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U.S. House to Allow Vote on Controversial JASTA Bill This Week
The U.S. House of Representatives will vote this week on a bill allowing the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, a Republican leadership source told Politico Wednesday. The highly-politicized Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) bill, which President Obama said would receive his veto should it make it to […]
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Report: $20 Billion in Projects may be Canceled; Ministerial Budgets Squeezed as Saudis Adapt to Low Oil Prices
A report in Bloomberg today said that Saudi Arabia is considering canceling more than $20 billion of projects in addition to making deep cuts to ministry budgets as the Kingdom takes austerity measures due to low oil prices. The budget cuts to some ministries could be as much as 25%, the Bloomberg report said. Overall, the government is […]
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Jadwa: Economic Data for July Shows ‘Mixed Picture’ for Saudi Economy
Recently-released Jadwa Investment monthly chartbook data on the Saudi economy for July showed “a mixed picture in economic activity,” the Riyadh-based investment firm said, noting that data on point-of-sale transactions and ATM withdrawals showed a notable slowdown in July, while the non-oil PMI rose to a 2016 high. The Saudi unemployment rate rose slightly to 11.6 […]
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Deputy Crown Prince to Promote Saudi Vision 2030 in Japan, China and at G20
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Minister of Defense and head of the influential Council of Economic and Development Affairs, HRH Mohammed bin Salman, plans to visit China August 29-31 and Japan August 31-September 3. Prince Mohammed will then attend the Group of 20 Summit September 4-5 to be held in Hangzhou, China where he will be […]
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John Kerry to Visit Saudi Arabia
U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, will travel to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia next week as part of a tour that is expected to focus on counter terrorism. Secretary Kerry is expected to be in Jeddah on Wednesday, August 24th. AFP reports that Secretary Kerry will meet with his counterparts from the six-nation Gulf […]
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Ematah (Removal) Campaign Addresses Saudi Litter
The ‘Crying Indian’ was one of the most iconic images on American television in the 1970s. Produced by the Keep America Beautiful organization it featured Iron Eyes Cody as a Native American distraught over the amount of pollution and litter there was in the United States. Litter was a significant issue in America at the […]
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As Entertainment Industry Develops, A ‘Great Opportunity’ for Cinema Business Awaits in Saudi Arabia
With Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent visit to the United States that included meetings with several top entertainment industry executives in Silicon Valley, it is quite possible that entertainment options in Saudi Arabia could be dramatically greater in a decade. But what will that look like? The Vision 2030 document states that the Kingdom’s leaders “consider culture […]
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U.S. State Department Approves Potential $1.15b Sale of 130 Abrams Battle Tanks, 20 Armored Recovery Vehicles to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored recovery vehicles and other equipment, worth about $1.15 billion, to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for […]
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Gallup Poll on Saudi Attitudes About Economy, Prosperity Sees Hope after Oil, Divide Between Saudis and Expats
A recently released Gallup poll, conducted shortly after the announcement of Vision 2030, found that nearly half of adults (48%) rate their lives well enough to be considered “thriving,” up significantly from 35% a year earlier. Such a large shift in thriving rates in a single year “is rare in any country,” Gallup said. However, there is a sharp […]
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Saudi Presents Investigation into Coalition Bombings in Yemen
An investigative committee examining charges that the Saudi-led coalition fighting against Houthi rebels in Yemen has caused civilian casualties largely defended their actions, Reuters reports. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the coalition’s investigative committee is independent and composed of representatives from six countries, all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in addition to […]
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Dream of the Desert luxury train to be operational in Saudi Arabia in 2025
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) and the Italian Arsenale Group, which specializes in managing luxury train trips, agreed to launch the Dream of the Desert luxury train service in Saudi Arabia. The Dream of the Desert train, which will have 40 luxury cabins and a maximum capacity of 80 passengers, is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2025, with the first paying guests scheduled to depart in November 2025.
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Royal Commission for AlUla CEO arrested for abuse of power and money laundering
Eng. Amr Al-Madani, CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla, was arrested over charges of misuse of authority and money laundering involving SR206 million.
The partners of Al-Madani in a company were also arrested, according to an official source at the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha). Al-Madani was detained for his involvement in crimes of abuse of power and money laundering through obtaining contracts for the National Talents Company from King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy in an illegal manner. -
Saudi Arabia welcomes ICJ’s decision against alleged Israeli genocide in Gaza
The Saudi Foreign Ministry has welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) initial ruling, which addresses alleged genocidal practices and statements against Palestinians in Gaza.
The Ministry supports the decision and condemns Israeli occupation practices, as well as violations of the Genocide Convention. The Ministry also commended South Africa for initiating the lawsuit and urged the international community to intensify efforts to end violence in Gaza, protect Palestinians, and hold Israel accountable for alleged violations of international and humanitarian law. -
Transport Authority mandates uniform standards with abaya option for women drivers
The Transport General Authority (TGA) has established a new uniform code for bus drivers in specialized transport activities, bus rental and guidance, educational transport, and international passenger transport.
The regulations, which will become effective on April 27, 2024, are part of an effort to standardize driver appearances in line with public taste, improve service quality, and enhance the overall image of this vital sector serving a wide range of citizens, tourists, and visitors in Saudi Arabia. -
Neom Is Becoming a Destination of Destinations
These latest developmental trajectories of Neom progress far beyond the contours of its initial conception. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched Neom in 2017, quickly making the ambitious project a cornerstone of his Saudi Vision 2030 and its associated economic and social transformations. The earliest Neom plans envisioned a Saudi special economic zone incorporating Egyptian and Jordanian territory; however, the transnational dimensions of the project eventually faded away.
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Neom Is Becoming a Destination of Destinations
There is little to suggest that the astonishing pace of development announcements at Saudi Arabia’s Neom will slow in 2024. Instead, Neom’s planners announced in January a luxury ecotourism retreat called Zardun as well as a “subterranean digitized community of the future,” dubbed Aquellum. On December 27, 2023, Neom unveiled Norlana – an exclusive “ultra-modern active lifestyle community.” The announcement of Utamo, an immersive destination for art and entertainment, on December 13, 2023 reflected yet another of Neom’s efforts to create a “truly unique experience” while simultaneously supporting sustainable development. Similar luxury, ecotourism locations within Neom – Leyja, Epicon, and Siranna – have emerged as conceptual projects in recent months. Also in December 2023, Neom launched a food company, Topian, which aims to foster “a vibrant community of scientists, industry experts and innovators,” and completed the ownership transfer and rebranding of Al Suqor Club to Neom Sports Club.
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Opinion: The Next Global War
The United States isn’t facing a formalized alliance of adversaries, as it once did during World War II. It probably won’t see a replay of a scenario in which autocratic powers conquer giant swaths of Eurasia and its littoral regions. Yet with wars in eastern Europe and the Middle East already raging, and ties between revisionist states becoming more pronounced, all it would take is a clash in the contested western Pacific to bring about another awful scenario—one in which intense, interrelated regional struggles overwhelm the international system and create a crisis of global security unlike anything since 1945.
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The best things to experience in Saudi Arabia according to the people who know it
Closed to tourists until recently, Saudi Arabia is still an unknown quantity for many would-be travelers.
That’s changing fast. The country reported a 56% growth in international arrivals in 2023 from 2019 pre-pandemic levels, according to the UNWTO.
So, where are some of the best places in this emerging tourism destination to go?
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Perspective: Deciphering Blinken’s Unguarded Optimism
No reputable analyst would doubt the need to end the bloody conflict in Gaza as soon as possible and to divert the attention of the warring parties to peaceful regional endeavors, for which Blinken called. But the rosy picture he depicted was quite surprising, to say the least, in light of the continued bloodletting in Gaza facilitated and supported, financially and militarily, by the Biden administration. The White House still refuses to call for a permanent halt to the fighting despite its daily perfunctory nod to the massive human toll on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
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Davos Dispatch: The case for optimism amid global upheaval
Amid the geopolitical gloom that pervaded the World Economic Forum here this past week—with intractable wars in Europe and the Mideast and unsettling tensions in Asia—International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva made a case for optimism, quoting the legendary economist John Maynard Keynes. Georgieva reminded a select group of global political, business, and civil society leaders of Keynes’ words from a 1930 essay, written against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the rise of communism and fascism, and national and international despair (the meeting was off-record, but Georgieva approved this to be shared publicly):
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