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• Saudi Screening of Hajj Applicants Enters Second Stage as 560k Apply for Only 60k Spots
  • June 25,2021

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  The second stage of the selection process for 60,000 places available at the Hajj pilgrimage in 2021 began on Friday, The National reports, with applications being sorted according to health status. 

   
• Flurry of U.S.-Saudi Diplomatic Activity as Allies Huddle on Yemen, Mutual Interests
  • May 3,2021

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  Top diplomatic officials from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia met in Riyadh over the weekend to discuss bilateral relations and areas of mutual interest, according to official government accounts and information shared on Twitter. Several meetings were held between the two allies. Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, and the Kingdom’s Ambassador to the […]

   
• High-Level Biden Administration Officials Plan Regional Trip to Gulf Allies in Diplomatic Push
  • April 29,2021

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  The Biden administration is sending a team of senior officials to visit top regional allies in the Gulf including visits to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Jordan, according to reports from several news outlets. 

   
• Saudi Arabia’s Stock Market Amends Rules, Allows All Qualified Investors to Sell Short
  • March 26,2021

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  Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, Tadawul, has widened access to short-selling and stock-lending, while tightening some other rules as of March 25, according to a report in Arab News.

   
• U.S. Again Tops Arms Exporters to the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Report Says
  • September 25,2020

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  A newly released report by the Center for International Policy finds the U.S. dominated arms and defense exports to the Middle East region between 2015-2019, accounting for nearly half of all deliveries of major weapons systems.

   
• U.S., Saudi-Chaired Body Created to Fight Terrorism Financing Sanctions Six
  • July 16,2020

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  Members of the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC), a 2017-created body co-chaired by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to fight terrorist financing, jointly designated six targets affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

   
• U.S., Saudi Forces Conduct Joint Military Exercises on Saudi Islands
  • May 27,2020

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  Forces from the United States and Saudi Arabia are conducting “routine and joint sustainment training” on and around Karan and Kurayn islands, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week, according to a statement from the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.

   
• Using ‘Greenshoe Option’, Saudi Aramco Raises IPO to Record $29.4B; Banks Seek ‘Incentive Fee’
  • January 14,2020

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  Saudi Aramco sold millions of additional shares of its initial public offering using a so-called “greenshoe option” that has raised the size of its IPO by nearly $4 billion.

   
• Deputy Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman to Visit Washington, London to ‘Urge Restraint’ as U.S.-Iran Tensions Soar
  • January 6,2020

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  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has instructed his younger brother and deputy defense minister Prince Khalid bin Salman to travel to Washington and London to “urge restraint” after the killing of a top Iranian commander has sent regional tensions soaring.

   
• Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Begins State Visit to UAE Wednesday
  • November 25,2019

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  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman will start a state visit to the UAE on Wednesday, according to Al Arabiya news. During the official visit, the Saudi Crown Prince will meet Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The two leaders […]

   
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