据对300多名沙特男女青年的意见调查，简要介绍沙特年轻人当前对新冠危机给他们个人未来特别是教育造成的影响的看法和担忧。

本研究着重于公元7-13世纪外国商人从阿拉伯湾前往中国之行中面临的困难（唐朝和宋朝时期），主要依据中国史料和外国旅行文学中提及的信息，揭开那些著名外国商人鲜为人知的故事。讨论分为5个议题，每一部分都着重于当时的商人需要应�

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