Analysis

U.S.-SAUDI SECURITY

State Department Approves $1 Billion in New Military Sales to Saudi Arabia

• SUSTG Team
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• 3. 23. 2018

The State Department approved a possible sale of $670 million in TOW 2B (BGM-71F-Series) missiles to Saudi Arabia, according to a release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

• Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  

  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Kicks Off Two Week U.S. Visit Today with Meeting at White House

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 20. 2018

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Washington, D.C. last night and will kick off a two week, multi-city U.S. tour with a meeting today at the White House.

• Investment

  

  Shrugging Off Uncertainty, Investors Pour Money into Saudi Arabia with ‘Strong Underlying Fundamentals’

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 15. 2018

  Saudi Arabia is "the hottest emerging market" right now as investors appear to be shrugging off concerns surrounding last year's crackdown on corruption and with optimism surrounding Vision 2030's economic and social reforms now coming into effect, CNN Money reports.

• MBS in the UK

  

  Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom Pledge Billions in Bilateral Trade and Investments

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 8. 2018

  Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom re-affirmed bi-lateral trade and investment ties on the second day of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's visit in London with billions in deals eyed in the coming years.

• Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  

  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Adds Egypt Leg to International Trip

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 2. 2018

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will begin a weeks long international tour with a three day visit to Egypt, according to a Reuters report citing confirmation from the office of Egypt's president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.

• Saudi History

  

  New Life-Sized Camel Sculptures Discovered in Saudi Arabia May Date Back 2,000 Years

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 13. 2018

  Archaeologists from France's National Center for Scientific Research (CRNS) and their colleagues from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) have discovered camelid sculptures "unlike any others in the region."

• Renewable Energy

  

  ACWA Power Wins First Utility-Scale Solar Energy Project in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 7. 2018

  Saudi Arabia has announced that ACWA Power, the Saudi power generation and desalination company, has won the contract for the first utility scale solar power project in Saudi Arabia with a record-breaking tariff of 2.34 US-cents per kilowatt-hour, according to reports.

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  Saudi Aramco CEO Says Company Eying U.S. Expansion

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 26. 2018

  Saudi Aramco's CEO Amin Al-Nasser said the company was eying expansion in the United States "where President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and support for the oil industry are making business increasingly attractive," Reuters reports.

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  House Speaker Ryan meets Saudi King Salman in Riyadh

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 24. 2018

  A statement by Ryan's office said his meetings in the Middle East "will focus on regional stability, the campaign against ISIS and terrorism, and Iranian aggression."

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  Saudi Alternative Energy Sector Set for Big Year with Localization in Focus

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 19. 2018