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Food and BeverageNew sugar refinery to start ops in Saudi Arabia by end-2017
A new sugar refinery is due to start operations in Jizan in southwest Saudi Arabia by the end of 2017, adding to a stream of projects that will significantly raise the Middle East's refining capacity.
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CATO InstituteSaudi Arabia named ‘most miserable’ GCC country
Saudi Arabia may be ranked the most miserable country in the GCC, its overall position on a list of 108 countries is 47. That is some way behind Venezuela, in first, where consumer prices in the country are a key factor in the nation’s calculation of relative ‘misery’.
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Tadawul OpeningSaudi Arabia to Allow Foreign Investment in Changed Markets
Saudi Arabia faces some unexpected marketing challenges as it opens its stock market to foreign investment.
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Saudi-YemenLeadership Transitions in Saudia Arabia and Yemen
Saudi-Yemeni relations have been strained more often than not. Because the two share a border, the Saudis have intervened whenever Yemen’s volatile mix of political, tribal, and sectarian tensions and perennially stagnating economy threaten to throw the country into endless violence and chaos. Yemen regards Saudi Arabia’s heavy involvement in its domestic affairs as an attempt to exacerbate existing problems and keep the country weak. In return, the Saudis argue that they are only trying to ensure that Yemen’s crises stay within the country’s own borders.
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PhotosThe flower men of Saudi Arabia
But as photographer Eric Lafforgue discovered, they are the source of much unrest in the region, conducting cross-border battles and reacting violently should any outsider stumble into their turf - including to Lafforgue himself.
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Saudi MilitaryMeet Saudi Arabia’s Special Security Forces
Basic military training lasts three months, followed by another month of basic security training and an additional specialization that can last for anything from two months to seven.
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Salman's New GovernmentSaudi Arabia’s King Salman unveils major cabinet reshuffle
Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, 55, was appointed deputy crown prince, making him second in line to the throne and effectively smoothing the line of succession for years to come.
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Early EducationNew educational partnership in Saudi Arabia to launch six pilot schools
“The really big step in this project is that Saudi Arabia is investing in Early Intervention services for the first time. All the research indicates that providing services at an early age helps with brain development and skill building. This new Early Intervention pilot project will open the doors for young children with disabilities and their families to get services in Saudi Arabia,” said Valerie Close, co-director of Early Childhood CARES.
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Saudi Stock MarketFunds turning positive on Saudi Arabia as oil stabilises -survey
Middle East funds are turning positive on Saudi Arabia's stock market because of signs that oil prices are starting to stabilise, the latest Reuters survey of asset managers shows. Many fund managers became bearish on Saudi Arabia in the past few months as the oil price plunge promised to slash the earnings of petrochemical producers, which are heavily weighted in the Saudi market, and triggered panic selling of overvalued shares by local retail investors.
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Saudi SuccessionSaudi Arabia’s Seamless Succession
Some doubt surrounds the staying power of Crown Prince Muqrin. He is not believed to have any personal constituency: no ministry or military force has been under his command, although he has many years of administrative experience as a governor of two provinces. His designation in the line of succession by King Abdullah in 2014 was something of a surprise because Abdullah had fired him less than two years earlier as head of the kingdom's intelligence directorate, a key security post. It is not known how well Salman will work with him or even whether Salman plans to retain him as crown prince.
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