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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Orders $2b ‘Deposit’ to Yemen to Shore Up Currency
- January 18,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a $2 billion transfer to the Yemeni central bank, according to reports, as the Kingdom looks to shore up the economy of its war-torn southern neighbor. The Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information (MoCI) said in a statement that the money is meant “to address the deteriorating economic situation” in Yemen. “All […]
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With Abbas Visit, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Reaffirms Support for Palestine
- December 21,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s longstanding support for the Palestinian cause during a meeting with Mahmoud Abbas at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Wednesday, in the wake of President Trump’s controversial move to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy there. The meeting between King Salman and President Abbas is the […]
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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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Former President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh Killed by Houthi Allies in Major Turning Point
- December 4,2017
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- SUSTG Team
In a major turn in the ongoing civil war in Yemen, former President Ali Abdullah Saleh has reportedly been killed in fighting against his former allies in the three-year old war, the Iran-aligned Houthi militia. Clashes broke out between fighters allied with the armed Houthi militia and those in Saleh’s General Peoples Congress over the […]
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Second Missile in a Month Launched from Yemen Intercepted by Saudi Military
- December 1,2017
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- SUSTG Team
For the second time in a month, the Saudi military has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile that was launched from Yemen on Thursday. The missile did not cause any casualties and was headed towards the Saudi city of Khamis Mushait on the Kingdom’s southwestern border, according to reports. Yemen’s Iran-backed armed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the […]
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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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U.S. Approves Possible Sale of THAAD Missile Defense System to Saudi Arabia with Massive $15b Price Tag
- October 9,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The United States has given preliminary approval for the sale of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system to Saudi Arabia with a price tag of $15 billion, according to reports and a statement by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The announcement, made on the heels of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman […]
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Saudi-Russia Ties Strengthen as King Salman Visits around Russia Energy Week
- October 4,2017
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi-Russia ties continue to warm ahead of King Salman’s visit as the Kingdom looks to expand bi-lateral investment opportunities, according to reports. Saudi Arabia and Russia are the two biggest energy players, producing almost a quarter of the world’s oil between them. As the de facto leader of OPEC, Saudi Arabia has forged a working […]
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Saudi Arabia Will Remove its Ban on Internet Phone Calls on Thursday
- September 20,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia will remove its ban on internet phone calls on Thursday, a government spokesman said, in a bid “aimed at stimulating online business as the kingdom looks to boost non-oil revenue,” Reuters reports. The news is sure to be welcomed by the many foreign men and women who travel to Saudi Arabia for business, […]
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The Fragile State of Food Security in the Maghreb
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Saudi Arabia and Israel Tiptoe Toward Overt Security Cooperation
Israeli and Saudi fighter jets participated in the same patrol mission (albeit at different times) on Oct. 30, accompanying a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber circumnavigating the Arabian Peninsula and attempting to send a deterrence message to Tehran. Riyadh's willingness to join a military mission involving Israel is the latest indication that the actions of the Islamic Republic of Iran are incentivizing some Arab capitals to tiptoe toward overt security cooperation with Israel.
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A Saudi-led initiative aids the study of climate change’s potential impact on food security
A Saudi-based organization has partnered with leading researchers and humanitarian agencies to harness the power of data and technology in the hope of preventing climate shocks from causing hunger among vulnerable livestock-farming communities. Community Jameel announced in September the creation of the Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action to help tackle the growing threat to such communities from increasingly severe and frequent climate-related disasters.
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Opinion: Gulf security – It’s not all bad news
Going forward question marks about the reliability of the United States may be unsettling but the emerging contours of what a future US approach could look like they are not all bad news from the perspective of the region’s autocratic regimes.
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Saudi Arabia calls on UN Security Council to impose deterrent measure on Yemen’s Houthis after Jazan airport attack
The drone attack, the latest Houthi attempt to strike across the border into the Kingdom, also caused damage to the airport in Jazan.
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A company spotted a security breach. Then investigators found this new mysterious malware
The campaign is the work of a newly disclosed Iranian hacking group dubbed MalKamak that has been detailed by cybersecurity company Cybereason Nocturnus, which discovered it after being called by a client to investigate a security incident.
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How Afghanistan’s security forces lost the war to the Taliban
A sophisticated Taliban campaign aimed at securing surrender deals lay at the heart of the Afghan military’s collapse, but layers of corruption, waste and logistical failures left the country’s security forces so underequipped and with such battered morale that it enabled the militants’ success.
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U.S. top security adviser, Yemen envoy head to Saudi, UAE
Brett McGurk, the NSC's Middle East and North Africa Coordinator, will also join Sullivan and Tim Lenderking, the council spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a statement, adding that Sullivan will meet "with senior leaders on a range of regional and global challenges."
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Israel Captures Last Two Palestinian Militants Who Escaped High-Security Prison
After a nearly two-week manhunt, Israeli security forces captured the last pair of six Palestinian militants who staged a daring escape from a high-security prison that embarrassed Israel’s security establishment and ignited a fresh wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Security forces tracked the final two escapees to a hideout in the West Bank city of Jenin before surrounding the building in a high-stakes standoff on Sunday. The two fugitives gave themselves up to avoid anyone being injured, according to the father of one of the prisoners.
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Syrian, Jordanian defense officials discuss border security
Syria’s defense minister met on Sunday with Jordan’s army chief in Amman, the Jordanian capital, after Syrian troops captured several rebel-held areas near Jordan’s border, state media reported. The Hala Akhbar news site, which is linked to Jordan’s military, reported that the meeting between Jordanian Gen. Yousef Huneiti and Syrian Gen. Ali Ayoub was “to increase coordination in the field of border security to serve the interests of the two brotherly countries.”
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