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$6.9 billion in Tourist Projects Approved under Saudi NTP
- August 2,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia approved more than SR26 billion ($6.9 billion) of tourism projects under the Kingdom’s National Transformation Program (NTP) on Sunday, according to reports. The funding will go to existing development projects in the pipeline as well as new efforts to preserve Saudi Arabia’s heritage sites, of which many are seen as underdeveloped and inadequately protected. Previously, […]
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Fahad Nazer: ‘What I learned from attending a round table with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia’
- July 29,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Last month, Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir hosted a private round table discussion at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington with a very small group of Washington-based political analysts and Middle East scholars. Fahad Nazer, Senior Political Analyst at JTG Inc., shared his reaction from the meeting on JTG’s blog. “In this small, less formal setting, […]
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SABIC, Exxon Affiliate Studying JV Petrochemicals Complex on U.S. Gulf Coast
- July 26,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s SABIC said Monday it is studying launching a jointly-owned petrochemicals complex with an affiliate of U.S. Exxon Mobil. fIf developed, the project would be “located in Texas or Louisiana near natural gas feedstock and include a world-scale steam cracker and derivative units,” the company said. Before making final investment decisions, the companies will “conduct necessary […]
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U.S. Warns Of ‘Potential, Imminent Threat’ Against Americans In Jeddah
- July 22,2016
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- SUSTG Team
The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia posted a notice to its website yesterday warning of “potential, imminent threat against U.S. citizens in areas of Jeddah frequented by Westerners, such as markets, restaurants, and shopping malls, among others.” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington that the notice is “a security message, not a […]
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Pokemon GO Banned in Saudi Arabia; 3 Arrested at Jeddah Airport – Report
- July 20,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Pokemon GO, the viral video game phenomenon that has taken the U.S. and other markets around the world by storm, has been banned in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in the Evening Standard which cited the Arabic-language newspaper Almowaten. Pokemon GO is a game available on smartphones that allows users to catch different characters […]
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Construction Begins on ‘World’s Largest’ Gas Complex in Jazan, Saudi Arabia
- July 13,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Construction has begun on a $2.1 billion industrial gas complex in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, which is slated to become the largest such facility in the world. The industrial gas complex will serve Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery and terminal when complete, and will require 600MW to operate, according to a report in Gulf Business. The contract for the […]
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WTO launches new World Trade Outlook Indicator
- July 8,2016
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- SUSTG Team
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has launched a new World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI) designed to provide “real time” information on trends in global trade, the organization said on its website. The WTOI was unveiled in Shanghai, China on July 8th ahead of a meeting of G20 trade ministers. “Combining a variety of trade-related indices, the […]
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Ramadan Must-Watch TV: ‘Selfie 2’
- July 5,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Ramadan in Saudi Arabia is more than a month of fasting and personal reflection. It is a communal up-ending of one’s normal schedule with work, school and every facet of daily life rearranged in order to fulfill one of the five main pillars of Islam while also coming through this trial healthy and whole. Saudi […]
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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets U.S. and Saudi Business Leaders in New York
- June 24,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with business leaders and others in New York yesterday as his 13-day, packed-schedule visit across the United States comes to a close. Prince Mohammed was photographed meeting with top U.S. business leaders and “pioneers of innovation” in New York for a panel discussion, according to the twitter account […]
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King Salman, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Announce Inclusion of More Than 2,600 U.S. Students Into Scholarship Program on Arrival in Washington
- June 15,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman used the occasion of his arrival to the United States this week to include an additional 2,600 Saudi students into the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarship program, the visionary educational initiative created by the late King Abdullah that enables young Saudis to receive education and experiences abroad. […]
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U.S.-AfghanistanNew, expanded rules for U.S. combat in Afghanistan in 2015
New rules for the 9,800 U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan next year will let commanders order airstrikes or night raids on Taliban forces who pose a significant threat to the Afghan government, defense officials said. The rules came in an order recently signed by President Obama that clarified the authorities U.S. military commanders will have after the official end of the combat mission in December.
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Israel-PalestineWith killings in Jerusalem, prospect of U.S.-sponsored talks dims further
“The pace and intensity of violence are accelerating,” said Robert Danin, a former U.S. diplomat who is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. “But it’s not at all clear there is a diplomatic means to stave it off. That’s what’s probably the hardest thing for American officials to get their heads around: What can you do, given how incendiary the environment there is?”
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US-SaudiNational Guard Chief Prince Miteb on Hi-Viz U.S. Visit
The Saudi Arabian Minister responsible for the National Guard starts a high-profile, official visit to the United States today and will meet with President Obama, Defense Secretary Hagel and other senior U.S. officials.
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Foreign Students in U.S.Chinese and Saudis lead foreign student surge at U.S. colleges and universities
There were 886,052 foreigners enrolled in U.S. higher education in the 2013-2014 school year, the Institute of International Education and the State Department said in a report called “Open Doors.” The total rose more than 66,000 compared with 2012-2013, the eighth straight year of growth. Chinese students make up 31 percent of foreign enrollment, the largest single bloc. Their total grew 17 percent, to about 274,000. The number of Saudi students grew 21 percent, to nearly 54,000. Saudi Arabia now ranks fourth as a student exporter to the United States.
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Terrorist DesignationTwo U.S. Islamic Groups Called Terrorist by U.A.E.
The United Arab Emirates included two U.S.-based Islamic groups on a list of more than 80 terrorist movements worldwide in an action that drew swift denials from the organizations. The U.A.E. named the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Washington-based group known as CAIR, as well as the Muslim American Society, in a list that also included al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The Muslim American Society, which describes itself as a religious community service organization that serves people in the U.S., said it would seek U.S. government help “to address this issue.” CAIR said it was seeking an explanation from U.A.E. authorities “about this shocking and bizarre report.”
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U.S.-AfghanistanU.S. commander weighs decisions that will shape Afghan war’s final chapter
The United States is planning to base about 1,000 security personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul after the formal end of the military mission in Afghanistan and may retain the ability to use attack planes to support local forces until then, according to the top American commander in the country. Gen. John F. Campbell is weighing several major decisions that may determine how quickly U.S. troops will withdraw next year, how far they will go in helping Afghan forces fight and how many Americans will remain on the ground when President Obama leaves office.
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U.S. Anti-ISIS Strategy in SyriaU.S. weighs expanded CIA training, arming of Syrian allies struggling against Assad
The Obama administration has been weighing plans to escalate the CIA’s role in arming and training fighters in Syria, a move aimed at accelerating covert U.S. support to moderate rebel factions while the Pentagon is preparing to establish its own training bases, U.S. officials said. The proposed CIA buildup would expand a clandestine mission that has grown substantially over the past year, U.S. officials said. The agency now vets and trains about 400 fighters each month — as many as are expected to be trained by the Pentagon when its program reaches full strength late next year.
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ISIS KillingsU.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State
The announcement of Kassig's death, the fifth such killing of a Western captive by the group, formed part of a 15-minute video posted online in which Islamic State showed the beheadings of at least 14 men it said were pilots and officers loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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U.S. - PakistanPakistani army chief’s trip to U.S. likely to be marked by greater optimism, trust
The last time a Pakistani army chief visited Washington, he got an earful from U.S. leaders worried that he was not a reliable partner in efforts to combat militant groups responsible for devastating attacks in Afghanistan. Four years later, Pakistan’s newest military chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, is scheduled to arrive in Washington this weekend on his first official U.S. visit. And this time, the most powerful man in Pakistan is expected to be greeted with far less skepticism.
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U.S.-AfghanistanMarine pullout offers preview of what U.S. leaves behind for Afghan troops
The Marines’ departure from Leatherneck — the largest base closure to date of the United States’ longest war — offers a detailed look at the decisions U.S. military leaders are making as coalition forces withdraw from Afghanistan. Mindful of Afghan forces’ limitations — and seething over the Islamic State’s seizure of former American military compounds and equipment in Iraq — the forces departing Afghanistan appear to be stripping bases to the basics.
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