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A conversation with Mark Thompson and Neil Quilliam on their new book on Saudi Arabia, reacting to the latest with LIV Golf, and more
In episode 47, the hosts welcome on Dr. Mark Thompson and Dr. Neil Quilliam, authors of a new book on Saudi Arabia’s governance and policymaking, for a fascinating discussion on how decision-making is changing and evolving at all levels in Saudi Arabia as Vision 2030 continues apace.
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Saudi Arabia is ‘Experiencing a Housing and Mortgage Boom’ as Vision 2030 Reform Efforts Drive Progress
Saudi Arabia is “experiencing a housing and mortgage boom, reflecting a government drive to boost home ownership as part of efforts to shake up the oil kingdom’s economy and its ultraconservative society,” the Financial Times reports.
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Mae Al-Mozaini, CEO and co-founder of Nusf, joins The 966 to talk about women’s empowerment in Saudi Arabia
Mae Al-Mozaini, Founder and CEO of the Arab Institute for Women’s Empowerment (Nusf) and former Aramco executive talks with The 966 about her experiences growing up in Saudi Arabia, working with Aramco, and the positive impact Nusf is having by empowering future female Saudi leaders.
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A discussion with author Dr. Mark Thompson on the power and potential of Saudi youth on The 966 episode 30
The hosts welcome Dr. Mark Thompson from Riyadh. The hosts discuss Mark’s latest book, “Being Young, Male, and Saudi,” as well as his deep experiences living and teaching in the Kingdom. Before that, the hosts discuss why U.S. shale will not be saving the day any time soon, and also an encouraging new survey from […]
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Saudi Women Cheer Kingdom’s New Personal Status Law
Saudi Arabia’s new personal status law which will further empower Saudi women will be enacted within 90 days, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said, noting that it was “comprehensive in addressing all the problems that the family and women were suffering from.”
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Veteran Saudi Journalist Khaled Almaeena Joins The 966 to Talk Ukraine, Energy Markets, and More
Khaled Al-Maeena, Saudi journalist, commentator, businessman and the former editor-in-chief of the Saudi Gazette and Arab News joins The 966 for Episode 28 to talk about Saudi Arabia’s role in energy markets, the war in Ukraine, and much more.
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Saudis Worldwide Mark Inaugural Celebration of Founding Day
Saudi Arabia held celebrations on Tuesday to commemorate for the first time the Kingdom’s foundation nearly 300 years ago, “choosing a date that downplays the central role played by clerics from the ultra-conservative Wahhabi school of Islam” and instead focusing on the date in 1727 when Mohammed bin Saud, founder of the first Saudi state, took over […]
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The Saudi Games 2022, air pollution’s cost, and King Salman’s pivotal role in Saudi history with guest David Rundell
David Rundell, author of Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads joins this week for Episode 26 of The 966. The hosts and David talk about the Saudi Games 2022, the cost of air pollution in the “MENA region,” then discuss the important role of King Salman in the history of Saudi Arabia and […]
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Fintech Saudi Releases National Fintech Adoption Survey Results in 5 Areas
Fintech Saudi, an initiative launched by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) in partnership with the Capital Market Authority (CMA), has announced the results of the National Fintech Adoption Survey, a first of its kind measurement in Saudi Arabia of the people’s interest in adopting fintech solutions.
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Saudi Mortgage Lending Surges 27% in First Half of 2021 — SAMA Data
Residential mortgage financing in Saudi Arabia has soared in 2021, increasing 27% so far this year despite a slowdown in the 2nd quarter, according to recent data released by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) and reported by Zawya.
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Saudi Arabia’s growing cafe society offers tasty investment opportunities
Speakers at the event confirmed that the Kingdom is experiencing a boom in specialty cafes, the number of which now exceeds 20,000.
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Perspective: As Saudi society liberalises, it reckons with hardline past
The insurrection sent the kingdom in a more conservative direction as its rulers sought to appease hardliners by ceding control over schools, courts and social issues. Morality police enforced modesty and prayer times while banning music and gender-mixing.
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Saudi developer Raza plans projects for a more open society
State-owned Saudi property developer Raza is planning more mixed-use projects that could combine offices, homes and leisure facilities in the latest sign of the conservative Islamic kingdom experimenting with a more open society.
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AboutHer.com Forum in US to highlight significance of female participation in all aspects of Saudi society
The first edition will be held at the George Washington University in Washington D.C. on April 16.
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Video: Tadawul Chairwoman on Social Changes in Saudi Society, Women’s Empowerment
Saudi Arabia's Stock Exchange Chairwoman Sarah Al-Suhaimi says Saudi women now hold more jobs in business and finance compared to the past. She discusses the recent economic and social changes in the country with Bloomberg's Erik Schatkzer at the Bloomberg Invest summit in London. (Source: Bloomberg)
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As Saudi Arabian Society Opens, a Fashion Reporter Looks Past the Runway
Not long ago, such access to Saudi Arabia as a journalist, especially as a young, unmarried Western female one, was virtually unheard-of.
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Saudi Arabia′s cultural change: Civil society meets ′top-down′ reform
Movies, opera, travel: a strong wind of change appears to be blowing through the desert kingdom. According to Saudi Arabia expert Sebastian Sons, reforms could turn the country's culture and economy on its head.
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Battle of the sexes: Saudi men react to women driving – Politics & Economics,Transport,Culture & Society,Middle East
With many carrots and some sticks, ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia seeks to tackle entrenched male attitudes towards women drivers before millions take the wheel, many for the first time, next June.
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Saudi society is rigid, its youth restless. The prince’s reforms need to succeed
Overhauling the way that Saudis live is intertwined with changing how they work. Despite enthusiasm among many sectors in society, there is broad resentment among other communities to the scale and scope of the plans. “The leadership is significantly less conservative than the base,” said the senior minister. “None of this will be easy at all.
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Tackling contradictions in Saudi society
“Members of the Shura Council [in Saudi Arabia] should be made aware that their decisions command immediate worldwide attention.”
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