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Ride-Sharing Apps in Saudi Arabia Begin Recruiting Women as Drivers
- January 11,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Ride sharing apps Uber and Careem have reportedly begun recruiting female drivers following the landmark royal decree permitting women the right to drive in Saudi Arabia, CNN reports. Careem has launched a series of 90-minute-long training sessions in Saudi, targeting Saudi women who have already obtained valid driving licenses from abroad. Those sessions are “taught by […]
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Gas Prices Set to Rise 80% in Saudi Arabia as New Relief for Low Income Saudis Planned
- December 12,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia will soon raise gasoline and jet fuel prices by 80% on consumers as part of broader economic reform plans meant to curb domestic consumption of oil that could be used for exports. The rise in prices is a result of the gradual elimination of energy subsidies that have long kept prices at world-leading […]
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Former President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh Killed by Houthi Allies in Major Turning Point
- December 4,2017
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- SUSTG Team
In a major turn in the ongoing civil war in Yemen, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh has reportedly been killed in fighting against his former allies in the three-year old war, the Iran-aligned Houthi militia. Clashes broke out between fighters allied with the armed Houthi militia and those in Saleh’s General Peoples Congress over the […]
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What We Know About Neom, Saudi Arabia’s New Planned Mega-City
- October 25,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s new massive planned city, Neom, is set to be the most ambitious undertaking of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious reform plans to-date. Here’s what we know about Neom so far. The new planned city is massive. At 10,000 square miles (26,500 square kilometers), the city extends across the borders of three countries, the first special […]
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Keeping Track of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s Expanding Footprint
- October 19,2017
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has created a handful of new companies in several sectors in the Kingdom while investing in many others, injecting capital and a new competitor in the housing, energy, waste and recycling, tourism, transportation sectors and more. As the PIF’s role in the Saudi economy increases, critics say the mega-fund will crowd out private […]
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Saudi Arabia’s ‘Third Rail’ No More? Kingdom Eyes Ambitious Energy Subsidies Cuts By November 2017, Report Says
- September 18,2017
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- Lucien Zeigler
Energy subsidies have long been a significant drag on the Saudi economy on numerous fronts, but as Vision 2030 reforms move ahead, Saudi Arabia is reportedly eyeing further cuts to its domestic energy subsidy program, long a third rail for Saudi domestic politics. According to a Bloomberg report, the government will aim to phase out “subsidies for gasoline and jet […]
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Dow Chemical to Buy 15% More of Sadara to Boost Stake to 50%
- August 29,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Dow Chemical plans to buy an additional 15 percent stake in its $20 billion joint venture with Saudi Aramco, the companies said on Monday according to reports. The U.S.-Saudi joint venture, named Sadara, aims to transform Saudi Arabia “from a consumer and importer to a global exporter,” according to Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. U.S.-based Dow Chemical […]
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Rules Issued for Small-Scale Solar Generation in Saudi Arabia
- August 21,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has issued a regulatory framework for electricity consumers to operate their own, small-scale solar power generating systems and export unused power to the national grid, according to a Reuters report citing a government statement. The rules will come into force next July 1 and cover small photovoltaic facilities with generating capacity of no more […]
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WHO Says Saudis are ‘Well-Prepared’ To Handle Cholera Risk at September’s Hajj
- July 14,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that Saudi Arabia’s authorities are “well prepared” to handle annual and new challenges surrounding the Hajj pilgrimage this year, taking place in September. Notably, a cholera epidemic in Yemen, which has infected more than 332,000 people, could spread during the world’s largest annual gathering, the World Health Organization […]
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Counting The US-Saudi Deals: A Look at What We Know So Far following President Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia
- May 23,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Bloomberg and naturalgasintel.com feature a thorough rundown of all of the deals that were announced during the recent visit by President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia. While the total remains unknown, the deals are estimated to be valued between $300 and $400 billion. Aerospace, Arms and Defense – $110 billion U.S. Department of Defense and Saudi […]
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EntertainmentSaudi stabbings: three theatre performers attacked during show, in stable condition
Three performers were stabbed during a live play in the Saudi capital, state television said, in the first such attack since the ultra-conservative kingdom began easing decades-old restrictions on entertainment.
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SocietyNew Saudi rules on hookah leave businesses, consumers confused
The Saudi Ministry of Rural and Municipal Affairs has imposed new regulations on restaurants and cafes serving hookah. Although many were disappointed following the announcement to allow hookah inside cities, businesses were shocked to know about the fees imposed on them. Nonsmokers have also raised their concerns after they realized that bills will rise by 100 percent if they visit a restaurant that serves hookah.
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Shale OilAnalysis: Sorry Energy Consumers, U.S. Shale Won’t Save You
Shale can make up for a slow decline in output from, say, once major producer Venezuela, but even a million incremental daily barrels a year from now makes little difference compared with five million barrels lost overnight.
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EgyptLife, Death and Laughter as Egypt Farmers Battle Climate Change
Packed into an open-air theater to watch a play on climate change, the Egyptian villagers near the ancient city of Luxor rock with laughter -- even though it’s a performance about life and death. “What’s your secret?” asks one actor, playing a farmer who notices his neighbor’s wheat crop is twice the size of his own. “I’m adapting to al-taghayorat al-monakhiya,” the other actor replies, using the Arabic term for climate change. “Al-molokhiya?,” the first says, sparking comic confusion by naming a traditional stew made from jute mallow leaves.
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MERSWHO notes clusters in recent MERS cases, unveils environmental sampling guide
In a profile of MERS-CoV cases in Saudi Arabia for May, the World Health Organization (WHO) today provided more details about 14 cases and noted that 4 were part of two clusters.
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PalestineHebron farmers struggle for existence in face of climate change
One of five climate and geographical belts in historic Palestine, the Eastern Slope is also the region in the West Bank most affected by climate change.
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F-35 SalesLockheed: We Could Easily Sell Turkey’s F-35s to Other Customers
Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson downplayed the impact of a potential U.S. ban on Turkey’s purchases of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, saying other countries are already angling for Ankara’s jets.
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MERSSix new Saudi MERS cases as study shows virus infecting Bactrian camels
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced 6 new MERS-CoV cases over the past 3 days, including 3 in Riyadh and 3 fatalities, and in a new research development, experimental infection tests on Bactrian camels found that they are susceptible to the virus.
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MERSMERS-CoV infects 2 more in Saudi Arabia, 102 this year
Saudi Arabia today reported two MERS-CoV cases, and, in the latest medical literature developments, researchers described new findings about mortality predictors, while another group profiled seroprevalence patterns in camels.
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MERSWHO says 2 events boosted Saudi hospital MERS outbreak
Nine healthcare workers are among the 39 MERS-CoV patients identified in a hospital-based outbreak of the virus in Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, and according to the World Health Organization's (WHO) technical lead, and the outbreak features both human-to-human transmission patterns and spread from animals.
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