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  • Saudi Arabia Is Now The ‘Main Outside Source’ For Syrian Rebels, Reuters Reports
     

    Saudi Arabia has prevailed over friendly Gulf rival Qatar as the “main outside force” supporting the Syrian rebel cause, according to a recent Reuters report. Mariam Karouny reports that Saudi Arabia “has prevailed over its small but ambitious Gulf neighbor Qatar to impose itself as the main outside force supporting the Syrian rebels, a move […]

     
  • PHOTOS: The SACM 2013 Career Fair Held at National Harbor
     

    The 2013 SACM Career Fair kicked off today at the Gaylord National Harbor hotel. Organized by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission to the United States (SACM), the event matched thousands of students with potential employment opportunities in Saudi Arabia.

     
  • WHO Director General: I appreciate Saudi cooperation against the new virus
     

    The Saudi Press Agency reports that the Director General of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Margaret Chan “expressed thanks to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its cooperation with WHO against Coronavirus.”

     
  • SACM Career Fair: U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia says ‘Future is Full of Opportunity’
     

    The U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, James Smith, wrote in Al Arabiya today a  congratulatory letter for the roughly 8,000 Saudi students who are graduating this week at the SACM Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony. “More than 70,000 young Saudis and their families have chosen to study in the United States. Their presence on our […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia: Car Manufacturer?
     

    A new report states that Saudi Arabia is in negotiations with Jaguar Land Rover for a production line in Yanbu, an industrial city, following an initial agreement signed last year. The National reports that the Indian-owned company “can count on Saudi government investment of close to US$1 billion and some of the world’s cheapest aluminium. […]

     
  • Saudi Aramco to open 3 research centers in the United States
     

    Saudi Aramco announced the opening of three research centers in the United States at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston today, according to a report in Rigzone. The three new centers in the United States will “join a worldwide network of research centers established by Saudi Aramco to leverage scientific expertise and further complement the cutting-edge […]

     
  • Save the Date for the 2013 U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Los Angeles, California
     

    The 2013 US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum, to be held in Los Angeles, California at the JW Marriott L.A. Live on September 16-18, is the third in a series of extraordinarily successful gatherings featuring top American and Saudi government and private sector leaders and providing an ideal platform for building new and lasting business ties. Please visit www.us-saudiforum.com to register your interest.

     
  • Are U.S. Companies Missing Out on a Saudi Nuclear Bonanza?
     

    The recently-completed Saudi Sustainable Energy Symposium at the Ritz Carlton Riyadh brought high-level officials and companies together to discuss “a common understanding between all stakeholders” concerning the development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s sustainable energy program, of which nuclear energy is a big part. The event was hosted by the King Abdullah Center for […]

     
  • Royal Decree May Ease a ‘$67B Housing Logjam’ in Saudi Arabia, Reuters Reports
     

    Reuters is reporting that last week’s Royal Decree to tackle Saudi Arabia’s housing program has removed “an obstacle to a $67 billion program to ease the country’s housing shortage,” which “may push the program forward by opening up thousands of acres of state-owned land for construction.”

     
  • Saudi Arabia to Shift Weekend to Friday Start
     

    Pending approval from the Council of Ministers, Saudi Arabia could soon join its GCC neighbors in establishing a Friday-Saturday weekend.  Oman will officially shift its weekend beginning this May leaving only Saudi Arabia to make the transition. The current Thursday-Friday weekend has long been considered a drag on the Saudi economy and the Ministry of […]

     

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  • Saudi Arabia Rejects Attempts to Undermine UNRWA in Gaza

    Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations Abdulaziz Al-Wasel said on Monday that the Kingdom rejects attempts to undermine the role of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza where Israel has been waging a war that has killed over 30,000 people and displaced over 80 percent of its population. Speaking at a briefing at the UN General Assembly on UNRWA, he added that Saudi Arabia was keen on continuing its support to the agency, warning of attempts to "eliminate" its role. Saudi Arabia is looking at all means to save UNRWA from its financial difficulties, he stated, revealing that "additional funding" to the agency will be announced soon.

  • IBM set to establish new Software lab in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    The lab will be designed to focus on accelerating digital innovation and product development, management and design, with solutions in the areas of Data & AI, and Sustainability Software. With innovation and knowledge exchange at its center, the IBM Software lab’s goal will be to accelerate skills building and help create high-quality jobs for skilled young IT professionals in Saudi Arabia’s technology ecosystem, co-creating solutions to export globally.

  • Saudi Arabia launches new portal to enhance international representation

    He said that the platform will form a database to follow up on candidates’ applications from the beginning of their application for work until their employment and training in those institutions. “The ministry will work through Dawli platform on strategic partnerships and agreements with other government agencies that wish to employ competencies in relevant organizations, which will pave the way for it to become a unified Saudi platform,” he said.

  • Saudi Arabia hosted 106 million visitors in 2023, but is pushing for more tourists from abroad

    Saudi Arabia said tourist numbers climbed above 100 million last year, but the big aim for the Kingdom is to attract more international travelers. Becky Anderson asks the Saudi tourism minister how they'll do that.

  • Saudi Arabia ranked most connected country with road networks in the world

    Minister of Transport and Logistics Eng. Saleh Al-Jasser said that Saudi Arabia is ranked as the most connected country in the world in terms of its road network. The Kingdom witnessed a fall in the rates of serious accidents, deaths, and injuries by more than 50 percent in recent years, he said while launching the “Safe distinguished roads” campaign in Riyadh on Sunday.

  • Amazon’s AWS to launch Saudi Arabia data centers, invest over $5.3 bln

    Amazon.com's (AMZN.O), opens new tab cloud division Amazon Web Services said on Monday it will launch data centers in Saudi Arabia in 2026 and plans to invest more than $5.3 billion in the kingdom. The cloud region will enable customers to securely store content and run workloads while offering higher speed for its users. Amazon and its cloud competitors Google-parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab and Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab have said they will raise their investments, primarily for data centers, to support the growing adoption of artificial intelligence technologies.

  • Saudi Arabia sees over $11.9B tech investments on first day of LEAP 2024

    Amazon Web Services will invest $5.3 billion in the Kingdom to create a high-capacity cloud region, the ministry said on its official X account. Data Vault will invest $5 billion to build sustainable and innovative data centers, with a capacity of more than 300 megawatts, it further added. In addition, ServiceNow will invest $500 million to launch its first data center in the region in Saudi Arabia to localize its services, in addition to training national talents and developing their skills

  • John Higgins misses out on ‘golden ball’ 167 break in Saudi Arabia as World Masters of Snooker begins

    John Higgins misses out on becoming first player to make 'golden ball' 167 break; players at World Masters of Snooker in Saudi Arabia can add 20 points to their score after 147 by potting extra ball; Higgins sunk 15 reds and 15 blacks before running out of position on the yellow

  • ”Study in Saudi Arabia” Platform Launched in Bid of Govt to Ease Visa Process for Int’l Students

    Saudi Arabia has initiated an innovative educational visa program tailored to international students aspiring to pursue their studies in the Middle Eastern country. The move aims to simplify the admission process for prospective students seeking education opportunities in Saudi Arabia, VisaGuide.World reports. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), which jointly unveiled the “Study in Saudi Arabia” visa initiative.

  • New safety car confirmed for Saudi Arabian GP

    The new Aston Martin Vantage will make its debut as F1's safety car at this weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.