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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets with President Obama, Receives Praise for “Vision 2030”
- June 20,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with President Obama on Friday at the White House to discuss regional and economic issues with the President, Vice President and other members of Obama’s cabinet. The President “commended” Prince Mohammed’s “Vision 2030” plans to reform Saudi Arabia’s economy and society, according to a readout. “The […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Receives Praise on Capitol Hill in Washington for Ambitious Economic Reforms
- June 16,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited congressional leaders in Washington on Wednesday to discuss diplomatic and regional issues and talk about Saudi Arabia’s new economic reforms. Prince Mohammed met with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with the Senate Armed Services Committee, including Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) as well as […]
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State Department Readout of Secretary Kerry’s Dinner with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
- June 15,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Secretary Kerry hosted Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on June 13 for an iftar dinner in recognition of the Deputy Crown Prince’s visit to the United States. “The two reviewed the strong and enduring relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia and discussed a broad range of regional issues, including Yemen, Syria, Libya, […]
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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Arrives in Washington to Busy Schedule
- June 13,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lands in Washington, D.C. today with a tightly packed agenda planned for his 4-day visit in the nation’s capital. The Deputy Crown Prince who is also Minister of Defense and head of the powerful Council on Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) will meet with U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, […]
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Saudi Arabia Scales Back Renewable Energy Targets, Eyes Natural Gas to Fuel Economy
- June 9,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia is seeking to scale back previous plans to develop large-scale renewable energy resources and is instead opting to rely more heavily on natural gas to meet demand, according to Bloomberg’s Anthony DiPaola and other reports. “We know that Saudi Arabia has been looking for natural gas supplies for a number of years now,” […]
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Internet Penetration in Saudi Arabia at 93%, Daily TV Viewership Down 16%
- May 27,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Internet penetration among Saudi nationals is “around 93 percent” but traditional TV viewership is down 16 percent, an indication of the continued rise of online media viewership and the rise of apps in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in the Saudi Gazette. “The increase in data use is also driven by the use of […]
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Report: $7.9 Billion Bid for KAFD by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund
- May 25,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is reported to be prepared to make an offer for the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), situated between downtown Riyadh and the city’s King Khalid International Airport. The offer, reported by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources, is 30 billion riyals ($7.9 billion) — the amount already spent on KAFD by the Saudi Public […]
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Jadwa Investment: Recent Saudi Stock Market Changes ‘Pave the Way’ for Saudi Arabia’s Inclusion Into MSCI Emerging Market Index
- May 20,2016
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- SUSTG Team
The major announcements for Saudi Arabia’s economy and society in the last few weeks related to the release of its ‘Vision 2030’ strategy have given the Kingdom a roadmap and targeted benchmarks for achieving greater economic diversification and empowering Saudi Arabia’s youth. In addition to the ‘Vision 2030’ release and cabinet changes there was “an […]
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Report: Donald Trump Set Up Four Businesses Related to a Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Hotel Project While Campaigning for President in August 2015
- May 19,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump set up four companies related to a possible hotel project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia while campaigning for president in August 2015, according to a report by BuzzFeed news, citing the candidate’s latest financial disclosure filings released on Wednesday. According to the report, on August 21, 2015, Trump became president and owner of […]
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Secretary Kerry Meets with Saudi Leaders in Jeddah Ahead of Crucial Syria Talks
- May 16,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Secretary of State John Kerry travelled to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to meet with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and other Saudi officials ahead of critical talks on Syria, according to reports. The Secretary, who also met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif and Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir, “discussed a range of regional issues – Yemen, Libya, […]
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U.S.-Saudi TradeU.S. Trade Delegation to Visit Saudi Arabia
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A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian armed groups has launched an operation to retake the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of Islamic State in Syria, the group said on Sunday.
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Afghanistan2 U.S. troops, 26 civilians killed in Afghanistan fight against Taliban
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JASTA AftermathJASTA Adds Strain on U.S.-Saudi Relations
When Osama bin Laden carefully recruited a number of Saudis to carry out the 9/11 attacks, his intention was to drive a wedge between his two enemies, the United States and the Saudi government. Fifteen years after the attacks, the JASTA legislation appears to be doing just that.
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AfghanistanAl-Qaeda leader U.S. targeted in Afghanistan kept a low profile but worried top spies
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War in YemenU.S. Officials: Iran Supplying Weapons to Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
U.S. officials tell NBC News that they believe Iran has supplied weapons to the Houthis in Yemen — including coastal defense cruise missiles like the ones that were fired at US Navy ships earlier this month.
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Energy InterdependenceThe Myth of U.S. Energy Independence and the Realities of Burden Sharing
The UN nuclear agreement with Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), may have eased the threat of Iranian nuclear proliferation, but has done nothing to improve the overall relations between Iran and the United States, or between Iran and its Arab neighbors.
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TunisiaU.S. has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa
The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neighboring Libya.
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U.S. Middle East PolicyLeveraging U.S. Power in the Middle East
The geopolitical landscape that emerged after the end of the Cold War is facing recent strains from an unprecedented wave of global migration, climate change, and a more assertive Russia and competitive China—and the Middle East has emerged as a focal point for many of these challenges.
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