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  • Saudi eases access to long-hidden ancient ruins
     

    “Spectacular… wonderful… breathtaking,” she says. “But where are the tourists? If we had a site like this in my country, we would have millions of tourists!” Dating back to the second century BC, the Nabataean archaeological site, also known as Madain Saleh, has long been hidden from foreign visitors in this ultra-conservative kingdom that rarely […]

     
  • GE Sees Gas Turbine Sales Gain Amid Saudis’ Solar Shift
     

    General Electric Co. GE predicts demand for its gas turbines will increase in Saudi Arabia, even with the kingdom working to supply a third of power needs from solar energy within the next two decades. Saudi Arabia already has 500 installed gas turbines from GE that generate about half its electricity, and the Middle Eastern […]

     
  • Modernity and tradition: Khalid Habash’s stunning photos of Saudi
     

    It is no secret that Saudi Arabia’s economy and society are modernizing at a remarkable pace. Already the Arab world’s largest economy, the Kingdom also has one of the world’s highest GDP growth rates.  Government spending is expansive and investment in infrastructure, education and numerous other sectors are at all time highs.  Soon to be […]

     
  • Confronting Tremendous Challenges: Prince Turki al-Faisal
     

    I think Saudi Arabia over the past 80 years has been going through an Arab Spring. When you look at the Kingdom when I was born in it for example, 1945, there were no schools in Saudi Arabia. There were no roads. Disease and poverty were the rule rather than the exception. Since then, the […]

     
  • US Eximbank OKs record-breaking $5 bln loan for Saudi petchem complex
     

    In its largest job-supporting authorization to date, the board of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a $4.975 billion direct loan to Sadara Chemical Company for the export of American goods and services required in the construction of a petrochemical complex in Jubail Industrial City II in the Kingdom of […]

     
  • Saudi restoration commemorates pact of princes, clerics
     

    Climb the rickety ladder through the Emir Omar bin Saud Palace courtyard in crumbling Diriyah and the image of old Saudi Arabia suddenly appears in an adobe roofscape set against dark green palms. The caramel tones of the mud walls, the smell of dust mingling with water and the muffled clanging of hammer on stone […]

     
  • U.S. Approval Eroding in MENA Before Film Controversy
     

    Approval of U.S. leadership in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was already slipping before the recent wave of anti-U.S. protests across the region. An average of 20% of adults across 12 MENA countries Gallup surveyed between January and May 2012 approved of the job performance of the leadership of the U.S. This […]

     
  • Jadwa: Private sector leads real GDP growth in Q2
     

    Jadwa Investment recently released a report about GDP growth in Saudi Arabia, noting that the private sector was leading real GDP growth in the second quarter of 2012. Latest economic growth data released last week confirm that the healthy performance of the Saudi economy continued into the second quarter of 2012 albeit at slower pace than previous […]

     
  • Abdullah Alireza speaks at C3 Summit
     

    SUSTG attended the C3 Summit in New York City September 13-14, 2012. This was the inaugural event in what the organizers anticipate will be an annual gathering to ‘build new relationships, foster existing partnerships and exchange best practices’ between the U.S. and the Arab world. C3 (Community, Collaboration and Commerce) is looking to host the […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia says job-creation policy bears fruit
     

    Saudi Arabia, grappling with chronic youth unemployment, has created 380,000 new jobs in 10 months by requiring private firms to employ Saudis, Labor Minister Adel al-Fakeih said, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday. “This figure is 20 times what had been previously achieved over the past five years before Nitaqat (the main jobs program) was […]

     

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  • Driving Reductions in Emissions: Unlocking the Potential of Fuel Economy Targets in Saudi Arabia

    The adoption of more stringent fuel economy standards represents a pivotal pathway toward achieving net zero emissions in the transportation sector. By steadily increasing the fuel efficiency of vehicles, this approach drives a gradual but consistent decline in emissions. When coupled with the simultaneous integration of electric and alternative fuel vehicles into the market, the goal of net zero emissions becomes increasingly feasible.

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  • Air Force-facilitated arms export sales reach all-time high

    Foreign countries are buying more weapons through the U.S. Air Force than ever before, due in large part to global instability, officials say.  “Business has been booming, I understand, for this team, as events happen around the world and our partner nations recognize that it's a dangerous world once again, things like Russia invading Ukraine,” said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty, the director of the Air Force’s Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate.

  • Taekwondo-Abutaleb falls short of medal but breaks new ground for Saudi women

    Saudi Arabia's taekwondo athlete Dunya Abutaleb failed to win a medal at the Paris Games on Wednesday but broke new ground for women in her country as she just missed out on bronze. The 27-year-old, who came third at the 2022 World Championships in the flyweight (-49 kg) category, is the first Saudi woman to earn direct qualification to the Olympics.

  • Stunning Blue Waters Is Not What You’d Expect From This Up-and-Coming Destination

    Within the grass-dappled desert around Six Senses Southern Dunes in northwestern Saudi Arabia, where camels graze at a distance and the only sound is the fizz-pop of sparkling water, a small folding table covered in a white linen cloth awaits me. Atop it: a barbecue platter so full, so juicy, it triggers a growl in my stomach like a well-timed Foley effect. There’s grilled wagyu striploin, chicken kebabs and lamb chops, roasted potatoes and grilled asparagus—a comical amount of food for a party of one.

  • Industry Ministry opens bidding for 7 exploration licenses on 1,000 sq. km areas

    This is part of the ministry’s Accelerated Exploration Program initiative, which aims to expedite the exploration and development of the Kingdom’s estimated SR9.3 trillion worth of mineral resources, in line with the Saudi Vision 2030 objective of making the mining sector the third pillar of the national industry.

  • Saudi Institutions Intensify Efforts to Activate Maritime Shipping Lanes with Djibouti

    Three Saudi government and private entities are leading intensive efforts to activate maritime shipping lanes between the Kingdom and the Republic of Djibouti, to maximize the benefits of Saudi Logistics City in the Port of Djibouti's free zone. The city, established through an agreement signed in June, enables Saudi exports to reach 500 million consumers in East African markets. It will have permanent warehouses, yards, logistics services, and administrative facilities, and will provide investors and traders with all storage requirements.

  • Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes amid fears of wider war

    Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region. Israeli airstrikes hit a cluster of houses in central Gaza's Al-Bureij camp, killing at least 15 people, and the nearby Al-Nuseirat camp, killed four, medics said. Nuseirat and Bureij are among the densely populated enclave's eight historic camps and seen by Israel as strongholds of armed militants.

  • Survival of the fittest: Petrochemical makers battle global glut

    Petrochemical producers in Europe and Asia are in survival mode as years of capacity build-up in top market China and high energy costs in Europe have depressed margins for two consecutive years, forcing firms to consolidate. The sector's weakness is troubling for a global oil industry looking at petrochemicals to keep profits rolling in as transportation fuel demand falls in coming years with the energy transition.

  • Everything you need to know about the first Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters

    Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters’ first event is Battle on the Blaze. The event will welcome some of the world’s biggest snooker players. Ronnie O’Sullivan will headline the event and compete for the trophy. The line-up also includes Mark Allen, John Higgins, Shaun Murphy, Mark Selby, Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson and Mark Williams.