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  • Saudis Start to Unleash Wave of Crude

    Saudi Arabia has made good on its pledge to ramp up oil exports in April, with a first wave of crude already on its way toward Europe and the U.S., a clear sign the oil price war remains in full swing. The kingdom has loaded several of the supertankers it hired earlier this month to boost its ability to increase exports, according to ship-tracking data. In addition, Riyadh has used the last few weeks to shuttle large amounts of crude into storage in Egypt, a stepping stone to the European market.

  • India cracks down on Muslim group emerging as coronavirus cluster

    India sealed off the headquarters of a Muslim missionary group on Tuesday and ordered an investigation into accusations it held religious meetings that officials fear may have infected dozens of people with the coronavirus.

  • Hard times shape speedy Saudi and Kuwaiti coronavirus response

    The World Health Organization said Saudi Arabia’s “whole of government” approach had benefited from the MERS experience and “unique expertise” in emergency preparedness from managing the haj pilgrimage, the world’s largest annual gathering of Muslims.

  • 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.