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Bechtel Appoints Abdulrahman Al-Ghabban as New Country Manager in Saudi Arabia
- June 19,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, today announced the appointment of Abdulrahman Al-Ghabban as country manager in Saudi Arabia. Al-Ghabban will lead Bechtel’s business and operations in the Kingdom. Al-Ghabban said “I am honored to be the first Saudi national to hold the position as country manager for one of the most […]
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$1.4b in Defense Contracts Approved by State Department as Senate Eyes Debate
- June 6,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $1.4 billion worth of military training and equipment for Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Monday, the first fraction of a $110 billion arms deal U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to with Saudi Arabia when he visited in May. The announcement by the State […]
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New Video Shows How Riyadh Metro Will Transform Saudi Capital
- May 26,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Riyadh’s new metro project is already transforming the face of the city, and will change how its citizens get around in the Saudi capital. There is no large-scale public transportation system currently in place in the city, and the city’s traffic situation reflects this reality. A new graphical video released on YouTube by The Business […]
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VAT Draft to Hit General Authority of Zakat and Tax in ‘Weeks’
- May 25,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Zakat and Tax will publish the value-added tax (VAT) draft on its electronic portal within the next two weeks, Reuters reports, citing local media reported. The General Authority for Zakat and Tax announced on Sunday that the implementation of 5% VAT starting January 2018 “will have no exceptions.” This 5% […]
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New Life for the 15 Year Old Abdullah Arab Peace Initiative?
- May 24,2017
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- SUSTG Team
At a summit in Beirut in March 2002, then-Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah unveiled an initiative to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestianians. The Arab Peace Initiative set out a comprehensive proposal calling for full Israeli withdrawal from all the Arab territories occupied since June 1967, Israel’s acceptance of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as […]
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Counting The US-Saudi Deals: A Look at What We Know So Far following President Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia
- May 23,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Bloomberg and naturalgasintel.com feature a thorough rundown of all of the deals that were announced during the recent visit by President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia. While the total remains unknown, the deals are estimated to be valued between $300 and $400 billion. Aerospace, Arms and Defense – $110 billion U.S. Department of Defense and Saudi […]
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Following President Trump’s Visit, U.S.-Saudi Business and Diplomatic Ties Reach New Heights
- May 22,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The two-day visit by President Trump and top members of his family and staff to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia marks a new height in the history of U.S.-Saudi diplomatic and business relations as the warm Saudi embrace of President Trump was on full display in the Kingdom. President Trump’s visit amounted to a bonanza for large, established American companies […]
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Riyadh Summit 2017: Website Launched for Upcoming Events Connected to President Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia
- May 16,2017
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- SUSTG Team
A website has been launched detailing the events connected to the arrival of President Donald Trump to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, his first visit abroad as President. The ‘Riyadh Summit 17′ is a series of events over two days to highlight U.S.-Saudi and Islamic relations. The website URL is https://www.riyadhsummit2017.org/. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes President […]
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Trump’s First Foreign Trip as President is to Saudi Arabia
- May 5,2017
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- SUSTG Team
President Donald Trump will visit Saudi Arabia as his first foreign trip since taking office, a sign of the Kingdom’s importance as an ally and trading partner to the United States. The trip will also include visits to Israel and the Vatican, meaning that Trump will be visiting the spiritual centers of Islam, Judaism and […]
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‘Frankly, Saudi Arabia has Not Treated Us Fairly’, Trump Threatens Reset with Old Election Talking Point
- April 28,2017
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- SUSTG Team
After the visit of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House last month, a top advisor to the prince released a statement praising “a historical turning point” in U.S.-Saudi relations. The unnamed advisor said that during President Obama, U.S.-Saudi relations underwent “a period of difference of opinion” but that after meeting with President […]
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AfghanistanRecently publicized ties between Iran and the Taliban could affect U.S.-Taliban talks
In late 2018, as it became clear that the United States was contemplating a withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Iranian military announced that it was taking charge of the security of the border between Afghanistan and Iran. This indication of Tehran’s increased concern resulted from the prospect of renewed instability and insecurity.
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GCC DebtU.S. Banks Are Cashing In on Persian Gulf Debt
U.S. banks have earned four times as much in fees from bond issuance in the GCC so far this year compared with 2015, the year before the region embarked on a debt binge, according to fees data from Refinitiv.
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Turkey in the RegionU.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeast Syria
With tens of thousands of Turkish troops massed near the border, a high-level Defense Department delegation plans to present what U.S. officials describe as a final offer to address Turkey’s concerns at a meeting Monday in Ankara.
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Taliban TalksU.S. preparing to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan in initial deal with Taliban
The agreement, which would require the Taliban to begin negotiating a larger peace deal directly with the Afghan government, could cut the number of American troops in the country from roughly 14,000 to between 8,000 and 9,000, the officials said. That number would be nearly the same as when President Trump took office.
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U.S.-IranIran says ready for worst in battle to save nuclear deal amid standoff with U.S.
The downbeat remarks by Rouhani, architect of the landmark 2015 accord and a strong proponent of negotiations, hinted he was losing hope of avoiding a final collapse of the deal, though he left the door open to further contacts with Europe.
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U.S. CongressU.S. lawmakers still plot to push Saudi Arabia on rights, despite Trump
There are several other pieces of legislation - including 18 more resolutions to block weapons sales - making their way through the Senate or House of Representatives as some lawmakers still hope to push Trump toward stronger action against Riyadh.
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Al-QaedaOsama bin Laden’s son and heir, Hamza, is dead, U.S. officials say
Hamza bin Laden's last known public statement was released by al Qaeda's media arm in 2018. In that message, he threatened Saudi Arabia and called on the people of the Arabian peninsula to revolt.
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U.S.-Saudi RelationsU.S. Senate Targets Saudi Nuclear Technology
The bipartisan bill follows the revelation that a longtime Trump advisor was pushing for lucrative nuclear deals with Riyadh.
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U.S.-TurkeyU.S. lawmakers denounce Turkey’s Russia arms purchase but unsure of next steps
The F-35 stealth fighter jet, the most advanced aircraft in the U.S. arsenal, is used by NATO and other U.S. allies. Washington is concerned that deploying the S-400 with the F-35 would allow Russia to gain too much inside information about the aircraft’s systems.
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U.S.-IranCommentary: Conflict or Compromise – U.S. and Iran on a Knife’s Edge
If Tehran was counting on Trump to overreact, it must be gravely disappointed. Washington has made clear that the killing of any American would cross a redline requiring a direct kinetic response, but Tehran was already taking great pains to avoid any action that would likely appear to the international community to justify a U.S. military response.
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