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High-Level Biden Administration Officials Plan Regional Trip to Gulf Allies in Diplomatic Push
- April 29,2021
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- SUSTG Team
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.
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Opens Sakaka Solar Plant; Announces 7 More Projects
- April 9,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the opening of the Sakaka solar power plant on Thursday, and said that agreements have been signed for seven more solar power projects throughout the Kingdom, according to reports.
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Photos Show Riyadh’s New Metro System, Set to Begin Operation This Year
- April 5,2021
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- SUSTG Team
New photos from the AFP published in Gulf News show Riyadh’s forthcoming new metro rail, set to connect the city long plagued by significant traffic woes and enable citizens to get around between the city’s districts.
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Princess Reema bint Bandar Headlines 2nd Day of Virtual U.S.-Saudi Business Forum; Calls for a ‘Restart’ in U.S.-Saudi Relations
- March 24,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States, Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud, gave the keynote address this morning at the virtual U.S.-Saudi Business forum and discussed the path forward for U.S.-Saudi business and diplomatic relations, women empowerment, and rebounding from the effects of the pandemic on the global and local economy. The comments, delivered virtually […]
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Japanese Firm Eyes Saudi Arabia as Next Mega-Solar Project Destination – Report
- March 23,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Japanese trading house Marubeni is looking to open a megasolar plant in Saudi Arabia by June 2023, the company’s first solar project in the country and fourth in the Middle East, the Japanese news website Nikkei reports. Marubeni has formed a joint venture with Saudi utility Al Jomaih Energy and Water for the plant, which is […]
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‘Arab News’ Releases Impressive Graphical Feature on Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Sites
- March 17,2021
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- SUSTG Team
English-language daily news site Arab News has released a graphical feature item on its website detailing the five Saudi historic sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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OPEC+ Poised to Agree to Production Increase This Week as Oil Continues Climb
- March 3,2021
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- SUSTG Team
The OPEC+ group of oil producing nations is poised to agree to a production increase this week as it looks to add more supply as prices continue to recover from 2020 lows, according to reports. “There’s a widespread view within the group that the market can absorb additional barrels,” Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the […]
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Saudi Arabia to End Contracts with Foreign Companies Without a Regional HQ in the Kingdom After 2023
- February 16,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it will stop signing contracts with foreign companies from 2024 unless their regional headquarters are based in the Kingdom, part of a push to give more of the Kingdom’s economic opportunities to countries that will hire local talent and compete with neighboring cities in other Gulf nations.
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Announces Significant New Reforms to Judicial System, Push Toward Codified Law
- February 9,2021
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced on Monday plans to approve a set of new draft laws designed to enhance the efficiency and integrity of the kingdom’s judicial system, a step that would eventually lead to an entirely codified law.
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Saudi Arabia on Thursday Welcomed President Biden’s Commitment to help the Kingdom Defend Its people and Territory
- February 5,2021
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U.S. President Joe Biden promised to bring an end to the war in Yemen, pulling back further U.S. support for operations within that country while simultaneously promising to boost the U.S.-Saudi relationship and offer U.S. security for the Kingdom and its people.
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Women VotersIn Saudi Arabia, Where Women’s Suffrage Is a New Idea
In December, women in Saudi Arabia will run for public office and vote for the first time. In theory, that should count as an advance for female empowerment in this ultraconservative country, but the reality is more ambiguous.
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Cancer AwarenessWomen in Saudi Arabia offered free rides for breast cancer checkups
As part of efforts to raise breast cancer awareness in society, Easy Taxi has partnered with the Zahra Breast Cancer Association to give away all its female customers free rides to do breast cancer check-ups in different hospitals in Jeddah and Riyadh.
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MERSTwo elderly Saudi women die of MERS in Riyadh
The Health Ministry reported two deaths and a new case of infection of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Sunday following a 10-day lull.
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EntrepreneurshipMeet Fatima Batook: the woman who helped make Saudi women’s gyms a reality again
Women in Saudi Arabia who wish to go to the gym can do so once again, thanks to the lobbying and entrepreneurial efforts of one woman: Fatima Batook.
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Lubna OlayanLubna Olayan: The CEO helping Saudi women break a gender barrier
“I’m all for diversity—but diversity for deserving people,” she says. Even as she helps guide Saudi women into roles they’ve never held before, from factory work to sales and management, she’s careful to respect Saudi Arabia’s deeply religious culture and traditions.
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Saudi WomenSaudi Arabia’s Princess Reema: “Step One Is Getting Women Into Government”
"I am getting more attention because I’m comfortable talking about the things that I’m doing, not because I am the first to do them. I am one of many — otherwise, it would be a really lonely playing field."
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Municipal Elections: Women VotingHow one tweet is helping Saudi women vote for the first time ever
In Saudi Arabia, extending the right to vote to women has come with challenges: namely getting them to the polls.
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Saudi WomenA Rising Profile for Saudi Women
At a workshop on an ordinary summer’s day in Riyadh, prospective candidates in local elections are limbering up: one wants to help kids, one improve living conditions in the Saudi capital, another become a political role model. Even in a kingdom with few occasions for voting, the scene would be unremarkable save for one aspect that would have made it unthinkable just five years ago.
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Council of Saudi ChambersAl-Zamil: Women’s bank deposits in Saudi reach $16bn
The value of women’s bank deposits in Saudi Arabia has reached $16 billion, the president of the Council of Saudi Chambers revealed yesterday.
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Hajj ServicesSaudi Arabia to appoint women to serve female hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj has formally requested the Ministry of Civil Services to facilitate the appointment of women employees at its branches so as to offer the best services to female pilgrims.
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