Saudi Students Stage Rowdy Protests

By Rob L. Wagner The Media Line 12 March 2012 In separate-sex demonstrations they protest dirty campuses, ill-treatment Separate protests by male and female students alleging corruption and ill-treatment at Saudi Arabia’s normally tranquil King Khalid University has shaken the kingdom’s authorities and highlight persistent complaints that young people lack a voice in Saudi society.

Will Saudi Arabia Send the Troops?

With Iran threatening its oil exports, some experts say the kingdom will help defend shipments By Rob L. Wagner The Media Line 25 January 2012 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Iran’s relationship with Saudi Arabia – once seen as improving following President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s 2007 visit to Riyadh – has deteriorated to the point that the

News Analysis: Why Saudi Arabia is a Step Ahead, and the Reasons it Won’t Fall

By Rob L. Wagner MidEastPosts February 23, 2011 Western foreign policy analysts are engaging in a bit of wishful thinking that Saudi Arabia is ripe for a revolution. Conventional wisdom has it that the Kingdom will follow the fall of the Tunisian and Egyptian governments. With protests continuing in Bahrain and Muammar Qaddafi’s Libyan government