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  • Saudi Arabia allegedly used mobile phone data to monitor its citizens in the US

    The whistleblower's data appears to show PSI requests from Saudi Arabia that pinged a major US telecom. Between November 2019 and March 2020, the three largest Saudi mobile operators, Saudi Telecom, Mobily and Zain, sent the US mobile phone operator a combined average of 2.3m tracking requests per month.

  • When Bio Meets Tech: Saudi Arabia Uses Thermal Drones in Qassim to Detect Coronavirus Cases

    In an effort to curb the spread of the novel COVID-19 virus, the government of Saudi Arabia is employing the use of thermal drone technology in open spaces in the heart of the central district. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) stated that these drones are equipped with thermal cameras that work on artificial intelligence technology. The drones are able to detect individuals with high temperatures.

  • Saudi Arabia’s East African Outreach

    In January, the heads of five East African nations (Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, and Egypt) and three Middle Eastern ones (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Jordan) gathered in the Saudi capital to sign the Red Sea Pact, a new framework for enhanced trade and diplomacy along the Red Sea corridor. The agreement, some three years in the making, lays the groundwork for what Saudi officials hope will become a new cooperative regime for the area.

  • Saudi Arabia Launches New Anti-Human-Trafficking Measures

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT), in cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the International Organization of Migration (IOM), has launched a "National Referral Mechanism," which outlines best practices for handling cases of trafficking in persons, specifying the coordination of roles and responsibilities of the mandated authorities in the Kingdom.

  • Fusing Southern, Saudi Hospitality

    “The environment and ambience of the University was very productive for me as a student,” Alsulami said. “I always highly suggest to my hospitality friends to study at South, and I am proud to say that I have recruited more than six students to join the hospitality and tourism management program.”

  • Trend Micro partners with CyberX to drive Saudi Arabia’s cybersecurity awareness

    Showing the strong need for cybersecurity, the Kingdom ranked as the most-attacked GCC country for malware and banking malware in 2019, with Trend Micro’s 2019 Security Roundup Report recording 2,352,570 malware attacks and 4,731 banking malware attacks.

  • Kingdom’s embassies offer crucial lifeline for Saudis stranded abroad due to pandemic

    Hundreds of Saudi citizens stranded abroad due to the coronavirus travel bans are living in the lap of luxury at the expense of the Kingdom. Since the first case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported in Saudi Arabia, the government has been taking all necessary measures to protect its people through the closure of schools and offices to the halting of international and domestic flights.

  • Trump vows to press Putin after Russia-Saudi Arabia oil fallout

    Worsening physical constraints on storage mean that at least 900,000 barrels per day have been halted, or "shut in," and it's growing by the hour. One problem for the sector is that shutting in wells can significantly and permanently damage them.

  • Mixed Bag of Star Saudi First-Quarter Stocks

    The top five gainers in Riyadh this year include a small insurer, a plastic producer, a supermarkets owner, an education company and a hospital operator. They don’t exactly boast a track record of consistent success between them: the first four haven’t broken into the top five in any quarter since 2016, while the last has just made its market debut.

  • Aramco Weighs Pipeline Stake Sale to Raise Over $10 Billion

    Aramco may need to raise cash this year as it confronts a historic rout in oil prices and a burgeoning list of spending obligations. The company has reaffirmed its commitment to pay out $75 billion in dividends this year and also needs to make the first installment for its $70 billion acquisition of a stake in chemicals producer Saudi Basic Industries Corp.