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Following Huge Dip, Saudi Markets Rebound on Government’s Spending Plan
- December 18,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s markets rebounded on Wednesday in response to the Government’s spending intentions in 2015, several news outlets reported today. Olzhas Auyezov of Reuters reports that markets reacted well to the Government’s plan, rebounding 4.2 percent “in a broad rally which included the petrochemicals sector.” The increase was echoed around the region as markets in […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghamdi Brings Unveiled Wife onto TV to Reiterate Women are Not Required to Wear the Niqab, Sparking Debate, Mufti Response
- December 16,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi religious figure Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghamidi has stoked debate in Saudi society and piqued interest in foreign observers of the Kingdom and advocates of women’s rights, by appearing on Saudi television with his wife to reiterate the acceptability of unveiled women in the eyes of Islam, according to media reports. Al-Ghamidi appeared on “Badria,” a talk show […]
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Ashmore Investment: Decline in oil revenues has a ‘clear silver lining’ for Saudi fiscal policy
- December 15,2014
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- SUSTG Team
In Ashmore’s recently released weekly report, the investment firm points to a potential “silver lining” in the drop in oil’s price for Saudi fiscal policy: the drop might at last bring “meaningful fiscal discipline” for the Saudi 2015 budget and beyond. “The first ‘winner’ to emerge from falling oil prices is rationality,” writes John Sfakianakis, Regional Director for the […]
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Prince Muhammad bin Naif Meets with Obama, Biden at White House as Republican U.S. House Majority Leader McCarthy Visits Saudi Arabia
- December 15,2014
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- SUSTG Team
U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Kevin McCarthy met in Riyadh with Crown Prince Salman and Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The visit comes on the heels of Prince Mohammed bin Naif’s meetings in Washington last week. The Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia met with several officials in the […]
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Jadwa Chartbook: Saudi Economic Data Show ‘Signs of Cooling’ in Economy
- December 3,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s latest Chartbook monthly economic report said the Saudi economy showed signs of cooling with the non-oil Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) dipping lower following a 39-month peak in the previous month. Data on consumer spending also showed a seasonal decline, according to the Jadwa Investment report. Additionally, “bearish oil markets continued to affect sentiment […]
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With Hagel Out, Obama’s Next Appointment for Defense Secretary Will Have an Impact on U.S.-Saudi Relations
- November 26,2014
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- Lucien Zeigler
Just days before President Obama announced in the White House Rose Garden that his Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel would resign, Hagel met with Saudi Arabia’s Prince Miteb bin Abdullah – a rising star in Saudi Arabia at the Pentagon. With Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel set to resign, all eyes in the Middle East and […]
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Al-Ahsa Attack Linked to Islamic State, Up to 77 Now Held
- November 25,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi authorities said on Monday the gunmen who attacked Shi’a citizens in the Dalwah village of the Al-Ahsa region in the Eastern Province are linked to the Islamic State group, including several jailed previously over suspected extremist ties. According to comments made by Saudi Arabia’s Gen. Mansour al-Turki, the head of the network operating in […]
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After Meetings with Obama and the Pentagon, Saudi Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah Touts US-Saudi Military Cooperation
- November 24,2014
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s visiting National Guard Minister, Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, visited Washington, D.C. last week in a push to “strengthen bilateral cooperation in various sectors, especially between the Defense Department and the Saudi National Guard,” according to reports in the Arab News and the Eurasia Review. Additionally, Miteb said that Saudi Arabia will receive Black Hawk […]
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Could a Trans-Asian Railway Further Boost Growing Saudi-China Trade?
- November 21,2014
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- SUSTG Team
China has reportedly “set a comprehensive economic strategy for linking the country to major economic countries in Asia, including Saudi Arabia, through a railway,” a report in Zawya finds, citing a local paper. With Saudi-Chinese trade exchanges reaching $74 billion last year and estimated to soar up to $100 billion in the next five years, the […]
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Saudi Arabia will see 1.2 million barrels per day of new refining capacity by 2020
- November 19,2014
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- SUSTG Team
According to a recently released research note by Jadwa Investment, Saudi Arabia will see an increase of 1.2 MBPD of new refining capacity by 2020 representing a “major investment in downstream sector.” Jadwa’s Head of Research, Dr. Fahad Alturki notes: “Saudi Arabia will see 1.2 million barrels per day (mbpd) of new refining capacity come […]
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Foreign AssetsSaudi central bank net foreign assets fall 2.4 pct in January
Net foreign assets at Saudi Arabia's central bank dropped 2.4 percent from the previous month to 2.23 trillion riyals ($594.6 billion) in January, central bank data showed on Sunday.
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Saudi-LebanonCommentary: Can Saudi Arabia Afford Its Aid Cut to Lebanon?
Arab Gulf states feel that their financial contributions to the mainstream Lebanese state institutions such as the national military haven’t resulted in a commensurate consideration for their policy imperatives, whereas Iran has benefited enormously precisely by “playing dirty” and funding its own substate militia proxies.
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Saudi-LebanonSaudi piles pressure on Lebanon for siding with Iran
Saudi Arabia (is) feeling for a good reason that its influence in Lebanon is on the decline," said Ayham Kamel, a Middle East expert with the political risk and consulting firm, Eurasia Group. "The Saudi message is don't think you can translate victories in Syria and control the system in Lebanon. We have plenty of leverage through our economic muscles," Kamel said.
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Lebanon TravelKuwait, Qatar urge citizens to avoid Lebanon
Kuwait and Qatar on Wednesday became the latest Arab countries to follow in Saudi Arabia's footsteps by urging their citizens already in Lebanon to leave and issuing a travel warning for nationals planning to visit there.
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ISIS Banking NetworkWhy ISIS’s secret banking network prospers despite air strikes
The money-exchange financiers know the liquidity of their trading partners and won’t enter into transactions that can’t be honoured. And cheating is rare, as are robberies. In such a tight-knit profession, exchange operators know their families would be responsible for unpaid debts, and their tribe would suffer for any dishonesty.
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Saudi-LebanonSaudi Arabia, Gulf allies raise Lebanon travel warning amid Iran row
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain warned their citizens on Tuesday against travel to Lebanon, citing safety concerns, and the United Arab Emirates said it was banning its nationals from visiting the Mediterranean country.
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Saudi-LebanonLebanon’s Hariri urges Saudi king not to abandon country
Hariri's direct appeal to King Salman reflects worries among Saudi Arabia's allies in Lebanon that a major shift is under way in its policy toward the country.
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AfghanistanAfghan Army abandons another district in Helmand
Yesterday, the Afghan National Army withdrew from two bases in the district of Musa Qala in Helmand. Today, we learn that the Afghan Army also withdrew from the district of Now Zad.
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Saudi-LebanonLebanese Trade Accusations Over Saudi Aid Suspension
Lebanese politicians traded accusations Saturday over the decision by Saudi Arabia to halt deals worth $4 billion aimed at equipping and supporting Lebanese security forces, adding to tensions in the deeply divided country, which is struggling with the fallout from neighboring Syria's civil war.
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Saudi Lebanon ArmsSaudi Arabia Cancels $3B Aid to Lebanon; French Weapons Deal Held
"This shows that there is a consideration from the kingdom that the Lebanese government has very little control over the country's affairs with Hezbollah and Iran having the majority control over affairs in Lebanon," said Riad Kahwaji, CEO of the Institute for Gulf and Near East Military Analysis, a Dubai-based think tank.
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