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These Amazing Instagrams Show How Much Saudi Arabia’s Capital Riyadh Has Grown in the Last Decade
- October 30,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, has undergone dramatic growth and modernization during the last decade – an extraordinary period of economic expansion and population growth. Riyadh’s population now exceeds 5 million with its metropolitan area claiming close to 7 million people.
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How stable is Saudi Arabia? Five experts consider the question.
- August 20,2013
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- Richard Wilson
Sada, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s online journal focusing on the Middle East, poses the question, Is Saudi Arabia Stable?, to five experts. The responses look closely at trends that could threaten Saudi stability. Though occasionally dire, they are generally thoughtful and the points of emphasis are varied. They are also short and to the […]
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Weekend Shift In Saudi Arabia ‘A Welcome Development’ Among Saudis
- July 1,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
From SUSRIS, an excellent roundup of opinion and analysis on Saudi Arabia’s recent weekend shift and the implications for business and aspects of Saudi Arabia’s society. “There’s hardly anyone who likes to wait for the weekend to get here quickly but in the case of Saudi Arabia many have been waiting for years to see […]
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Saudi Arabia Changes Weekend to Friday and Saturday, Will Move Kingdom Closer To Regional and International Schedules
- June 23,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
In a move that was anticipated for some time, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah issued a royal decree to change the weekend in the Kingdom from Thursday/Friday to Friday/Saturday.
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‘Texting While Riding’? Viral Video Shows Saudi Man In Dangerous Highway Stunt
- June 4,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
A viral video of a Saudi man texting while sitting on the hood of his car has gone viral on the video-sharing site YouTube. It is not clear who is driving the vehicle, which has dark window tint. The Huffington Post described the video as such: “A Saudi man is seen playing with his phone […]
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Saudi Arabia to Shift Weekend to Friday Start
- April 22,2013
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- SUSTG Team
Pending approval from the Council of Ministers, Saudi Arabia could soon join its GCC neighbors in establishing a Friday-Saturday weekend. Oman will officially shift its weekend beginning this May leaving only Saudi Arabia to make the transition. The current Thursday-Friday weekend has long been considered a drag on the Saudi economy and the Ministry of […]
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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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A Kingdom’s Thirst: The Saudi Water Challenge
- March 29,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
It’s no secret that Saudi Arabia is a dry place in a particularly arid region of the world. The dearth of water resources in the Kingdom is among its foremost challenges, with some estimates predicting full depletion by 2050 if nothing is done.
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Unusual Video Footage Shows Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque Under Construction
- March 21,2013
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- Lucien Zeigler
Amazing footage of the ongoing construction at Mecca’s Grand Mosque surfaced on Facebook, showing the large-scale reconstructive efforts at the holy site in Saudi Arabia. The video, shot from what looks like a crane, shows worshippers circling the Kaaba with construction efforts ongoing at the mataf expansion not far away. The amateur footage shows the […]
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We’re here, can we come in? TASI and foreign investors
- March 20,2013
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- Richard Wilson
The figurative lobby to the Tadawul All Shares Index (TASI), Saudi Arabia’s stock market, is filling up with eager investors. Intrigued by the $387 billion Saudi stock market (three times the UAE bourses combined) and the $727 billion Saudi economy, many of them think… Brazil; whose fully accessible stock market’s capitalization exceeds $1 trillion. While […]
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Al-Falih spelt out a more serious worry for Aramco. It was not laws that concerned him, he said, in a reference to the Justice Against State Terrorism Act and Sarbanes Oxley laws, but “litigation and liabilities.”
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Saudi ChangeCommentary: The kingdom’s women can now drive, join the military, visit sports arenas and cinemas – with other changes planned
Slowly a view is taking hold that real change is taking place in a kingdom renowned for resistance to anything new.
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War in YemenPerspective: Saudi Military Changes Suggest Shift in Yemen Policy
A tactical shift would make particular sense given that Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, who is also defense minister, will be visiting Washington for talks on the festering conflict and other regional issues next month.
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Vision 2030Saudi 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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Expat LaborSaudi chambers suggest changes in expat levy policy
This proposed changes came during a meeting of CSC heads with Minister of Labor and Social Development Ali Al-Ghafis, Al-Madina Arabic newspaper reported on Tuesday.
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U.S. Oil ExportsSupertankers could change U.S. oil export game
The shipment via the Saudi Arabian-owned supertanker, capable of carrying 2 million barrels, signals the next phase in the U.S. transition to becoming a major energy exporter.
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