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  • ‘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 […]

     
  • High Performance Government and MILE: Delivering on the Promise of eGovernment
     

    In a country with 185% mobile device penetration and some of the highest levels of Web usage in the world, how do Saudi officials deliver on the promise of eGovernment? Dr. Mohammed Mustafa Mahmoud, CEO of the Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE), says it’s not an easy task, given the high expectations of […]

     
  • U.S. Commerce Secretary: Saudi Economy at an ‘Exciting moment as it moves to a more knowledge-based economy’ – VIDEO
     

    In her keynote address to the U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Los Angeles, the Honorable Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, noted that the United States and Saudi Arabia have a strong trade and investment relationship which has tripled in the last decade. The more than 1,100 private sector and government leaders from both the […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry Cracks Down on Counterfeits In Boost to Consumer Protection
     

    This week, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MCI) issued a press release on the Ministry’s Web Site that authorities had seized over 6,000 counterfeit cellphones. Looking to send a message to would-be counterfeiters and violators of consumer protection regulations, MCI authorities placed the forged phones in a pile then drove over them all […]

     
  • Al-Rabiah to Promote Saudi Auto Industry in U.S.
     

    The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) issued a press release today to announce a new conference in Michigan to promote the Saudi auto industry. H.E. Tawfiq al Rabiah, the Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry, is listed as a confirmed speaker of the event, which will “bring together senior Saudi Government officials, major Saudi industrialists, […]

     

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