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Billionaires Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Bill Gates Team Up to Defeat Polio
- April 10,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Two of the richest men in the world, and the two richest men in the United States and Saudi Arabia respectively, are teaming up through their foundations to finally eradicate polio, according to a press release. “The Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation-Global (Registered in Lebanon), chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, signed […]
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U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry Visits Saudi Arabia, Meets with King Abdullah, other Senior Saudi Officials [PHOTOS]
- November 4,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Monday, November 4, 2013, on a trip aimed at shoring up the “special relationship” between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Secretary Kerry met with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, Foreign Minister Prince Saud al Faisal, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Adel Al Jubeir, […]
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Hard Choices Ahead for MENA Energy Pricing
- April 5,2013
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- SUSTG Team
In order for Saudi Arabia to effectively address some of its most pressing challenges it will need to make some hard, unpopular and, quite likely, disruptive choices. The current uproar over the expulsion of illegal foreign workers, for example, doesn’t change the fact that it is a necessary step in re-ordering the incentives of private-sector […]
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SUSRIS Interviews Prince Turki Al Faisal on Recent Developments in the U.S.-Saudi Relationship
- October 26,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Following his candor at the National Council on US-Arab Relations’ Policymakers Conference in Washington, our partner site SUSRIS features an exclusive interview with Prince Turki al Faisal.
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Global Oil Services Firms Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes Target Saudi as Growth Market in 2014, Report Says
- October 27,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Energy services firms Schlumberger, Halliburton, and Baker Hughes are targeting Saudi Arabia as a high growth market in 2014 in order to “revive profits that are being squeezed by overcapacity in the North American market,” according to a report by the Reuters news service. “Dozens of offshore and onshore rigs are being lined up for drilling in Saudi […]
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Stanford University in California Asks Five Questions of Saudi MBA Alumnus Fahd Al-Rasheed, CEO And Managing Director Of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC)
- April 3,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) is set to astonish the world when completed, and it is only one of four brand new cities that will be constructed by the Kingdom in the coming years. At a cost of more than $100 billion, Saudi Arabia began construction on four new economic cities designed to […]
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Saudi Ministry of Labor, Human Resources Development Fund to Sponsor Post-Doc at Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- October 25,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Labor and the Saudi Human Resources Development Fund will sponsor a one-year postdoctoral study at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, according to an announcement submitted to SUSTG. The purpose of the sponsorship is to better understand the Saudi labor market. The accepted applicant will train as a research fellow at […]
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Op-Ed: Block of WhatsApp, Skype Flunks Smart Phones
- April 2,2013
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- SUSTG Team
The proposal by telecommunications regulatory commissions in Saudi Arabia to ban VoIP services like WhatsApp and Skype, which are an inexpensive and preferred way by many to communicate, particularly between students and families abroad, has caused several in the Saudi media to take issue with the ban.
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Meet Joseph W. Westphal, the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- October 22,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Army Under Secretary Joseph W. Westphal, the second-highest ranking Army civilian, is the front-runner to be the next U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, according to a report. Al Kamen, who last week reported that outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia James. B. Smith is slated to join the Cohen Group, confirms in the Washington Post that Westphal is […]
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The Remarkable Photos of SUSTG Student Ambassador Khalid Habash Show A Unique Perspective of the U.S.-Saudi Forum
- October 20,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
An ‘original’ student volunteer from the first U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Chicago in 2010, Khalid Habash is a master with the camera, an excellent communicator and always willing to help. So, when SUSTG began its selection process to identify 15 top-flight Saudi students to be founding members of our Student Ambassadors Program, Khalid was […]
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Arts and CultureA Touring Saudi Art Exhibition Aims to Change Western Perceptions
In the West, Saudi Arabia is often perceived as a culture-less theocratic monarchy dominated by Wahhabism, a fundamentalist branch of Sunni Islam that has censored the visual arts, cinema, literature, and other forms of creative expression. But a group of over a dozen Saudi artists, supported by The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (ithra), are intent on changing perceptions about their country’s artistic output.
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Israel-PalestineIsrael builds wall deep underground to thwart Hamas tunnels
Israeli defence ministry officials say work has begun on a wall deep underground along the border with Gaza for the purposes of thwarting infiltration by Hamas through its tunnels.
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CultureArt Exhibition Featuring Life of Saudi Arabia’s Founder
Riyadh-Saudi writer Fadilah al-Jaffal prepares for the launch of an art exhibition that highlights the most prominent historical and political events in the life of King Abdulaziz, founder of Saudi Arabia, inspired by real photographs for the king.
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SadaraSadara starts up first Saudi mixed feed cracker
The mixed feed cracker is one of 26 manufacturing units located in the $20bn Sadara chemical complex in Jubail Industrial City II. Of these units, 14 will deliver products never produced in Saudi Arabia before.
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HajjPalestinian-Saudi team invents ‘smart’ solar umbrella for Mecca pilgrimage
The umbrella is marketed to Muslims making the journey to Mecca, is fitted with solar strips that power USB ports, fan and other gadgets that could help alleviate the heat.
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QatarQatar’s oil boom created the world’s most extravagant art and museum scene—and also led to its demise
Spearheaded by the former Emir, Sheikh Hamad Al Thani, and his daughter, Sheikha Mayassa, QM was created in 2005 to help facilitate the arts and act as a “cultural instigator.”
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Saudi ArtThe Surrealism of Saudi Arabian Contemporary Art
Ordinarily, Ajlan Gharem would be wearing Saudi Arabia’s traditional men’s clothing — the strictly white thobe that, like a graduation gown, covers the body from neck to ankle.
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Genera#ionContemporary Saudi Arabian Art, in Context
The traveling show GENERA#ION, brings nuanced reflections of modern Saudi Arabian identity to Minnesota Street Project.
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Women in ArtsHow Saudi women are planning to take charge of the local arts scene
A new program has been launched by the British Council to help develop contemporary art curators in Saudi Arabia, with six Saudi female participants set to take part in the six-month Contemporary Collective program starting this month. They will acquire curatorial and practical management skills, such as planning events and reaching diverse audiences.
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U.S. MilitaryPentagon warns Syria not to fly over U.S. and partner forces
The U.S. military veered toward declaration of a no-fly zone in Syria Monday, but stopped short of using the controversial term that would set the stage for a direct confrontation with the Syrian air force.
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