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966 E. 11: Saudi Arabia at COP 26, Seven Years of King Salman, and Saudi Arabia’s First Film Festival
Episode 11 of The 966 has the hosts talking about the Red Sea International Film Festival, King Salman in his 7th year on the throne, and Saudi Arabia at COP 26.
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PIF Eyes Deal to Merge Mobile Towers of Zain, STC to Form Telecom Giant – Report
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is weighing a deal to combine the mobile phone infrastructure of Saudi Telecom Co. and Zain Saudi Arabia “in a merger that would form the kingdom’s largest cellular towers company,” people familiar with the plans told Bloomberg.
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Saudi Arabia Looks to Turn its Smaller Stock Market, Nomu, Into Platforms for Startups to Raise Funds
Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, the Tadawul, is in talks to recast its small-cap market, called Nomu, as a hub for the Middle East’s burgeoning startup industry,” people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
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Saudi Arabia Names New Health, Hajj Ministers by Royal Decree
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a royal decree appointing Fahad bin Abdulrahman bin Dahes Al-Jalajel as the new health minister, replacing the long-serving Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan bin Mohammed Al-Rabiah, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Al-Rabiah will move over to the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah as Minister, the decree said.
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U.S. State Department Condemns ‘Outrageous’ Attack by Houthi Forces on King Abdullah Airport in Jazan
The U.S. State Department joined a chorus of other nations in condemning Friday’s attack by the Iran-backed Houthi group on King Abdullah Airport in Jazan, Saudi Arabia that wounded 10. The attack injured both passengers and airport staff when an explosives-laden drone hit King Abdullah Airport on Friday. According to Arab News, the injured included six […]
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ACWA Sets IPO Price at Top End of Range; Mulls Green Bond Options in 2022
Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power International, one of the Kingdom’s main vehicles for building renewable energy projects, has set the offer price for its IPO at the top of a range, Bloomberg reports. According to that report, ACWA Power International will sell shares at 56 riyals ($14.93) apiece after the institutional part of the offering ended, and will raise $1.2 billion for […]
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After U.S. Withdrawal of Patriot Missiles, Greece Delivers System to Saudi
After the U.S. withdrawal of most of its advanced missile defense systems and Patriot batteries from Saudi Arabia in recent weeks, the Kingdom has turned to Greece to supply a Patriot battery and manpower to operate it, according to reports.
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Saudi Arabia Ranks 2nd in G20 in Digital Competitiveness — Report
Saudi Arabia has been ranked second among the G20 countries in the Digital Competitiveness Report for the year 2021, a publication issued by the European Center for Digital Competitiveness, according to a report. The reports findings are based on data provided by the Global Competitiveness Index issued by the World Economic Forum, and supporting data […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Non-Oil Exports Rise 52 Percent in Q2 2021, Data Show
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports rose a whopping 52 percent during the second quarter of this year as evidence the kingdom’s economy continues to recover from the pandemic continues to mount. The total value of exports for the three-month period to the end of June increased to 238.6 billion Saudi riyals ($63.62bn), the Saudi Press Agency […]
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Saudi Arabia Expands Available Covid Vaccines as Kingdom Sees Steady Decline in New Cases
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for use by its citizens and residents as the Kingdom continues to see progress in battling the spread of the virus within its borders.
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Thousands rally in Jordan
Thousands of people are marching in Jordan's capital, Amman, in support of their government's fight against Islamic State (IS) militants.
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Jordan carries out air strikes in Iraq, killing 55 IS militants
Information Minister Mohammad al-Momani told AFP Amman was "more determined than ever to fight the terrorist group Daesh," using an Arabic acronym for IS, after the brutal murder of its airman. According to Reuters, a government spokesman said that Jordan will step up its role in the US-led coalition against IS militants, with all military options on the table.
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Jordan hangs two Iraqi militants in response to pilot’s death
Jordan, which is part of the U.S.-led alliance against Islamic State, has promised an "earth-shaking response" to the killing of its pilot, Muath al-Kasaesbeh, who was captured in December when his F-16 crashed over northeastern Syria. Jordan also executed a senior al Qaeda prisoner, Ziyad Karboli, an Iraqi man who was sentenced to death in 2008.
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Jordan to send ambassador back to Israel after tensions eased
For the first time since making peace with its neighbour in 1994, Jordan announced in November it was pulling its envoy out of Israel following growing tensions over the sacred compound housing Al Aqsa mosque - the third holiest site in Islam.
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Saudi’s Aramco Plans Natural Gas Production Near Jordan
Aramco is exploring for gas where deposits are more difficult to access than at oil fields. The deposits include the Midyan gas field in the northwest of the country, the Empty Quarter desert in the south, and sites near Ghawar, the world’s largest oil field located close to the Persian Gulf coast.
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ISIS releases interview with captive Jordanian pilot
First Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh's F-16 went down near ISIS's de facto capital of Raqqa Wednesday. The 26-year-old Jordanian is the first foreign military pilot to fall into the extremists' hands since an international coalition began its aerial campaign against ISIS in September.
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Jordan Says IS Fighters Capture Pilot in Syria
Jordan said Islamic State militants have captured one of its pilots after his plane went down in northern Syria during "a mission" against Islamist insurgents.
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Jordan, Saudi kings in talks as they battle IS
Jordan's King Abdullah II met his Saudi counterpart in Riyadh Sunday for talks as both nations participate in a US-led bombing campaign against Islamic State group extremists in Syria.
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Brotherhood Leader’s Arrest in Jordan Is Seen as Warning From Monarchy
For years, Jordan did nothing as he railed — often on nationwide television — against Jordan’s “meager” political reforms and what he sees as continued attempts to cozy up to the United States, which he calls “the cause of tyranny in the Middle East.” Despite his high profile, the kingdom appeared not to see him, or the Brotherhood, as a threat.
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Jordan minister: We’re at max capacity on Syrian refugees
Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Tuesday said that Jordan, as a host country of more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees, has become exhausted and reached its maximum capacity to provide assistance to refugees. The official made these remarks at the Berlin Conference on Syrian Refugees, where he also cited Jordan’s already limited resources and the insufficiency of international support to the Kingdom in this regard.
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