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New Life-Sized Camel Sculptures Discovered in Saudi Arabia May Date Back 2,000 Years
- February 13,2018
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Archaeologists from France’s National Center for Scientific Research (CRNS) and their colleagues from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) have discovered camelid sculptures “unlike any others in the region” dating back to the first centuries BC or AD, according to a press release from the CRNS. The find sheds new light on the evolution […]
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Development on Jeddah Tower and Surrounding Economic City Moves Forward After Alwaleed’s Release
- February 9,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Construction of what is planned to be the world’s tallest skyscraper in Jeddah is going ahead following the release of Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the head of the consortium behind the $1.5 billion project said. Mounib Hammoud, chief executive of Jeddah Economic Co (JEC), said in an interview that the project will ideally be completed […]
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King Salman Opens Annual Janadriyah Festival as Kingdom Puts Saudi Culture On Display
- February 8,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday attended the opening ceremony of the Kingdom’s 32nd National Festival for Heritage and Culture, held in Janadriyah village on the northern outskirts of Riyadh. The annual festival, known as the Janadriyah Festival, is a vibrant display of Saudi cultural traditions and heritage, and lasts 18 days. The festival’s first day saw King […]
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ACWA Power Wins First Utility-Scale Solar Energy Project in Saudi Arabia
- February 7,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia has announced that ACWA Power, the Saudi power generation and desalination company, has won the contract for the first utility scale solar power project in Saudi Arabia with a record-breaking tariff of 2.34 US-cents per kilowatt-hour, according to reports. ACWA Power announced the win on its website on Tuesday. “This plant is the first of what […]
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Saudi Embassy Spokeswoman: ‘The Kingdom is not Easternizing or Westernizing, it’s Modernizing’
- February 6,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The first spokeswoman for the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Fatimah Baeshen, said in an interview that the Kingdom is not sacrificing culture or values with its Vision 2030 economic and social reform program and that the program has “something for everyone” in Saudi Arabia. The well-spoken Baeshen, who was appointed by Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the […]
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Saudi Economy to See 1.5% Growth in 2018, Jadwa Says
- February 5,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The Saudi Arabian economy will grow by an estimated 1.5 percent in 2018, up from a contraction in 2017 of -0.7 percent, according to a new report from Riyadh-based economic analysts at Jadwa Investment. “The oil sector will see the largest improvement in the year ahead, rising to 1.5 percent in 2018, compared to a decline […]
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will Visit Washington, Other U.S. Cities in Early March
- February 2,2018
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- SUSTG Team
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington is working to organize a visit by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to the United States in early March, the first trip to the U.S. since he became crown prince last year, according to reports. Rumors of a forthcoming visit by the powerful crown prince have surfaced in […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Crackdown on Corruption has Netted the Government Over $106 billion; 56 Suspects Still in Custody
- January 31,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption has netted the government over $106 billion, according comments from the official in charge of the effort. Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al-Mojeb said on Tuesday that 56 corruption suspects were still in custody out of a total of 381 people detained on graft charges. According to the Saudi Gazette, the […]
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Saudi Arabia Announces 9 New Desalination Plants in 18 Months
- January 22,2018
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia said it would build 9 new desalination plants in the next 18 months on the Red Sea coast, according to an announcement by the Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Eng. Abdulrahman al-Fadhli. The new plants will cost SAR 2 billion ($533 million). The minister said the plants would be built “using modern techniques” […]
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Saudi Alternative Energy Sector Set for Big Year with Localization in Focus
- January 19,2018
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- SUSTG Team
With U.S. shale now forecasted by analysts and the U.S. EIA to out-produce Saudi Arabia and Russia in 2018, and Saudi Arabia needing to burn less of its own oil for domestic use and continue toward a more sustainable economy, alternative energy in the Kingdom has never been hotter. Saudi leaders have long talked about the benefit of a […]
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Regional Arms SalesBAE’s Typhoon must navigate Gulf diplomacy
Has BAE Systems been a beneficiary of the Brexit negotiations? Not through any sudden interest in its offshore patrol vessels — although it may not have escaped ministers’ attention that these are “designed to perform Economic Exclusion Zone management roles”. But indirectly — through the delegation of non-EU diplomacy to other government departments?
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Anti-ISIS CampaignSaudi Arabia says foils Islamic State bomb, foreign spying plots
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday it foiled an Islamic State plot to bomb its defense ministry headquarters and also said it had arrested several people suspected of carrying out espionage in the kingdom on behalf of foreign powers.
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War in YemenPerspective: Are Yemeni rebels imploding?
Sanaa is now divided between the two camps, with the Houthis holding about 70% of the capital and most of the north. More violence is all but certain; whether it can be contained is an open question.
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Saudi AramcoSaudi Aramco uses new technology to re-explore vast Empty Quarter
Oil giant Saudi Aramco is using new technology to re-explore areas of the vast Arabian desert known as the Empty Quarter, which could help to bolster its proven reserves of oil and gas before the company offers its shares to the public.
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Labor24.3 million Saudi work permits issued for private sector employment in 3 years
The number of work permits issued to private sector employees in Saudi Arabia reached about 24.3 million in the last three years.
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War in YemenAnalysis: Saudi troops deploy to Aden
Saudi Arabia has not announced that it has sent troops to Aden, but the deployment has been confirmed by a combination of amateur video footage and photographs taken in the city.
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Saudi-QatarQatar restores diplomatic relations with Iran, countering Arab demands
Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran early on Thursday and promised to send its ambassador back to Tehran – a move counter to the demands of Arab nations trying to isolate Doha as part of a regional dispute.
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Saudi-IranIran, Saudi Arabia to exchange diplomatic visits: Iranian foreign minister
Iran and Saudi Arabia will exchange diplomatic visits soon, Tehran said on Wednesday, indicating a possible thaw in relations between the regional rivals since they severed diplomatic ties last year.
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Qatar-IranQatar restores diplomatic ties to Iran amid regional crisis
Qatar restored full diplomatic relations with Iran early Thursday, disregarding the demands of Arab nations now locked in a regional dispute with the energy-rich country that it lessen its ties to Tehran.
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SecurityLebanon monitored Australia bomb plot suspects: minister
Lebanon monitored the brothers accused of plotting to blow up a flight from Sydney to Abu Dhabi for more than a year and coordinated with the Australian government on it for a long time, the Lebanese interior minister said on Monday.
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