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New Homeland Security Decision Allows Saudi Students to Stay in U.S. for 3 Years By Getting On the Job Training
- March 30,2016
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- SUSTG Team
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently published a new rule allowing F1 students the opportunity to stay in the country longer “by getting training on the job at some companies for a period of 36 months,” according to a report in Arab News and information posted to the DHS website. According to DHS, […]
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Reduced Consumer Spending, M3 Decline Indicates Saudi Economic Slowdown
- March 29,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Central bank data released on Monday shows Saudi consumers withdrew and spent less money in February and a key money supply metric “shrank for the first time since at least 2000,” according to Bloomberg. M3 dropped 0.9 percent from a year earlier last month. According to Reuters, narrower money supply measures M1 and M2 also […]
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In Yemen, Airstrikes, Demonstrations, and a Prisoner Swap Ahead of Planned April 10 Ceasefire
- March 28,2016
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- SUSTG Team
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Shi’ite rebels in Yemen said Monday it released 109 Yemeni detainees in exchange for nine Saudis who were being held as the war moves toward winding down, according to reports. With a deadline of April 10th for a cessation of hostilities and peace talks in Kuwait to follow, the Saudi-led war […]
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Saudi Film Festival Features Highlights Growing Enthusiasm for Independent Filmmakers
- March 25,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Close to 400 enthusiastic film fans filled a hall for the opening ceremony of the 3rd annual Saudi Film Festival at a culture and arts centre in the Gulf coast city of Dammam on Thursday night. 112 candidates are participating with 70 films nominated for the awards. 24 of the filmmakers are Saudi women and […]
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What Will Be Saudi Arabia’s Next Tourist Destination?
- March 24,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) attracted more than 100,000 visitors last year, a sign that the planned mega city about 100 miles north of Jeddah on the Red Sea might become Saudi Arabia’s next domestic tourist destination. Although Saudi citizens typically flock to Dubai, Bahrain, or elsewhere abroad for leisure trips, that might […]
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Council of Economic and Development Affairs Approves Over 130 Reforms to Evolve Saudi Arabia’s Economy
- March 23,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s most influential economic policy-making body has approved 133 recommendations on improving the competitiveness of the Kingdom’s economy, which will be announced within the next six months. Saudi Arabia’s Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) – the main economic policy making agency which includes 22 key ministers and his chaired by Deputy Crown […]
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In Bid to Boost Transparency, Saudi Regulators Require International Banks to Disclose Financial Statements
- March 21,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) is instructing international banks to publicly disclose financial statements for the first time as the kingdom seeks to boost transparency, according to a report in Bloomberg. The Bloomberg report says that companies under the regulation of the CMA in Saudi Arabia must publish the financial information on their websites […]
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Washington Welcomes Saudi Move to Wind Down Yemen Campaign
- March 18,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has said its military coalition will scale back operations against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to reports. Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri told AFP in an exclusive interview that the coalition is, “in the end of the major combat phase.” “We would welcome and do welcome” that statement, White House spokesman Josh Earnest […]
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Obama to Visit Saudi Arabia in Wake of Heated Debate Regarding U.S. Middle East Policy
- March 17,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia in April, his third time visiting Saudi Arabia while president. In September 2015, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman visited the United States with his son and Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman. And, last spring, Obama invited the Saudis and other Persian Gulf Arab […]
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Surge in Flights from Saudi Airports as Kingdom’s Aviation Sector Booms
- March 15,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s airports have seen a “substantial growth in international traffic” as the number of international flight services from the Kingdom’s airport surges 50% since last year. The number of international flight services from the domestic airports jumped by 51.5 percent to 26,361 at the end of 2015 from 17,405 in 2014, according to a […]
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Saudi Arabia unearths treasure trove in Mecca
The Secretariat of Saudi Arabia’s holy capital revealed the delivery of 24 artifacts to the Ministry of Tourism, which were found, while the smart car parking project contractor was digging next to the Ma’lla Cemetery in Mecca.
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Chevron’s Saudi-Kuwait Venture Plans Restart Exports in July
Chevron Corp. is set to resume oil exports in July from a long-dormant operation it shares with the governments of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, oil officials said Monday. The expected output surge of roughly 80,000 barrels a day will come as Chevron’s partners—both members of The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries—seek to help the cartel curb exports in the aftermath of global pandemic-induced lockdowns that slashed oil demand by about a third. Oil prices have staged a recovery in recent weeks as drivers return to the roads.
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Why Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank would be a historic mistake
Israel is about to make one of the most fateful decisions in its modern history — a decision that will have a profound impact on its future as a Jewish democratic state and on the prospect for peace. The Israeli cabinet is on the verge of unilaterally annexing territories in the West Bank. This is not a technical issue. It is a question that has a direct bearing on the very nature of the state of Israel — its identity, its values and its future.
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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait working to restart Neutral Zone’s Wafra field: source
Arab news agency Attaqa reported on June 20 that Wafra is scheduled to restart on July 1, at 10,000 b/d initially and building up to 145,000 b/d by mid-2021.
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Arts and culture jobs in Saudi Arabia get official status in national first
More than 80 cultural occupations were approved for inclusion in the first stage such as theater producer, film director, lighting designer, documents and manuscripts restoration specialist, exhibitions designer, textile designer, curator and other basic cultural occupations in which Saudi creatives are active.
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The King’s Man: The Final Curtain – Part III
We certainly know Harry was both enthralled by, and faithful to, the charismatic King Ibn Saud. Kim had his father’s headstone inscribed – “Greatest of all Arabian Explorers.” It might also have read that in life and death, he was always, ”The King’s Man.”
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Saudi Arabia saw almost 160,000 cyberattacks on smartphones
To compare Saudi Arabia with other Middle Eastern countries, the figure for Egypt is 220,000, UAE saw 70,000 attacks in 5 months, followed by Kuwait (20,000) and Oman (15,000).
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For Israel, West Bank annexation is saying the quiet part loud
In a matter of weeks, Israeli authorities may cross the geopolitical Rubicon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still appears bent on beginning the annexation of territory in the West Bank, an act effectively encouraged by the United States’ controversial “peace” proposal that President Trump unveiled in January.
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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen cut from U.N. blacklist of parties killing children
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday removed a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition from a U.N. blacklist, several years after it was first named and shamed for killing and injuring children in Yemen.
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Expat Departures to Benefit Saudi Arabia’s Unemployed
The expected departure of more than a million overseas workers from Saudi Arabia could help keep a lid on unemployment among the kingdom’s citizens even as the economy contracts the most in two decades. Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment sees 1.2 million foreigners leaving the labor market in 2020, roughly 9% of total employees. Joblessness among nationals is expected to remain at around 12%, Jadwa economists said in a report.
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