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  • The Ratification of a Saudi-U.S. Deal Looks Increasingly Unlikely

    However, a U.S. defense treaty requires ratification from two-thirds of the Senate. On October 4, 2023, a group of twenty Democratic senators—enough to possibly jeopardize the vote—voiced their opposition to such a treaty. Their concerns included Saudi Arabia’s human rights record and the possibility that a peaceful nuclear energy program might eventually be converted into a military one, to produce a nuclear weapon. More recently, they have indicated that the only path forward is if the agreement includes a robust provision for ending the Gaza war and resolving the Palestine-Israel conflict through a two-state solution.

  • Nvidia to launch in Middle East amid U.S. curbs on AI exports to region, Ooredoo CEO says

    Nvidia has signed a deal to deploy its artificial intelligence technology at data centres owned by Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo in five Middle Eastern countries, Ooredoo's CEO told Reuters. The agreement marks Nvidia's first large-scale launch in a region to which Washington has curbed the export of sophisticated U.S. chips to stop Chinese firms from using Middle Eastern countries as a back door to access the newest AI technology.

  • Is This The Beginning Of A Reconciliation Between The U.S. And Saudi Arabia?

    The signing of a 20-year deal for the U.S.’s NextDecade Corporation to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Saudi Arabia’s flagship company, Aramco, could have a significance way beyond the confines of the energy market.The signing of a 20-year deal for the U.S.’s NextDecade Corporation to sell liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Saudi Arabia’s flagship company, Aramco, could have a significance way beyond the confines of the energy market.

  • How to apply for a U.S. visa in Saudi Arabia: A comprehensive guide

    If you are living in Saudi Arabia and plan to visit the United States soon, you will need to apply for a visa at the U.S. embassy in Riyadh or at the consulates in Jeddah or Dhahran. The required documents and types of visas to the U.S. are many and might get confusing. Therefore, here is a comprehensive guide to everything you need to know about applying for a U.S. visa in Saudi Arabia.

  • Saudi to keep July crude steady to Asia, U.S. – sources

    Saudi Arabia, the world's top crude exporter, will maintain steady oil supplies to major Asian and U.S. buyers in July, sources said on Monday.
    Saudi Arabia has notified five Asian term buyers in Northeast Asia it would keep curbs on contracted volumes of crude oil in July at 7-14 percent, steady from June, industry sources said.
    Allotments to the U.S. market, the world's largest consumer market, also will remain unchanged for July, U.S. refining sources said.

  • U.S. Open could open pathways for LIV Golf players: ‘We are serious about that’

    We're two years into the ongoing split in men's professional golf. Passions have cooled, sabers have been laid down, and everyone involved seems a lot more agreeable now than they were in the volatile days of 2022. As a result, golf's powers-that-be are taking a more open approach to LIV Golf players, and that could mean opening more doors for the best players on the breakaway tour.

  • U.S. Saudi Academic Partnerships (Cooperative Agreement)

    The Saudi Ministry of Education (MOE) has undertaken an ambitious effort to strengthen partnerships between U.S. and Saudi HEIs, including in STEM, the arts, space, energy, and health care, among other topics.  This program will facilitate such linkages by establishing an international academic partnership program that would connect Saudi and U.S. HEIs, selected by the U.S. Embassy and the MOE with the guidance of the award recipient (the Recipient); provide tools to facilitate active bilateral educational exchange and research partnerships; and bring a delegation from the U.S. HEIs to Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dhahran for engagements with the MOE and Saudi HEIs 

  • U.S. to Offer Landmark Defense Treaty to Saudi Arabia in Effort to Spur Israel Normalization Deal

    The treaty—known as the Strategic Alliance Agreement—must obtain a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate as required by the Constitution. It is unlikely to gain support from enough lawmakers without being linked to a Saudi commitment to normalize ties with Israel.

  • Israel Secretly Targets U.S. Lawmakers With Influence Campaign on Gaza War

    The covert campaign was commissioned by Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, a government body that connects Jews around the world with the State of Israel, four Israeli officials said. The ministry allocated about $2 million to the operation and hired Stoic, a political marketing firm in Tel Aviv, to carry it out, according to the officials and the documents.

  • U.S. expected to join E3 in Iran censure resolution

    The United States and three European powers who were part of the 2016 Iran nuclear deal are expected to jointly circulate a resolution censuring Iran for insufficient cooperation with nuclear safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting this week, despite U.S. concerns that the action could provoke an Iranian overreaction and will not result in a clear policy outcome.