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Saudi 2018 Budget will be ‘Expansionary’ after Two Years of Tight Spending
- December 18,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s budget will be announced tomorrow and will include a “focus on expansion, development and investment” according to comments made on Al-Arabiya TV by a Saudi finance ministry official, and reported in Reuters. “If there was to be a title for the 2018 budget, it would be the budget of expansion and development and […]
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Ambassador Haley Gives Dramatic Presentation of Alleged Iran-Made Weaponry Recovered from Regional Battlefields
- December 15,2017
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- SUSTG Team
US envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley made a presentation at Bolling Air Force base in Washington, D.C. to provide evidence that Iran had supplied short-range ballistic missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen which were then fired at Saudi Arabia. Department of Defense (DOD) officials accompanied Haley for the presentation, which was made against a dramatic backdrop of broken […]
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Secretary Tillerson Urges More ‘Measured’ Approach for Saudi Arabia in Yemen
- December 8,2017
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- SUSTG Team
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging Saudi Arabia to be more “measured” in its military intervention in war-ravaged Yemen, a day after President Trump called for the end of the Saudi-led blockade in order to allow for delivery of humanitarian aid and commercial shipments. Tillerson also reiterated Trump’s calls for a “complete end” […]
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The U.S. Reported to be Assessing Support of Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Energy Plans
- November 30,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The Trump administration is reportedly holding talks on providing nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia in a move that would be a significant shift in U.S. policy, ProPublica reports. The report notes that, “The Trump administration hasn’t stated a position on whether it will let the Saudis have enrichment and reprocessing technology. An NSC spokesman declined […]
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NYT Columnist Tom Friedman Praises Saudi Arabia’s ‘Arab Spring, At Last’; Twitter Reacts
- November 27,2017
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- SUSTG Team
New York Times Columnist and bestselling author Tom Friedman met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Saudi Arabia for a second time in three years to speak with the powerful and young leader about the ongoing Vision 2030 social and economic reform plans as well as ongoing regional and security issues facing the Kingdom. […]
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF Officially Takes Over Management of Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District
- November 22,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund finalized the take over of the management of Riyadh’s US$10 billion unfinished King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), a large financial hub on the outskirts of the city, as the government attempts to revive the project. Bloomberg reports the project also has a new leader. KAFD’s final development will be run by real […]
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In WSJ Op-Ed, Al-Qassabi Says Kingdom Will Not Avoid Short-Term Difficult Decisions to Eradicate Corruption, Actualize Vision 2030
- November 14,2017
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- SUSTG Team
In a op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce and Investment Dr. Majed Al-Qassabi addressed critics of the Kingdom’s anti-corruption efforts and says the actions taken last week are evidence that Saudi Arabia is facing a “watershed moment” to eradicate the scourge of corrupt practices. “Saudi Arabia is a rich […]
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Secretary Tillerson, in Riyadh, Pledges Support for Saudi-Iraq Relationship to Counter Iran
- October 23,2017
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- SUSTG Team
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Riyadh over the weekend to express U.S. support for a warming of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iraq as the two nations inaugurate the first meeting of the Saudi-Iraq Coordination Council, a new organization that will facilitate bilateral ties. The inaugural Coordination Council meeting marks a warming of relations between Riyadh and Baghdad. […]
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Saudi Aramco Denies Financial Times Report on Shelving Long-Awaited IPO
- October 16,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Aramco has denied a report in the London-based Financial Times that the state-controlled company will shelve its plans to list part of the company on international indices in favor of private placements. The Financial Times reports that talks about “a private sale to foreign governments including China and other investors have gathered pace in recent […]
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King Salman Consolidates Development Funds and Promotes New Transportation Minister
- October 5,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has created a new organizational body to centralize and consolidate control and management of its economic development funds, called the National Development Fund (NDF), under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The NDF will “link the Saudi Fund for Development, the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, the Agricultural Development Fund, the Social Development Bank, the Human […]
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Saudi-SwedenSweden’s king offers to help mend row with Saudi Arabia
Sweden’s King has offered to step in to resolve a diplomatic spat between his government and Saudi Arabia, local media have reported.
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Saudi Foreign PolicyOpinion: The new Saudi king, Egypt and the MB
For the kingdom, there are three regional priorities: Iran, the Islamic State (IS) (in different places such as Syria, Iraq and Libya) and Yemen. Maintaining a strong anti-Brotherhood stance brings few dividends in Saudi Arabia’s calculus — and it may potentially have drawbacks.
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Women and the Workforce806,000 Saudi women part of Kingdom’s work force
Of this total, 71 percent work in education, 13 percent in human health and social services, and 5 percent in public administration, defense and social security. There were also women employed in production, manufacturing, mining, agriculture, forestry and fishing.
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Tight Oil, Natural GasAmericans Split on Support for Fracking in Oil, Natural Gas
The practice of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," has emerged as a divisive issue across the U.S., reflected in Americans' opinions about it; 40% of Americans say they favor the procedure, while 40% oppose it, and a substantial 19% do not have an opinion. This is amid the Obama administration last week announcing the first nationwide safety rules for fracking.
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Saudi - GCCSaudi king meets senior GCC officials
According to the state-run agency, King Salman met with Bahrain’s Crown Prince and First Deputy Premier Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa; Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan; Qatari Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani and Kuwait’s Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
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Israeli Politics‘King Bibi’s’ reign challenged in Israeli election
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's march towards becoming the longest-serving leader of Israel could be halted on Tuesday in an election that has exposed public fatigue with his stress on national security rather than socio-economic problems.
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Saudi-AfghanistanKing Salman, Ghani explore Saudi-Afghan cooperation avenues
The trip of Afghan president to Saudi Arabia comes at a time when Afghan government and the Taleban are reportedly preparing to hold peace talks soon. The Afghan envoy noted that “Saudi Arabia and the Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) can play a good role in bringing peace to Afghanistan.”
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SXSWPrincess Reema on leading Saudi women: ‘Keep walking,’ they will follow
Princess Reema, as she is called, said she has hired many women to work at Harvey Nichols, the luxury department store she runs, something that was unheard of until just a few years ago, when laws in the country began to somewhat modernize.
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SecuritySaudi interior minister: some states sponsor terrorism to target kingdom
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Interior Minister Mohammad bin Naif bin Abdulaziz on Tuesday accused unnamed states of sponsoring terrorist groups to target Saudi Arabia.
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HousingSaudi replaces housing minister after king vows to address shortage
Saudi Arabia's King Salman replaced the housing minister late on Wednesday, a day after pledging to speed efforts to end a shortage of homes in his first address to the nation since becoming monarch in late January.
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