Analysis

MILITARY

IHS Jane’s: Saudi Spending on Military to Increase by 27% over 5 Years

• SUSTG Team
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• 6. 3. 2015

Defense consultancy IHS Jane’s says Saudi defense spending will be $48.7bn in 2015, a 2 per cent contraction over last year but will reach $62bn by 2020.

• Art and Culture

  

  The Open Air Art of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 1. 2015

  A new book on Saudi Arabia's open-air artwork, 'Sculptures of Jeddah', profiles how the second-largest city in the Kingdom was a magnet for some of the world's best-known artists in the 1970s.

• Extremism

  

  Video: Daesh Claims Second Mosque Attack in Saudi Arabia that Kills 4

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 29. 2015

  According to Reuters, the Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry said a car exploded outside al-Anoud mosque in Dammam during noon prayers on Friday, but "witnesses said a suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up in the mosque's parking lot when guards stopped him from entering."

• Education

  

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

  SUSTG Team  |  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.