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Aramco Taps Three Banks to Underwrite ‘Largest Ever’ IPO
- February 22,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Aramco has asked JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley to assist with its upcoming initial public offering and could call on another bank, HSBC, with access to Chinese investors, according to separate reports in Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, which cited unnamed sources. The major U.S. banks join Moelis & Co., a […]
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Seven Saudi Soldiers Killed on Yemen’s Border Last Week
- February 14,2017
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- SUSTG Team
At least seven Saudi soldiers have been killed in the past week in clashes with Yemeni rebels, Al Jazeera reports, citing the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Mohammed al-Manjahi was the latest soldier to be killed on the kingdom’s southern borders in the fight against Houthi rebels. According to an AFP news agency tally compiling reports by the Saudi […]
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Secretary of State Tillerson Calls Saudi King Salman, Applauds Saudi Role in Regional Stability
- February 10,2017
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- SUSTG Team
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Saudi Arabia’s King Salman by phone yesterday, and commended the Kingdom on its role in “promoting stability across the region,” the SPA reports. Tillerson also “stressed on the importance of working with the Kingdom, developing a comprehensive plan to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation both military and counter-terrorism […]
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December Data a Mixed Picture for Saudi Economy
- February 6,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s total government accounts with SAMA fell $80 billion last year, representing a significant slowdown from 2015 which saw a $116 billion net decline, according to a recently released chartbook by Jadwa Investment. The net monthly change to government accounts with SAMA remained negative in December, falling for the seventh consecutive month, part of […]
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Trump Turns Up Rhetoric, Threats Toward Iran
- February 2,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The Trump administration says it is putting Iran “on notice” following two incidents in the region in the past week, including an attack on a Saudi navy ship by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The comments came from President Trump on Twitter as he blasted the agreement to disarm Iran’s nuclear program. “Iran was on its last legs […]
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U.S.-Saudi Arabia Continue Strong Defense Ties in Trump Administration’s Early Days
- February 1,2017
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone with Secretary of Defense James Mattis today to discuss mutual cooperation on security issues, according to the SPA and the Saudi Gazette. The Deputy Crown Prince also serves as minister of defense and chair of the powerful Council on Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA). The U.S.-Saudi relationship is […]
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Economy Rebounds in Saudi Arabia as Money Supply Grows
- January 30,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabian money supply growth has picked up in latest data for the month of December “in a sign that the economy is regaining strength after a slump last year caused by low oil prices and government austerity measures,” Reuters reports, citing central bank data. Key notes among the Central Bank data reported by Reuters: -Annual […]
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First Jets from Record-Setting U.S.-Saudi Military Sale Delivered, Showcased in Riyadh
- January 26,2017
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia showcased its newest F-15SA fighter jet at an airshow in Riyadh on Wednesday, in a demonstration that the Kingdom has begun receiving items purchased six years ago in the most expensive U.S. arms sale to a foreign country, Reuters reports. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman commissioned the F15-SA fighter aircraft during […]
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Tunnel for Longest Riyadh Metro Line 3 Complete as City Eyes Long-Term Solution to Traffic, Pollution
- January 24,2017
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- Lucien Zeigler
Tunnel excavation for Line 3 of the under-construction Riyadh Metro – the longest line of the six total being created as part of the project – has been completed, according to a report. Line 3 is also known as the Orange Line and is more than 25 miles long, of which almost 7 miles will be underground, […]
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U.S to Transfer Four Gitmo Detainees to Saudi Arabia
- January 5,2017
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- SUSTG Team
The United States will transfer four detainees to Saudi Arabia from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in the next 24 hours, according to reports. President Barack Obama is making a final push to reduce the number of inmates at the prison, despite pressure from president-elect Donald Trump to halt such releases. According to Reuters, the release “will […]
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Global Oil MarketsU.S. Shale Producers Benefit as Oil Disruptions Plague Middle East
The muted reaction belies the severity of the situation and signals that the market believes the U.S. will pick up the slack in the event that war breaks out in the Middle East, said oil analysts at RBC Capital Markets in a note to investors Sunday
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Oil SupplyAllies play hard to get on U.S. proposal to protect oil shipping lanes
The United States is struggling to win its allies’ support for an initiative to heighten surveillance of vital Middle East oil shipping lanes because of fears it will increase tension with Iran, six sources familiar with the matter said.
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AfghanistanWhy Afghanistan peace talks between the Taliban and U.S. have promise — but more potential pitfalls
The current peace talks underway are between elements of the Taliban leadership — some of it part of the 1990s regime that ruled the country, some of it younger, most of it unwelcome in Afghanistan and living abroad in Pakistan — and a U.S. delegation led by the Afghan-born former George W. Bush administration official, special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
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IranStatement Denies Zarif’s Remark On Iran’s Missile Program Being Up For Negotiation With U.S.
In an interview with NBC, Zarif has however conditioned negotiations about Tehran’s missile program on the halt of U.S. arms sales to U.S. allies in the region, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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Oil PricesOil steadies as U.S. supply concerns ease but Iran tensions loom
Oil prices steadied on Tuesday as a resumption of production in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Barry and a boom in U.S. supply from shale oil countered tensions in the Middle East. Uncertainty about China’s economic prospects also pressured prices after data on Monday showed that growth in the country slowed to 6.2% from a year earlier, the weakest pace in at least 27 years.
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LebanonHezbollah: New sanctions widen U.S. assault on Lebanon
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday that new U.S. sanctions against three of its officials, including two MPs, have widened Washington’s assault on Lebanon. The move marks the first time the United States has targeted lawmakers of the heavily armed, Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, which is part of Lebanon’s coalition government.
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LibyaU.S. Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Camp Were First Sold to France
A cache of powerful American missiles was sold to France before ending up in the hands of rebel fighters loyal to Gen. Khalifa Hifter, who is seeking to overthrow the United Nations-backed government in Tripoli. The four Javelin anti-tank missiles, which cost more than $170,000 each and are usually sold only to close American allies, were recovered last month by Libyan government forces during a raid on a rebel camp in Gheryan, a town in the mountains south of Tripoli.
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U.S.-Saudi RelationsSaudi Royals Would Face U.S. Visa Restriction in New Senate Bill
Senate Republicans seeking a way to punish Saudi Arabia over its human rights record without provoking a veto by President Donald Trump are trying a new strategy: denying visas for members of the kingdom’s royal family. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch, an Idaho Republican, plans to unveil legislation on Wednesday that includes a measure to bar members of the royal family who work in the Saudi government from entering the U.S., according to a person familiar with the legislation. If signed into law, hundreds of people could face the restrictions.
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IranU.S. Eyes Military Coalition To Safeguard Key Shipping Lanes Amid Iran Tensions
United States is moving forward with plans to form a military coalition to safeguard strategic shipping lanes off Iran and Yemen amid raised tensions with Iranian leaders. Marine General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on July 9 told reporters that the Pentagon would provide command and surveillance assets for the coalition.
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Israel-PalestineThe provocations of Trump’s ambassador to Israel are upturning decades of U.S. diplomacy
Friedman, one of Trump’s earliest ambassadorial appointments, has been the prime mover behind a string of new U.S. tactics and positions, helping to engineer the most significant shift in American policy toward Israel and Palestinian Arabs since the establishment of Israel in 1948. In any other American administration, Friedman would be reined in for going rogue.
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