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  • As Oil Dips Below $70, American Producers Wonder Where the Bottom Is and Eye an End to Export Ban
     

    The second half of 2014 has been a lively period for the U.S. shale industry.  Fueled by new technologies and a soaring oil price, everyone from upstart producers to big oil were taking advantage of new production opportunities in United States in shale deposits.  Over the last year, the U.S. alone accounted for 82% of non-OPEC production growth, […]

     
  • Investing in Middle East Healthcare for both Financial and Social Returns
     

    It is no secret that Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments are spending billions of dinars, riyals and dirhams on upgrading their healthcare infrastructure. Local and regional newspapers are filled with stories on newer, bigger and flashier hospital projects. Saudi Arabia’s 2013-2014 budget includes funds for 19 new hospitals in addition to the 102 hospitals currently […]

     
  • Is the Saudi Health Ministry Failing to Meet Targets?
     

    Saudi Arabia is in danger of failing to meet crucial targets set out in the Kingdom’s ninth development plan for 2010 to 2014, according to a post published in the Saudi Gazette, based on information from the Arabic-language Al-Eqtisadiah. “With only two months left until the end of 2014, the ministry is far from reaching […]

     
  • Cracking the Online Payments Puzzle in MENA
     

    Online payments have been at the center of electronic commerce challenges in the Middle East and North Africa since the first regional e-commerce sites came online. In many cases, they’ve kept both investors and founders worried about venturing into e-commerce businesses, and prevented many consumers from enjoying the benefits. Research shows that 47% of people […]

     
  • ‘Sigh of Relief’ as Saudi Arabia Secures Hajj from Disease, Violence
     

    Saudi Arabia’s management of the largest annual human migration on the planet is closely watched due to the importance of the rite in the Islamic religion, the participation of Muslims from around the globe and the immense logistical complexities of the event. This year’s Hajj was exceptionally challenging for authorities with a trifecta of serious threats […]

     
  • ‘Security, Lack of Co-Operation’ to Blame in Delay of Newcomers to Saudi’s Mobile Market, Report Finds
     

    Reuters reports that state security requirements and a lack of co-operation from Saudi Arabia’s existing telecom operators have delayed the launch of two new mobile companies until later this year, citing their chief executives. “VMMEA in March said it hoped to launch services in the first half of 2014, while Mobily initially said its Jawraa’s […]

     
  • Long Taboo, Cinema to Return to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
     

    Saudi Arabia will relax its ban on cinema and film-related activities in the Kingdom, according to reports. The change didn’t come with an announcement, but rather, with an adjustment to a feature on the Ministry of Labor’s web portal for entrepreneurs, according to Arab News. Information on how to register for cinema licenses is now […]

     
  • The Good Stuff
     

    So, Walid, this Saudi student at the University of Southern California was in Pennsylvania talking with some Amish farmers about their camels… A lot has been made of the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP) established in 2005 to encourage Saudi students to study abroad. It is a truly ambitious enterprise that has propelled 150,000+ Saudi […]

     
  • Turning the Corner on MERS
     

    When the spread of the deadly coronavirus MERS started making headlines on a daily basis in the Spring, international concern began to mount that the Saudi government wasn’t doing enough to contain the virus. New confirmed cases started emerging in other countries in the region, even reaching the United States. As the death toll mounted, […]

     
  • Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Discusses Exports, New Initiatives at Atlantic Live Event
     

    The Atlantic magazine in Washington and its events arm Atlantic Live held a conversation today with United States Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Washington Editor-at-Large, Steve Clemons to discuss the DoC’s efforts at promoting U.S. exports. Pritzker, who spoke last September at the U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Los Angeles for which SUSTG was a principal […]

     

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    WHO reports 3 Saudi hospital MERS clusters, new cases in UAE, Qatar

    The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday provided new details about three unrelated hospital MERS-CoV outbreaks that as of May 29 had infected 12 people, and Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) today announced five more cases, including at least four tied to the hospital cluster in Riyadh.

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  • Saudi Oil Policy
    Saudi signals first cut in crude supplies to Asian customers: sources

    Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has notified at least two Asian refiners of its first cuts in crude allocations for regional buyers since an OPEC output reduction took effect in January, two refining sources told Reuters on Wednesday.

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    Ten Saudi MERS cases linked to hospital outbreak

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    MERS causes new Saudi hospital outbreak: WHO

    Ten people have caught the MERS coronavirus after an outbreak in a haemodialysis unit in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, without giving details of how the virus was able to spread within the hospital.

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    Four new MERS cases recorded this week after a lull

    The Ministry of Health reported four new cases of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) this week.

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    Saudi Arabia reports more MERS cases; WHO announces Buraydah outbreak over

    The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported three new MERS-CoV cases over the weekend and two deaths, while the World Health Organization (WHO) released details on 17 cases of MERS, noting that a small healthcare-associated outbreak in Buraydah was officially over.

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    Saudi Arabia reports more MERS cases; WHO updates risk assessment

    Saudi Arabia's ministry of health (MOH) reported two new MERS-CoV cases over the weekend, and the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an updated risk assessment for the virus, its first since July 2015, noting that experts are still deeply concerned about continuing healthcare spread, though the outbreaks are smaller and stopped relatively quickly.

  • MERS
    Saudi officials announce 4 new MERS cases

    Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health (MOH) reported four new MERS-CoV cases in the past 3 days, including two from the holy city Medina, as the World Health Organization (WHO) today fleshed out more details about nine of the country's recently reported cases, four of which had a history of contact with camels or raw camel milk.