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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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Saudi Arabia balks at Israel normalization, floats ‘modest’ defense pact with US: Report
“Under that option, the US and Saudi Arabia would sign agreements on a bilateral defense pact, US help in the building of a Saudi civil nuclear energy industry, and high-level sharing in the field of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies,” the British daily reports.
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Saudi Arabia: High-net-worth Muslims eye luxury homes in holy cities, report finds
Saudi Arabia's drive to attract expats and boost its real estate market could be turbocharged by a largely untapped demographic in the global south: rich Muslims eyeing homes in Islam's two holiest cities. According to a report published by real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank, despite western media focusing much of its attention on the kingdom's drive to boost luxury beach resort tourism and legalise alcohol, demand for glitzy real estate in Saudi Arabia has surged among Muslim high-net-worth individuals (HNWI)
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Accenture Graduates first group from its capability hub in Saudi Arabia
The hub currently offers a rigorous multi-track training program accredited and exclusive to Accenture employees covering various areas such as security, cloud, data & AI, and change management. It is the first step towards launching Accenture LearnVantage Academy Saudi Arabia, which will offer comprehensive technology education and training services to businesses and organisations in Saudi Arabia, allowing them to reskill and upskill their employees and help them reinvent their organisations and achieve greater business value.
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Senate Democrat raises concerns about US-Saudi nuclear deal
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Working Group, is raising concerns over Saudi Arabia’s intention to pursue a civil nuclear program with the U.S., citing the country’s “appalling human rights practices” and desire for nuclear weapons.
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Saudi woman jailed for 11 years over rights posts, Amnesty says
Amnesty International called on Saudi Arabia to free a 29-year-old fitness instructor it says has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for her choice of clothing and social media posts urging an end to the kingdom's male guardianship system.Manahel Al-Otaibi was sentenced in January and details of her case emerged in Saudi Arabia's formal reply to a request from the United Nations human rights office, London-based Amnesty said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Cars are swept away and roads turned into rivers as Saudi Arabia is hit by floods two weeks after apocalyptic Dubai storms blamed on cloud-seeding
Flash flooding has devastated parts of Saudi Arabia this week with shocking footage showing cars being swept away by the deluge as roads were submerged amid torrential downpours.
Clips shared on social media showed how major highways in the Kingdom were overrun by devastating floodwater that cascaded down typically dry and rocky outcrops and swept through cities and towns below.
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Saudi Chemical Giant’s Profit Slumps as Pressures Persist
Saudi Arabia’s top chemicals company reported a 62% drop in year-on-year profit as weak demand puts the industry under stress.
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US and Saudis Near Defense Pact Meant to Reshape Middle East
The agreement faces plenty of obstacles but would amount to a new version of a framework that was scuttled when Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, triggering the conflict in Gaza. Negotiations between Washington and Riyadh have sped up recently, and many officials are optimistic that they could reach a deal within weeks, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations.
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Saudi Arabia’s GDP Contracts Again, With Non-Oil Growth Slowing
Saudi Arabia’s economy contracted for a third straight quarter following the kingdom’s decision to cut petroleum production, while non-oil growth eased to the slowest pace since the coronavirus pandemic.
The non-oil economy — a priority for the government as it looks to open up and transform the country — expanded by 2.8% in the first quarter on an annual basis, according to preliminary data published by the kingdom’s statistics office on Wednesday. That compared to 4.2% in the prior quarter.
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Vision 2030: What are Saudi Arabia’s overarching goals?
The first goal of Vision 2030 is to cultivate a content and fulfilled society, laying the foundation for the attainment of economic prosperity.
According to the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 official website, the goal focuses on creating strong roots that embrace modern Islam, national pride and Saudi heritage and culture, while also providing world-class entertainment options, sustainable living, and efficient health and social care systems.
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