Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz is the sixth most powerful Arab in the world, according to Forbes list of 70 Most Powerful People. Who else from the MidEast World made the list? And who else should have been. READ MORE HERE

It was an unlikely public display of affection. Close to 2,000 Syrian expatriates gathered on the streets of Jeddah, carrying Saudi flags and pictures of the Saudi King to thank him for criticising Syrian President Bashar Al Assad and demanding an end to his wretched violence against his own people.

In an unusually frank criticism, the King demanded that Al-Assad end the violence against his own people, breaking the silence in the Arab World over one of the biggest atrocities being committed within the region.

But, “as a number of Saudi youths started joining the gathering [of Syrian expatriates], police intervened and dispersed the people peacefully,” reported Arab News. READ MORE HERE

The recent skirmish between Saudi cement buyers and sellers over price suggest that even before the new real estate projects come on line, cement prices are rising. Can Saudi cement producers deliver without letting prices run away to ensure the King’s social agenda is met? Read More Here

Here are the 21 orders announced by the Saudi authorities on March 18, 2011: Read More