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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Saudi Minister of Commerce Dr. Majed Al-Qassabi Deliver Keynote Remarks at U.S.-Saudi Arabia CEO Summit
- April 20,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave his first on-the-record public speech as Secretary yesterday to the U.S.-Saudi Arabia CEO Summit, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Saudi Committee for International Trade and the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce. The Secretary said that the U.S.-Saudi Relationship should be “taken to new heights” and […]
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FULL TEXT: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s Remarks at the U.S.-Saudi Arabia CEO Summit
- April 20,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Full text of the Secretary of State’s remarks at the U.S.-Saudi CEO Summit, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Saudi Committee for International Trade and the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce. *** SECRETARY TILLERSON: (Applause.) Well, thanks so much, Tom, and good afternoon to all of you. And Tom and I are old […]
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Despite Major Investments in Uber, Careem, Saudi Arabia Bans Ride-Sharing Apps from Airport Pickups
- March 2,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s government has banned ride-sharing apps from making airport pickups, a report in Al Arabiya said, less than a year after the Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) invested $3.5 billion into Uber and STC put $100m into Careem. The announcement is a setback for customers who prefer the ease, convenience, dependability, and safety of ride-sharing apps […]
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Milestones in Saudi Arabia as Women are Appointed to Head the Kingdom’s Stock Exchange, Major Newspaper for the First Time
- February 17,2017
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- SUSTG Team
For the first time in Saudi Arabia, a woman will head up the Kingdom’s stock exchange and one of the country’s daily newspapers as incremental progress toward equality for women continues. The appointment of Sarah Al-Suhaimi to chair the Saudi stock exchange, or Tadawul, is in line with an ambitious economic and social reform program […]
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Saudi Arabia Replaces Labor Minister, Appoints 30 Women to Shoura Council
- December 5,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi King Salman appointed a new Minister of Labor on Sunday and appointed 30 women to the Shoura council as the Kingdom seeks to turn short term economic pain into long term stability and diversification with its Vision 2030 policy. Dr. Ali bin Nasser al-Afis (also spelled Ali bin Nasser al-Ghafis) is the new Minister, replacing Dr. Mufrej […]
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Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal: ‘Stop the Debate…It’s Time for Women to Drive’ in Saudi Arabia
- November 30,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
In a 4-page essay entitled, “It’s High Time Women Started Driving Their Cars,” billionaire Saudi businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal urged an end to the debate about women’s driving in Saudi Arabia. The essay is as much a short treatise on modern Saudi feminism and the progress of women’s rights in the Kingdom as it […]
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Three New Ventures by MiSK to Boost Innovation, Training and Investment
- November 18,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s MiSK Foundation launched three new strategic ventures in Riyadh aimed “at comprehensively building the skills, knowledge and capability for economic growth within the Saudi Arabian tech sector,” Reuters and the Saudi Gazette reports. MiSK Academy, MiSK Technovation and MiSK Booster mark a significant new development in the foundation’s work to empower, […]
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Two-Day MiSK Global Forum in Riyadh Showcases Ideas of Innovation And Global Culture to Empower Youth
- November 15,2016
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- SUSTG Team
The MiSK Foundation under the sponsorship of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched today a major two-day forum in Riyadh that focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation issues. Over 75 prominent speakers include Cisco Chairman John Chambers, Emirati Minister Of Youth Shamma Almazrui, CEO of KAEC Fahd Al-Rasheed, Vice President of the Women’s Affairs at the […]
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15 Year-Old Saudi Girl Proposes First ‘Hijab Emoji’
- September 14,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Rayouf Alhumedhi, a Saudi-born teenager currently living in Germany is the lead author on a new proposal for a hijab emoji to the Unicode Consortium, the nonprofit that governs the creation and approval of emoji. Emojis are popular small images that are available on mobile and desktop keyboards that are increasingly adding to, and even replacing, […]
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Ministry of Labor Moves to Implement Saudisation of all Telecom Shops
- August 23,2016
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- Richard Wilson
The Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Development continues to move aggressively to implement its goal to Saudize the telecom sector – specifically workers in mobile telephone shops – by September 2, 2016. Minister Mofrej Al-Haqbani had previously stated that, “We have no intention of postponing the implementation of the decision or extending the grace […]
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Women own 45% of startups in Saudi Arabia: Report
In this context, the report stated that the number of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Kingdom reached 892,063 by the end of the first half of this year, an increase of 25.6 percent compared to the last quarter of 2021. The report stated that the food and beverage sector obtained the largest percentage of investment financing in the first half of this year.
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Meet Saudi Arabia’s Princess Al Joharah: the fashionable Harvard alum supports women in the workplace, showcases her adorable family life on her Instagram … and owns a sushi restaurant?
Princess Al Joharah Talal Al Saud is among those who use their platform and influence to promote women’s positions in Saudi society. She also supports them in more practical ways, too, such as championing local craftsmanship and up-and-coming female-owned businesses.
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Saudi: Ramla Ali wins 1st professional women’s boxing match in 1 min
32-year-old knocked down Crystal Garcia Nova in the opening round after one minute and five seconds with a smacking right hand to the chin, sending the Dominican’s mouthguard flying out of the ring at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
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“In two years, we have gone from 20 to 3,000 women playing golf in Saudi Arabia,” says Mike Oliver
The impact of Saudi golf in his country is measured in number of players and licenses, and it is spectacular: “Before we started with this Aramco Series project in Saudi Arabia, 10 to 20 women were playing; today there are 3,000. We organize coaching days, we help young stars to reach the big circuits. Our goal is to reach 100,000 women in ten years,” Mr Oliver said.
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60 young Saudi women join fishery training for first time
Al-Kinani said that the selected Saudi women will be trained in the ‘Solutions’ track, which specializes in sales and marketing of fish products, at the hands of experts and specialists in the field for the first time. “The initiative aims to train and qualify young Saudis for the fishery profession, and that the ministry has many strategic plans, which contribute to creating job opportunities for young men and women in a number of technical and craft sectors.
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Saudi Princess Reema meets Church’s First Presidency, women leaders
The ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, recently met with top leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, her second such visit to Church headquarters in Salt Lake City.
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Saudi Court Hands Women’s Right Activist ‘Longest’ Verdict for Tweets
Saudi Arabia detained the activist in January 2021 a few days before she was due to return to the UK, where she was pursuing a PhD at the University of Leeds.
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Sawtasura Captures the Voice and Lyrical Heritage of Saudi Women
Documenting the voice and lyrical heritage of Saudi women, the Sawtasura crowdsourcing platform opens new windows for historians.
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Saudis hail Vision 2030 women’s workforce figures
Saudi women now comprise 33.6 percent of the Saudi workforce as of March 2022, according to the General Authority for Statistics. That figure is up from 17.4 percent just five years ago. The unemployment rate of women was the lowest in 20 years as of the first quarter of 2022, falling to 20.2 percent from 22.5 percent during the fourth quarter of 2021.
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Saudi Arabia among four countries looking to host 2026 women’s Asian Cup
Saudi Arabia, Australia, Jordan and Uzbekistan have submitted Expressions of Interest to host the 2026 Women's Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday. If selected, Saudi Arabia, whose women's football team only played its first match in February this year, will host its first official international women's tournament.
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