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• 30k Saudi Troops Deployed to Iraq’s Border after Iraqi Troops Vacate
  • July 7,2014

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  • Lucien Zeigler
   

  30,000 Saudi troops have been deployed to the Iraq border after Iraqi troops fled following ISIL’s incursion, according to a report. Al Arabiya reports that the troops are being deployed to secure the border with Iraq after the border was left “unprotected.” The move follows activity along Saudi Arabia’s border to the south with Yemen, […]

   
• $16.5 Billion Mecca Metro Deal to be Signed in October by Mayor
  • July 7,2014

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  • Lucien Zeigler
   

  Mecca will sign a $16.5 billion contract with the winning bidder for a new metro project for the holy city, ArabianSupplyChain.com via the Arabic newspaper Al Youm said. The contract will include 88 new train stations and 22 underground depots, the report said:

   
• An Exclusive Interview with Steve Clemons from the Atlantic on ISIL, Iraq, and Syria
  • July 2,2014

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  • Lucien Zeigler
   

  The deteriorating security situation in Iraq and the swift territorial advance of the extremist Sunni militia the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) present an extraordinarily complex set of local, regional and even global challenges for both Saudi Arabia and the United States. Where is the situation in Iraq going? What are the […]

   
• Jamal Khashoggi Addresses the Deteriorating Security Situation in Iraq and Why ISIS is a Threat to Saudi Arabia and the United States [VIDEO]
  • July 2,2014

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  • Lucien Zeigler
   

  As the security situation in Iraq deteriorates and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) continues to battle the security forces of the Maliki government in Iraq, SUSTG and SUSRIS hosted a special edition of FocusKSAwith experts to discuss the implications of these developments for Saudi Arabia and the U.S.-Saudi relationship. Joining the panel […]

   
• Hardin Lang Discusses the Advance of ISIS in Iraq and the Implications for the U.S.-Saudi Relationship [VIDEO]
  • July 2,2014

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  • Lucien Zeigler
   

  Last week’s FocusKSA discussion brought together leading thinkers and analysts to discuss the advance of ISIS in Iraq and hash out the implications for key players, especially the United States and Saudi Arabia. In his opening remarks, Hardin Lang, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress (CAP), discussed the findings from the just-released CAP study, co-written with Brian Katulis […]

   
• New retail hours for shops in Saudi Arabia
  • July 2,2014

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  • Lucien Zeigler
   

  Saudi Arabia has approved new retail hours for Saudi stores, according to a Saudi Gazette report via Arabian Business:

   
• Uptick in US-Saudi Diplomacy including Secretary Kerry’s Praise for Saudi ‘Compassion’ for its $500m Humanitarian Pledge to Iraq
  • July 2,2014

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  • Lucien Zeigler
   

  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lauded Saudi Arabia’s “compassion” and “generosity” after the Kingdom announced it would donate $500 million in humanitarian aid to all people of Iraq, regardless of ethnicity or religion, according to a release made public by the State Department.  “Saudi Arabia has made an enormous and very significant commitment to help […]

   
• US-Saudi Trade, Investment and the U.S.-Saudi Commercial Relationship
  • June 30,2014

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  • SUSTG Team
   

  On June 12th, 2014 the FocusKSA discussion series examined the current status and future trajectory of trade and investment between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

   
• An Interview with Abdulaziz Alhazmi, COO and Acting Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia)
  • June 30,2014

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  • Richard Wilson
   

  On the eve of the 2014 Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony last week, I sat down with Abdulaziz Alhazmi, COO and Acting Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia). Saudia is a major sponsor of these events and Mr. Alhazmi was in Virginia to personally congratulate the 12,500 Saudi students […]

   
• ‘Saudi Labor in Transition’
  • June 30,2014

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  • SUSTG Team
   

  With regard to preserving economic, political and social stability at home, none of these external issues may be as important for Saudi Arabia to ‘get right’ as the issue of jobs. FOCUS KSA presents Saudi Labor in Transition: What are the Challenges facing the Kingdom?

   
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