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  • WHO Says Saudis are ‘Well-Prepared’ To Handle Cholera Risk at September’s Hajj
     

    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 […]

     
  • Tillerson Engages in Shuttle Diplomacy to Mend GCC Fences
     

    After failing to reach a breakthrough with the Saudi-led group of four countries that have cut ties with Qatar, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has returned to Doha to continue his shuttle diplomacy in hopes of putting an end to the weeks-long rift. The Saudi-led group accuses Qatar of supporting terrorism and has given Doha […]

     
  • Step Forward for Women in Saudi Arabia as Physical Education Classes for Girls OKed
     

    Saudi public schools will begin offering physical education for girls in the coming academic year, the education ministry announced on Tuesday, in another step forward for women and girls in the Kingdom. The long-awaited reform was announced by Education Minister Ahmed al-Issa on Tuesday. The announcement said that P.E. for girls would start with the […]

     
  • CNN Publishes 2013 ‘Secret Agreements’ Between Gulf States Barring Support for Opposition and Hostile Groups
     

    CNN has exclusively published documents showing that Qatar made a series of secret agreements with its Gulf neighbors in 2013 and 2014 barring support for opposition and hostile groups in those nations, as well as in Egypt and Yemen. The agreements themselves were not secret, but until now the exact wording in the documents was […]

     
  • Saudi Aramco Releases 2016 Annual Review
     

    Last week, Saudi Aramco released its annual review for 2016, a detailed overview of Saudi Arabia’s upstream and downstream energy operations, national strategy, and international activities and investments. The Annual Review for 2016, which is released halfway through the following year, takes on special significance as the Kingdom embarks on its Vision 2030 economic and social […]

     
  • Oversupply in Oil Markets Continues Downward Pressure on Prices
     

    Global oil markets have entered a period of oversupply, putting downward pressure on prices and eliciting calls for the world’s largest producers like Saudi Arabia to act on top of March 2017 OPEC cuts to reduce the glut. Oil prices fell 3 percent on Friday after data showed U.S. production rose last week just as […]

     
  • Blockade of Qatar Continues as Response to Demands Viewed as ‘Negative’
     

    The foreign ministers of four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia said they regretted Qatar’s “negative” response to their list of demands and said the blockade of the country would continue. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE severed ties with Qatar last month and Saudi Arabia has closed its airspace and land border with […]

     
  • New Labor Data from Saudi Government Shows Surge in Women in Workforce, High Expat Labor
     

    More and more women are joining the workforce in Saudi Arabia, official data show, as the Kingdom looks to increase female participation in the workforce as part of its Vision 2030 economic and social reforms. From 215,000 in 2012, the number of women in the private sector jumped to 496,000 in 2016, an average of […]

     
  • Response to Qatar Demands Given Two-Day Deadline Extension
     

    Four Arab states lead by Saudi Arabia agreed to extend until late on Tuesday a deadline for Doha to comply with a list of demands, as U.S. President Donald Trump voiced concern to both sides about the dispute, according to Reuters and other reports. Qatar’s foreign minister said via Twitter that the demands “were meant […]

     
  • Foiled Mecca Mosque Attack Last Week Shows Urgency of Daesh Threat Inside the Kingdom
     

    Last week’s foiled plot attempt to attack the Grand Mosque in Mecca indicates a growing Islamic State intent to mount mass-casualty attacks in Saudi Arabia, according to reports. A suspect in the planned attack on the mosque blew himself up in a nearby neighborhood when security forces surrounded a home where the man was hiding, […]

     

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  • Lawmakers advance bipartisan legislation to further punish Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi murder

    The bill is a reworked, expanded version of the legislation put forward by Connolly in the last Congress that was rejected by Republicans. It would reinstate a 120-day pause on arms sales to Saudi security forces involved in action against dissidents and add bans for intelligence and law enforcement bodies that detain American citizens and residents in Saudi Arabia or prevent them and their families from traveling.

  • These 6 charts show how sanctions are crushing Iran’s economy

    Iran’s economy contracted an estimated 4.99% in 2020, steadily shrinking since 2017. In comparison, the Islamic Republic enjoyed a sharp economic growth of 12.5% in 2016 after the nuclear deal was signed. However, that reprieve was short-lived.

  • Here comes $3 gas, just as Americans start traveling again

    The national average price of gasoline has climbed 47 straight days to nearly $2.89 per gallon, according to AAA. US drivers haven't experienced a $3 average price per gallon since 2014, though it came close in 2018 and 2019.

  • Saudi Arabia pushes forward with plans for cultural ‘renaissance’ with vast light festival full of both local and big-name artists

    “We’ve done a lot of focus groups, we've talked with the community to learn about what it is that they want to see in the neighbourhoods,” says Miguel Blanco-Carrasco, the Spanish-born executive director of Noor Riyadh. “A light festival was a really clear decision because light is a universal language everybody can understand. You don't have to be an expert in contemporary art, you don’t have to have a PhD in history of art, to understand the pieces we've seen.”

  • Saudi Navy Starts Drills to Protect Oil Sites  

    Saudi Arabia started naval exercises in the Persian Gulf to improve its ability to foil “terrorist attacks” on oil facilities, underscoring the kingdom’s concern about a rise in drone and missile strikes claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

  • Aramco Aims to Partner With China on Blue Hydrogen, CEO Says

    China is the world’s largest producer of hydrogen, though currently uses fossil fuels for most of that output. Spurred by the nation’s target for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060, energy giants including China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, are working on a shift to blue hydrogen -- a process in which most carbon dioxide is captured and stored -- and green hydrogen, which delivers oxygen as a byproduct.

  • New Saudi law to boost private sector participation in 16 key areas

    The initiative, part of the country’s new private sector participation (PSP) program, was announced by Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan, who also chairs the privatization program committee and board of the National Center for Privatization (NCP).

  • Lockheed Martin evaluates 400 Saudi Arabian firms in defense review

    “Our plan focuses on two main areas. First, we work closely with the US government to identify technologies that are releasable to our partner nations. Second, we work very closely with the Saudi authorities to identify which localization projects are economically viable and of value to the Kingdom,” explained Rank.

  • Saudi Navy Starts Drills to Protect Oil Sites as Attacks Mount

    Saudi Arabia started naval exercises in the Persian Gulf to improve its ability to foil “terrorist attacks” on oil facilities, underscoring the kingdom’s concern about a rise in drone and missile strikes claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The exercises will enhance the security of vital installations and oil fields, and secure freedom of navigation in the region’s waters, the official Saudi Press Agency said. They will be conducted by the Royal Saudi Navy with participation from Saudi Aramco, the state oil company.

  • Etihad Rail and Saudi Railway Company sign partnership agreement

    The agreement focuses on four key areas of cooperation and will expand the close relationship between Etihad Rail and the Saudi Railway Company.