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  • Growing Domestic Demand threatens Energy Export Position
     

    “As of yet there is no movement on the 75 cents per MMBtu price, but I expect it to rise relatively soon. Energy policymakers in the kingdom have been converging on a price hike agreement. From my discussions with them in October, there appeared to be an emerging consensus that the gas price would more […]

     
  • Living and working in a Saudi Arabian compound
     

    Fiona attended an interview in Dublin which included a short exam paper. “Four months later, my friend and I were saying goodbye to Ireland,” she states. Fiona is based in the Eastern Province of Saudi, in one of Saudi Aramco’s five health care facilities, the Dhahran Health Centre. The oil company’s health care facilities care for […]

     
  • Interview with Thuraya Al-Arrayed, Women Join Shura Council
     

    This month King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia kept his promise and appointed women to the Shura Council for the first time. The council is a non-voting, advisory body. But the inclusion of women is significant. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Thuraya al-Arrayed, one of the Shura’s new female members.

     
  • Oil Exports, Politics and Propaganda
     

    Last month, the US mainstream media barraged us with simplistic reports about how the US will soon be producing more oil than Saudi Arabia—making America the world’s top producer. Left out of this story was the fact that the math was a bit skewed: the US may end up producing more total hydrocarbons than Saudi […]

     
  • Abu Dhabi Buzzes On Eve of World Future Energy Summit ‘13
     

    World Leaders, Luminaries, Companies and Businessmen Descend on Abu Dhabi For the 6th edition of the World’s Largest Renewable Energy Conference and Exhibition [Abu Dhabi] – This week, world leaders, government officials and delegations, business executives, academics, engineers, scientists and many more will converge for the World Future Energy Summit 2013, part of Abu Dhabi’s […]

     
  • Al-Assaf, Al-Rabiah Headline Important Private Sector Initiative in Riyadh
     

    The high-level meeting, an ambitious private sector initiative, addressed joint Arab action agendas, with 21 proposals of developmental projects discussed. Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf and Commerce Minister Tawfig Al Rabiah headlined this important event in Riyadh, which was widely discussed on Social Media sites and in the general media.

     
  • Breakthrough in Saudi Arabia: 30 women named to parliament
     

    King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia issued Friday a historic decree allowing women to be members of the kingdom’s previously all-male Shura Council for the first time. The decree amended two article in the council’s statute introducing a 20 percent quota for women in the country’s 150-member Shura Council, and the king appointed […]

     
  • How to create a transmedia hit in the Middle East: C3 Summit:
     

    The distinguished panel of industry leaders walked through a hypothetical case where creative people in the business designed a Middle East based transmedia enterprise and talked through the process of launching and promoting it. They provided an overview of developments in their field in the Middle East and the role of education and creativity in […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s ‘golden age of learning’ under King Abdullah
     

    The major barrier in the progress of science in Muslim countries is the absence of a culture based on scientific research. There are no established research strategies, poor institutional support and insufficient integration among science-rich communities. Appointments and promotions in faculties must be based on merit. Muslim countries must create a merit-based structure that fosters […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s $220bn spending spree
     

    Even at growth of 3.4 percent, Saudi Arabia’s economy will be the envy of most other large countries. That figure is above the average expected GDP (3 percent) of the G20 nations – of which the kingdom is one – according to Moody’s. And, waiting in the wings, is Saudi Arabia’s vast foreign reserves, which […]

     

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  • Middle East’s Biggest Oil Hub Disrupted by Unusual Rain

    All of the oil berths at Oil Terminal 1 were reopened but some of the berths at Oil Terminal 2 were still shut by late-afternoon Thursday, Khalil Ibrahim, deputy general manager at the port, said by phone. The United Arab Emirates port closed Wednesday evening as a precaution because of an “exceptional” weather event, he said.

  • Jared Kushner Reveals Rare Details About Ties With Saudi Crown Prince

    “While this situation was terrible, I couldn’t ignore the fact that the reforms that MBS was implementing were having a positive impact on millions of people in the kingdom—especially women,” Mr. Kushner writes. “All of these reforms were major priorities for the United States, as they led to further progress in combating extremism and advancing economic opportunity and stability throughout the war-torn region. The kingdom was poised to build on this historic progress, and I believed it would.”

  • Jared Kushner Reveals Rare Details About Ties With Saudi Crown Prince

    The 500-page book, portions of which were viewed by The Wall Street Journal, includes new details on how Mr. Kushner forged ties with Prince Mohammed. Mr. Kushner’s memoir details how he stood by Prince Mohammed after he was accused of ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, feuded with other Trump administration officials who accused him of being too cozy with the Saudi ruler, and leveraged the relationship to forge new ties between Israel and the Arab world.

  • Kuwait appoints Emir’s son and former interior minister as PM

    In Kuwait, the crown prince has appointed the Emir’s son—and former interior minister—Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as prime minister. The crown prince, Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, assumed some of the Emir’s responsibilities last November, reportedly due to the latter’s declining health. Kuwait’s previous government resigned in April amid a political crisis caused by a deadlock in the legislature.

  • Saudi Arabia reports over 577,000 delivery requests daily

    While the number of postal items increased over the past three years from 8 million to 28 million, with a growth rate of 250%, CITC said, stressing that the number of active Saudi representatives has also witnessed an increase from 6,000 to 66,000, with a growth rate of 1,000%. It said the number of licensees in the postal sector increased from 7 to 145, an increase of 1511%. As for the market size, it increased from SR5.2 billion to SR7.6 billion, with an increase of 46%.

  • Unesco Praises Saudi Arabia’s Successful Pivot to Distance Learning During Covid-19

    A recent Unesco report says Saudi Arabia’s educational response to the coronavirus pandemic was a model that should be emulated by other countries. It particularly praised the country’s “Madrasati” (“My School”) distance learning programme and said the kingdom should continue developing its various learning platforms to cover schools of all levels, including kindergarten.

  • Capacity constraints: Is Saudi oil output nearing its ceiling?

    Any attempt to ramp up output from mature fields through additional enhanced oil recovery methods will require a great deal of planning and execution that cannot be taken on an arbitrary or a short-term basis. Another industry expert told Upstream that oil giants like Aramco cannot always produce to their limits for months at a time, as that can lead to faster declines in the reservoirs and threaten the long-term potential of the oilfields.

  • Saudi navy launches new combat ship in Spain

    The HMS Al-Diriyah Avanti 2200 Corvette is the second ship, after the HMS Jubail, to be launched in four months. The Kingdom’s joint Sarawat manufacturing project will produce a further three vessels to add to the fleet.

  • How NEOM’s The Line aims to achieve harmony between urban development and preservation of nature in Saudi Arabia

    Different from tall buildings, the concept layers public parks and pedestrian areas, schools, homes and places for work. The narrow design is intended to reduce the man-made footprint on the landscape and promote greater efficiency. The city will feature a high-speed rail link with an end-to-end transit time of just 20 minutes. The ideal climate within the structure, all year round, will ensure that residents can enjoy the surrounding nature while walking around. Residents will also have access to all facilities in The Line within a five-minute walk.

  • Turkey’s Diplomatic Success with Russia and Ukraine

    “The UN and Turkey have been working for two months to broker an agreement over the blocked grains. Before last week's talks in Istanbul, diplomats said details of the plan included Ukrainian vessels guiding grain ships in and out through mined port waters while Turkey—supported by the UN—would inspect ships to allay Russian fears of weapons smuggling. All the while, Russia would agree to a truce while shipments move.”