Analysis

EDUCATION

MoE, SAMA to Provide 5,000 Scholarships and Jobs to Saudi Students

• SUSTG Team
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• 5. 26. 2015

The Ministry of Education and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) agreed to provide 5,000 Saudi students with scholarships and jobs in the insurance and financial sectors, according to reports.

• KASP

  

  After Crown Prince Visit, 12,000 Saudi Students in the U.S. Added to King Abdullah Scholarship Program

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 19. 2015

  The royal gesture came on the recommendation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense while in the United States.

• U.S. - Saudi

  

  Busy First Day in Washington for Visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 14. 2015

  U.S. President Barack Obama​ met in the Oval Office with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The meeting was just one in a busy schedule for the visiting Saudi leaders that included meetings with CIA, FBI, and Defense Department Chiefs.

• US-GCC Relations

  

  Secretary Kerry Visits Riyadh, Meets with King Salman, New Saudi Leadership

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 7. 2015

  Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Riyadh today to meet with GCC leaders and visited with Saudi Arabia's new Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

• Saudi Oil Policy

  

  Oil’s Price Reaches 2015 High Ahead of Speculation on Saudi Output Cuts

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 6. 2015

  On Monday, Brent hit a 2015 peak of $67.10 a barrel as oil prices rebound amid regional chaos and speculation of cuts in Saudi output.

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  Secretary of State John Kerry Praises Outgoing Saudi FM Saud Al-Faisal, Welcomes Opportunity to Work With Adel Al-Jubeir

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 1. 2015

  In a statement, Secretary of State John Kerry said that Prince Saud "will be greatly missed" and that he looks "forward to continuing to work closely with his successor, Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel Al-Jubeir."

• Governance in Saudi Arabia

  

  In Major Shakeup, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Changes Line of Succession, Appoints New Ministers

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 29. 2015

  10 things you need to know about Saudi Arabia's big changes to key ministries and the Royal succession.

• SANG

  

  Saudi National Guard Troops Deploy to Najran Province on the Border with Yemen

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 27. 2015

  The first troops from Saudi Arabia's National Guard (SANG) have been deployed on the border with Yemen, the SPA said on Sunday.

• State Department

  

  U.S. Science Envoy Travels to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‘To Build and Strengthen Research Collaboration’

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 24. 2015

  In a press release issued by the State Department, the Obama Administration is sending Dr. Peter Hotez to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 25–May 1, "in support of President Obama’s initiative to strengthen U.S. science and educational relationships overseas."

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  President Obama, Arab Leaders Set for 2-Day Summit in Washington and Camp David May 13-14

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 21. 2015

  President Obama will host leaders from GCC states in Washington D.C. next month in a bid to strengthen U.S-Arab ties, according to statements by the White House, but it is unclear if King Salman will attend.