The deal's two biggest sticking points are proliferation concerns and a precondition to normalise relations with Israel. The first can be overcome and the second may be less of a factor from October
Nuclear expert Robert Einhorn tells Al Majalla that the US President approved the agreement a week before it was formally signed, then added a condition after signature, leaving diplomats stumped
Benjamin Netanyahu has kept conspicuously quiet about a US-Saudi nuclear partnership that could allow enrichment in the Gulf. How he handles it could impact Israel's upcoming election
In most key performance areas, targets are being met, but there is still work to do over the next few years to move the Saudi economy away from oil toward a more sustainable future.
With Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, alternatives for Gulf energy transit are being sought. Could the Saudi landmass straddling two seas be bridged for the benefit of all?
As a route for Gulf energy exports, nothing can fully replace the Strait of Hormuz, which remains closed by Iran, but a Saudi port city on the Red Sea could hold some of the answers.
Across Central and South America, a raft of right-wingers borrow from each other's playbooks and ride on the US president's coattails to win elections and power. Is it ideology or practicality?