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Stanford, KACST Team Up for Six Year Collaborative Partnership on Aerospace Research
- August 5,2014
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Stanford University and Saudi Arabia’s KACST have launched a new six-year collaborative research partnership to establish a center to develop new liquid rocket fuels for satellite applications, according to the Northern California-based university.
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35 percent of hotel rooms in Dubai occupied by Saudi Citizens on Summer Vacation
- July 31,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudis are escaping the heat in the Kingdom by flocking to destinations abroad, but many aren’t making it far – a recent report in the Saudi Gazette finds that many are flocking to neighboring Dubai, a popular vacation spot for Saudis during the summer months. The Saudi Gazette reports that the high rates of Saudis […]
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Europe’s Role in Bankrolling Terror Groups Around the World
- July 30,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
European governments that bargain with Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations for kidnapped citizens are inadvertently filling the coffers of those organizations, according to this report by Rukmini Callimachi in the New York Times. Collectively, these countries are “underwriting jihad,” providing extremist groups with “at least $125 million in revenue from kidnappings since 2008, of […]
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Strike hits shelter in Gaza
- July 24,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
He tweeted that coordinates of the shelter in Beit Hanoun had been provided to the Israeli army before the strike as a precaution, an effort to prevent a strike on it. The shelter is in an area in northern Gaza that has been the scene of tremendous violence recently.
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The Saudi Stock Exchange is Opening Up to Foreign Investment
- July 23,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
The Saudi Stock Market, also known as the Tadawul All-Share Index or TASI, will open up to foreign investment to money managers outside the GCC for the first time, Bloomberg reports citing the official Saudi Press Agency. “The oil-rich kingdom’s cabinet authorized the Capital Market Authority to allow overseas financial institutions to buy and sell […]
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IP in Saudi Arabia: Why does Saudi society ‘prefer to buy pirated material’?
- July 10,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
A guest contributor to the Saudi Gazette lamented the Kingdom’s inability to stop pirating, saying “because of our negligence and violation of intellectual property rights, we have been prevented from buying electronic books from the world’s major providers of such material.” Abdullah Azzam noted that he was unable to purchase ebooks through Google Play because […]
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10 Things to Know: 2014 SACM Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony at the Gaylord Hotel in Washington
- July 10,2014
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- SUSTG Team
If you’re attending the 2014 SACM career fair and graduation ceremony in the Washington, D.C.-area starting on May 24th, you’ll be joining thousands of other Saudi students in the U.S. for an excellent networking opportunity. Students on the King Abdullah Scholarship Program and their families come from around the country to celebrate their achievements and […]
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$16.5 Billion Mecca Metro Deal to be Signed in October by Mayor
- July 7,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
Mecca will sign a $16.5 billion contract with the winning bidder for a new metro project for the holy city, ArabianSupplyChain.com via the Arabic newspaper Al Youm said. The contract will include 88 new train stations and 22 underground depots, the report said:
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Hardin Lang Discusses the Advance of ISIS in Iraq and the Implications for the U.S.-Saudi Relationship [VIDEO]
- July 2,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
Last week’s FocusKSA discussion brought together leading thinkers and analysts to discuss the advance of ISIS in Iraq and hash out the implications for key players, especially the United States and Saudi Arabia. In his opening remarks, Hardin Lang, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress (CAP), discussed the findings from the just-released CAP study, co-written with Brian Katulis […]
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New retail hours for shops in Saudi Arabia
- July 2,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia has approved new retail hours for Saudi stores, according to a Saudi Gazette report via Arabian Business:
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Motiva SplitShell, Saudi Aramco to separate assets, including U.S. refinery
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Strange DaysEgyptian Student Agrees to Leave U.S. After Making Trump Threat
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