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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Makes Rare Public Speaking Appearance at Conference in Riyadh, Announces New Megacity
- October 24,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made a rare public speaking appearance today at the Future Investment Initiative conference, organized by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). The Forum in Riyadh, with attendance by chief executives of BlackRock Inc. and Blackstone Group LP and leaders from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and J.P. Morgan Chase […]
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Demands from Qatar Modified to ‘Six Broad Principles’
- July 20,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia and 3 Arab nations leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month, according to reports. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt told reporters at the United Nations they now wanted it to accept “six broad principles.” […]
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Blockade of Qatar Continues as Response to Demands Viewed as ‘Negative’
- July 6,2017
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- SUSTG Team
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 […]
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Saudi Arabia and Qatar Continue Standoff as Crisis Deepens
- June 28,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The diplomatic standoff between Saudi Arabia and Qatar continued to deepen yesterday as the respective foreign ministers of each nation sparred over the Kingdom’s 13 demands of Qatar. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday that there would be no negotiations over demands by the kingdom and other Arab states for Qatar. Asked by […]
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Gulf Spat Following President Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia Tests GCC Unity
- May 31,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Tensions continue to run high for a sixth straight day in the GCC between Saudi Arabia and Qatar regarding relations with regional rival Iran, according to reports. Despite a strong show of unity for the recent visit of President Trump to the Kingdom, “[t]ensions in the Gulf were laid open for a sixth day, with […]
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New Life for the 15 Year Old Abdullah Arab Peace Initiative?
- May 24,2017
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- SUSTG Team
At a summit in Beirut in March 2002, then-Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah unveiled an initiative to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestianians. The Arab Peace Initiative set out a comprehensive proposal calling for full Israeli withdrawal from all the Arab territories occupied since June 1967, Israel’s acceptance of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as […]
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Saudi Defense Ministry’s Ideological Warfare Center Combats ISIS’ False Narrative
- May 9,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has established an Ideological Warfare Center (IWC) to combat the narrative put forth by extremist groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda, and to combat extremism at its ideological roots. The IWC is affiliated with the Saudi Ministry of Defense, run by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and officially aims to “confront the roots of extremism […]
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In Shift from Obama, Trump to Host Egypt’s President Sisi at the White House for Lengthy Lunch Meeting
- April 3,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Egypt’s strongman president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi will visit the White House for the first time since he led the military’s overthrow of his predecessor in 2013, marking a shift in U.S. policy under President Obama who never invited him to the White House. President Trump “wants to use President Sisi’s visit to reboot the bilateral relationship and […]
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Saudi Arabia Makes Diplomatic Push to Warm Ties with Iraq
- February 27,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir made a surprise trip to Iraq on Saturday, the first trip there by a Saudi foreign minister since 1990. While in Baghdad, Al-Jubeir met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and his counterpart, Ibrahim Al-Jaafari. Al-Jubeir said that Saudi Arabia plans to appoint a new ambassador and resume direct flights […]
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Al-Jubeir in Wall Street Journal: ‘Iran Can’t Whitewash Its Record of Terror’
- September 19,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir blasted his Iranian counterpart in a new op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal, saying that Iran cannot “whitewash its record of terror.” “The fact is that Iran is the leading state-sponsor of terrorism, with government officials directly responsible for numerous terrorist attacks since 1979. These include suicide bombings of the U.S. […]
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Qatar DisputeCommentary: Does Qatar Support Extremism? Yes. And So Does Saudi Arabia.
To be clear, it is not that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been directly funding terrorist organizations, and certainly not in Western countries. What has been happening for many years now, however, is that a set of beliefs has been advanced from Saudi Arabia that is, by any standard, extremist. The Wahhabi-Salafi belief system is one of religious supremacism, in which the very notion of man-made law, let alone democratic government, is derided.
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UK Terrorism Funding StudyUK government declines to publish review on funding of extremism
The British government said on Wednesday it would not publish in full its report on the sources of funding of Islamist extremism in Britain, prompting opposition charges that it was trying to protect its ally Saudi Arabia.
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UK Terrorism Funding StudyInquiry needed into ‘Saudi Arabia’s funding of Islamist extremism in UK’
Foreign funding for British extremism comes mainly from governments and state-backed foundations in the Gulf along with Iran, its study showed.
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Counter ExtremismTrump’s War on Extremism Has Some Awkward Allies in Saudi Arabia
Trump, in a speech on Sunday in Riyadh, urged Muslim nations to eradicate terrorism and “send its wicked ideology into oblivion.” The assembled Sunni Muslim leaders echoed his call, but when it comes to acting on it, many start with a handicap. They’re often at cross-purposes with their own religious institutions, whose role extends well beyond the mosque; and they allow little space for non-violent expressions of dissent.
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Trump Visit to Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia says Trump visit to enhance cooperation in fighting extremism
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Thursday that an upcoming visit to the kingdom by U.S. President Donald Trump would enhance cooperation between the United States and Muslim countries in the fight against extremism.
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Saudi Film FestivalFilm on extremism wins at Saudi festival
"Departures", directed by Abdulaziz al-Shalahei, won the golden palm award at the fourth edition of the festival, which featured 58 homegrown films including 12 directed by women.
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Counter-Extremism ProgramExclusive: Trump to focus counter-extremism program solely on Islam – sources
The Trump administration wants to revamp and rename a U.S. government program designed to counter all violent ideologies so that it focuses solely on Islamist extremism, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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Anti-ISIS CampaignThe ISIS breakers: How moderate Muslims are countering extremism
Across the Arab and Muslim world, civil society groups, activists, imams, tribes, and musicians are taking on the Islamic State – challenging its nihilist ideology, undermining its legitimacy, and working to prevent a lost generation from answering the group’s militant call.
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JASTAU.S. ‘sponsors of terrorism’ bill could fuel extremism: Saudi adviser
"This legislation sets a dangerous precedent in the field of international relations," Abdullah Al al-Sheikh was quoted as saying by state news agency SPA. Al al-Sheikh is the speaker of the Shura Council, an appointed body that debates new laws and advises the government on policy.
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Saudi Arabia and ExtremismSaudis and Extremism: ‘Both the Arsonists and the Firefighters’
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump do not agree on much, but Saudi Arabia may be an exception. She has deplored Saudi Arabia’s support for “radical schools and mosques around the world that have set too many young people on a path towards extremism.” He has called the Saudis “the world’s biggest funders of terrorism.”
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