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‘History in the Making’: Saudi Arabia Allows Women to Travel Independently; Enacts Other Reforms
- August 5,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to travel independently is being hailed a historic leap for gender equality in the Kingdom as women celebrate their new rights and freedoms enacted under King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “The new regulations are history in the making,” Princess Reema Bint Bandar, Saudi Arabia’s first woman ambassador […]
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The Seven Wonders of Arabia, a Tribute to the Kingdom’s Remarkable Heritage Sites – Part 6: Rijal Alma—’A Wonder to Behold’
- August 2,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Aramco Expats, an online blog that is a resource for current and former Saudi Aramco expatriates and their families, recently published a series of excellent blog posts on the seven wonders of the Arabia – the best heritage sites and historical places in the Kingdom.
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Houthis Reportedly Attack Dammam in Saudi Arabia, Military Parade in Yemen
- August 1,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Yemen’s Houthi group said on Thursday it had targeted a military site in Dammam, Saudi Arabia with a long-range missile and had launched a drone attack on a military parade in Yemen, which killed 30 people, according to reports. The attack in Dammam, which Houthis claim hit a military base, was not immediately confirmed by Saudi […]
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Saudi Binladen Group Seeks Restructure Advisor for Billions of Debt – Report
- July 31,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The Saudi BinLaden Group is seeking an advisor to help the troubled company restructure as much as $20-$30 billion in debt, according to a new report in Reuters. The once-dominant construction company in the Kingdom that has fallen on hard times is now looking for a comeback. In late 2017, the Saudi government, through a Finance-ministry […]
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Kingdom Gears Up for 2019 Hajj Season
- July 29,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia is finalizing preparations for the 2019 Hajj Pilgrimage season, set to begin on Friday August 9th. Hosting the Hajj presents a number of major logistical, security, and health challenges for which Saudi authorities must prepare. The sheer number of pilgrims arriving each year is staggering. In both 2017 and 2018, over 2.3 million pilgrims […]
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The Seven Wonders of Arabia, a Tribute to the Kingdom’s Remarkable Heritage Sites – Part 5: Al-Hasa—’The Grandest Oasis of All’
- July 26,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Aramco Expats, an online blog that is a resource for current and former Saudi Aramco expatriates and their families, recently published a series of excellent blog posts on the seven wonders of the Arabia – the best heritage sites and historical places in the Kingdom. In the fifth installment of the series of seven, Aramco Expats chose Al-Hasa Oasis in […]
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Saudi Arabia in talks with ‘regional and global investors’ for Qiddiya, the Kingdom’s mega entertainment and sports city – report
- July 24,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi officials are engaged in talks with “regional and global investors” for the Kingdom’s first mega entertainment and sports city that’s being developed as part of the kingdom’s plans for life after oil, Bloomberg reports. The company is looking at options for investment including “joint ventures, land leasing and privatization to fund the project,” according to comments from the company’s […]
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IMF: Saudi Arabia’s real non-oil growth is expected to strengthen to 2.9 percent in 2019, outlook positive
- July 23,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects real non-oil growth in Saudi Arabia to pick up in 2019 to 2.9% as government spending and confidence increase, according to reports, while real GDP growth is projected to slow to 1.9 percent as real oil growth slows to 0.7 percent with the implementation of the OPEC+ agreement. The data was […]
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Work to Begin on 400-megawatt Dumat Al Jandal Wind Power Facility in Saudi Arabia
- July 22,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia will begin producing wind energy at the Dumat Al Jandal site within three years to offset domestic oil consumption and diversify its energy supply, according to reports. Work will begin soon on Dumat Al Jandal, the Kingdom’s first major wind power facility, located in the Al-Jouf province in the north of Saudi Arabia, near the […]
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Aramco Expats’ The Seven Wonders of Arabia, a Tribute to the Kingdom’s Remarkable Heritage Sites – Part 4: The Rock Art of the Ha’il Region
- July 19,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Aramco Expats, an online blog that is a resource for current and former Saudi Aramco expatriates and their families, recently published a series of excellent blog posts on the seven wonders of the Arabia – the best heritage sites and historical places in the Kingdom. In the fourth installment of the series of seven, Aramco Expats chose the […]
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Rub Al-KhaliExplorer saw nature’s sheer beauty and power in Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter
He was mentally prepared for encounters with dangerous creatures ranging from wild cats to deadly scorpions. But what turned out to be the biggest danger was the desert itself, Calderan said, recalling a moment when he stood before a “mountain of dunes” as high as 300 meters. “It was as if I had travelled to hell — and it was the first time in my life I started to pray in order to come out,” he said.
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IranEurope to avoid taking Iran nuclear dispute to U.N., EU’s top diplomat says
The European Union will extend indefinitely the time limit to resolve disputes in the Iran 2015 nuclear accord to avoid having to go to the U.N. Security Council or triggering new sanctions, the EU’s top diplomat said during a visit to Tehran.
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EU-IranEU top diplomat holds talks in Iran ‘to de-escalate tensions’
Borrell’s trip, his first to Iran since taking office, follows a spike in tensions between Washington and Tehran after the January 3 assassination in Baghdad of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in a US drone strike.
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Exxon MobilExxon Signs Deals With Egypt For Oil, Gas Exploration in East Mediterranean
The two exploration deals call for a total investment of at least US$332 million, according to a statement from Egypt’s petroleum ministry, carried by Reuters. At the end of 2019, ExxonMobil said that it had acquired more than 1.7 million acres offshore Egypt, adding upstream interests to its downstream business in the country. Exxon bought the 1.2-million-acre North Marakia Offshore block, five miles offshore Egypt’s northern coast and 543,000 acres in the North East El Amriya Offshore block in the Nile Delta. ExxonMobil, which will be the operator of both blocks with 100-percent interest, plans to start exploration operations this year.
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HotelsMarriott, IHG Plot Growth in Saudi Arabia
The agreement is expected to deliver the first Fairfield by Marriott property to the Middle East and Africa region, create the largest Fairfield hotel in the world and bring one of the largest hotels to the growing religious destination of Makkah. Construction for the Fairfield by Marriott Makkah Al Naseem has already commenced and the hotel is slated to open in 2023.
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Air DefenseFrance deploys radar system in Saudi Arabia to ‘reassure’ kingdom
France has deployed a radar system on the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia to beef up its ally’s defenses after missile attacks on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure in September, French officials said.
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OmanOpinion: A Sultan Dies. Can His Singular Diplomacy Survive?
Though he remained little known outside diplomatic circles, Qaboos was, for much of his long career, an indispensable linchpin of the international order. In recent years, he often seemed like a throwback to another era.
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RegionJapan pursues regional diplomacy to defuse Gulf tensions
Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should work together to de-escalate the tense situation in the Gulf, a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday, relaying comments by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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U.S. MilitaryReport: B-52s deploy to Diego Garcia amid Iran tensions
In a Tuesday interview, retired Gen. Hawk Carlisle — former head of Air Combat Command and head of the National Defense Industrial Association — said there would be several advantages to stationing B-52s at Diego Garcia. It would free up space at bases inside the Middle East to station other aircraft, such as fighters or ISR aircraft, that don’t have the B-52’s 8,800-mile range or might have to quickly respond to an emergency.
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IranFrom war to diplomacy, Iran weighs response to Soleimani’s killing
Iran’s leaders have promised to avenge the killing of General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, by the United States.
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