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Is the Saudi Health Ministry Failing to Meet Targets?
- October 27,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia is in danger of failing to meet crucial targets set out in the Kingdom’s ninth development plan for 2010 to 2014, according to a post published in the Saudi Gazette, based on information from the Arabic-language Al-Eqtisadiah. “With only two months left until the end of 2014, the ministry is far from reaching […]
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#FocusKSA: What to Expect from the Opening of the Saudi Stock Market: Fahad al-Turki of Jadwa Investment
- October 24,2014
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- Richard Wilson
In part 2 of our FocusKSA conversation with Dr. Fahad al-Turki, Head of Research for Jadwa Investment, discusses what to expect from the opening of the Saudi stock market to foreigners in 2015. Jadwa is a well-regarded, Shariah-compliant, investment firm based in Riyadh and Dr. Fahad spearheads a superb analysis team that publishes very informative reports […]
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#FocusKSA: Jadwa Investment’s Head of Research Fahad al-Turki on the Saudi Economy
- October 21,2014
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- Richard Wilson
In another edition of the FocusKSA discussion series, Saudi-US Trade Group President, Richard Wilson, speaks with Jadwa Investment’s Head of Research, Dr. Fahad al-Turki, about the Saudi economy and investment in the Kingdom (Part 1, video below) as well as the planned opening of the Saudi stock market to qualified foreign investors (Part 2 to be […]
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Cracking the Online Payments Puzzle in MENA
- October 20,2014
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- Khaldoon Tabaza
Online payments have been at the center of electronic commerce challenges in the Middle East and North Africa since the first regional e-commerce sites came online. In many cases, they’ve kept both investors and founders worried about venturing into e-commerce businesses, and prevented many consumers from enjoying the benefits. Research shows that 47% of people […]
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PHOTOS: Saudi Commando Forces Train in the Alps
- October 17,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s commando forces are training in the Alps with their French counterparts. The forces included “Saudi commando units, surveillance units of paratroopers and special forces units from the Royal Saudi Land Forces, joined by French commandos, all took part in the high-altitude drills dubbed ‘Shamrakh 1,’ Al Arabiya reports. [CLICK HERE TO VIEW A […]
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After Sfakianakis Hire, Ashmore to Open an Office in Saudi Arabia Ahead of Market Opening
- October 15,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
London-based Ashmore Investments is set to open an office in Saudi Arabia before the opening of the Saudi Stock Exchange to foreign investors, the Wall Street Journal‘s Nicholas Parasie reports. Ashmore, which is registered with the Saudi market regulator the Capital Markets Authority and based in Riyadh on Olaya Main Street, recently hired John Sfakianakis to join the […]
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Riyadh Gunman who Killed an American Co-Worker and was Born in the US Identified as Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al-Rasheed
- October 14,2014
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- SUSTG Team
An American was shot and killed in a car in Riyadh today by a 25 year-old Saudi citizen named Abdulaziz bin Fahd Al-Rasheed who was born in the United States, the official Saudi Press Agency reports. The two were employed by Vinnell Company contracting with the Ministry of the National Guard, the SPA has said, […]
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Saudi Arabia in the Air
- October 10,2014
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- SUSTG Team
A stunning collection of photos from Saudi Arabia’s Press Agency, the SPA, showed Saudi Arabia’s helicopters and some shots of the Kingdom from above. [Click here to view a slideshow of Saudi helicopters and aerial shots of the Kingdom from above]
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Google on a Camel
- October 9,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Google’s Street View has provided 360-degree views of locations around the globe since 2007. Street View cameras have been deployed on boats, underwater and now, Raffia, a 10-year old camel. Writing for The National, Lindsay Carroll reports on Raffia’s walk in the desert around the Liwa Oasis carrying a specialized camera. The Liwa Desert […]
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Saudi Aramco: Not Your Ordinary NOC
- October 8,2014
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- Richard Wilson
Last month Saudi Aramco opened a 50,000 square foot, state-of-the-art research center in Houston that Saudi Aramco President and CEO, Khalid Al-Falih called, “an upstream research center like no other.” It will be an extension of Saudi Aramco’s Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Center’s Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC) and it’s Research and Development Center both […]
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Anti-ISIS CampaignU.S. Special Ops Kill 40 ISIS Operatives Responsible for Attacks From Paris to Egypt
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U.S.-Saudi RelationsCommentary: Updating U.S.-Saudi Ties to Reflect the New Realities of Today’s Middle East
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U.S.-IranIran’s Javad Zarif on the Fraying Nuclear Deal, U.S. Relations, and Holocaust Cartoons
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IranIran summons envoy over $2 billion U.S. court ruling
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Anti-ISIS Campaign: SyriaObama outlines plans to expand U.S. Special Operations forces in Syria
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War in Yemen: U.S. CongressLawmakers launch bipartisan effort to restrict U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, citing war crimes in Yemen
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and both chambers of Congress are concerned about the U.S. government’s support for the Saudi war in Yemen, and have introduced legislation in hopes of protecting human rights.
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Iran Nuclear ProgramU.S. to Buy Material Used in Iran Nuclear Program
The Obama administration is buying 32 tons of heavy water, a key component in atomic-weapons development, from Iran in an effort to safeguard its landmark nuclear agreement with the country, according to senior American officials.
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U.S.-SaudiGCC, U.S. to boost ties with new Washington, D.C. office
They also agreed to hold an annual summit-level meeting and open an office in Washington to advance cooperation, and endorsed additional security initiatives.
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