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  • Unusual Video Footage Shows Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque Under Construction
     

    Amazing footage of the ongoing construction at Mecca’s Grand Mosque surfaced on Facebook, showing the large-scale reconstructive efforts at the holy site in Saudi Arabia. The video, shot from what looks like a crane, shows worshippers circling the Kaaba with construction efforts ongoing at the mataf expansion not far away. The amateur footage shows the […]

     
  • We’re here, can we come in? TASI and foreign investors
     

    The figurative lobby to the Tadawul All Shares Index (TASI), Saudi Arabia’s stock market, is filling up with eager investors.  Intrigued by the $387 billion Saudi stock market (three times the UAE bourses combined) and the $727 billion Saudi economy, many of them think… Brazil; whose fully accessible stock market’s capitalization exceeds $1 trillion. While […]

     
  • First of 84 new Boeing F-15SAs bound for Saudi Arabia Tested as U.S.-Saudi Military Relations Remain Active
     

    UPI.com reports that the first new Boeing F-15SA completed a successful test flight last month in the United States. The report quotes Lt. Gen. C. D. Moore II, the commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, who said, “The successful first flight of the F-15SA is a tremendous milestone for the program and […]

     
  • The Stunning Photos of Sultan Al-Ghamdi
     

    Elephant Rock, Devil’s Head Mountains, Desert Waves… These are some of the evocative names given to his Saudi landscape photos by Sultan Al-Ghamdi.  Qusay Fayoumi describes him as ‘talented and hardworking.’ Take a look for yourself at Sultan’s Flickr page by clicking here. Below are three of the featured photos, but be sure to check […]

     
  • The Saudi Economy 2013 and Investment Opportunities – CIT
     

    The Committee for International Trade is active in many countries promoting Saudi trade. In the United States it is a primary organizer of the US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forums that have been held in Chicago (2010) and Atlanta (2011).  The third in this series will be announced soon.  The Secretary General of CIT, Mr. Omar Bahlaiwa, […]

     
  • 2013 SACM Career Fair to Begin May 24 at the Gaylord Hotel, will host at least 8,000 Graduates
     

    SACM’s Career Fair will take place on May 24th, 2013 at the Gaylord National Harbor just outside of Washington, D.C., according to the Saudi Cultural Attache’s Office at the embassy in Washington. The joint graduation and career fair is an impressive event, in which graduating Saudi students descend on the U.S. capital to celebrate their […]

     
  • Cyberattacks are nation’s top security threat
     

    Yesterday, Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee’s annual hearing on worldwide threats.  Mr. Clapper prioritized the threat of cyber attacks above all other threats.  “Our statement this year leads with cyber, and it’s hard to overemphasize its significance,” said Clapper, reading a statement on behalf of himself, FBI Director […]

     
  • Al-Rabiah to Promote Saudi Auto Industry in U.S.
     

    The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) issued a press release today to announce a new conference in Michigan to promote the Saudi auto industry. H.E. Tawfiq al Rabiah, the Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry, is listed as a confirmed speaker of the event, which will “bring together senior Saudi Government officials, major Saudi industrialists, […]

     
  • Top 10 Salaries In Saudi Arabia
     

    The 2013 Gulf Business Salary Survey suggests it is good to be a CEO or managing director in Saudi Arabia; especially if you are a banking professional.  The Survey also examines trends with regard to Arab, Western and Asian professionals and the impact of Nitaqat on small and medium sized companies.

     
  • Saudi Youth Filmmaking on the Rise
     

    Social media continues to catalyze Saudi Arabia in unpredictable ways.  Fatima Al-Arjan takes a look at the rise of video blogging ‘vloggers.’  Short videos – some 36 seconds at maximum – have proliferated.  While sometimes a platform for controversial posts, like many on-line communities, this one seems to be maturing. In a related item, female […]

     

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  • Paris Air Show: Aircraft Mega-Deals Prompt Bubble Warning From Industry Veterans

    In less than a year, the global aviation industry has gone from near annihilation to exuberant enthusiasm. Fleet groundings and huge losses have given way to massive profits, and airlines are outdoing one another with record orders. The industry’s newfound swagger was on full display Monday, when Indigo agreed to buy 500 Airbus SE jets, eclipsing a record set only months ago by Air India. Those add to huge purchases by Ryanair Holdings Plc and Saudi startup Riyadh Air earlier this year, with announced deals approaching 1,500 aircraft.

  • More talks needed to resume Iraq’s northern oil exports

    Further talks will be needed in order to resume Iraq's northern oil exports, two officials told Reuters today following a meeting between a Turkish energy technical delegation and Iraqi oil officials in Baghdad on Monday. "We are discussing all technical aspects regarding the restarting of oil exports. A decision to resume flows will not happen today and more meetings are expected," an oil official familiar with the meeting said on condition of anonymity. Turkey halted Iraq's 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) of northern exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline on March 25 after an arbitration ruling by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

  • Meet the man behind some of Saudi Arabia’s world-class restaurants

    Saudi Arabia’s dining scene is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by Vision 2030 and the nation’s economic growth. It is the largest food service sector in the Middle East, valued at SAR49 billion (according to Fortune Business Insights). While local brands dominate the market, the influx of international franchises and brands continues to see the Kingdom attract some of the world’s biggest brands. Key to this growth of Saudi’s high end dining is Mohammed Jawa.

  • Yemen’s Houthis accuse Saudi border guards of wounding 3 citizens

    Three Yemenis were wounded at the border "as a result of a Saudi artillery shelling" in the past day, the Houthi group in Yemen said on Sunday. According to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the three Yemeni citizens were wounded in the border district of Shada in the northwestern province of Saada and were taken to the hospital. There was no immediate response from the Saudi Arabian government. Saada is a stronghold of the Houthi group, which has been at war with the Saudi-led coalition since 2015.

  • Government-owned SALIC buys 42.4 percent stake in Saudi Arabia’s NAQUA

    The government-operated Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC) has purchased a 42.4 percent stake in NAQUA, Saudi Arabia’s largest aquaculture firm. Al-Lith, Saudia Arabia-headquartered NAQUA operates 80 nurseries, 77 super-intensive ponds, and 547 open inland ponds spread over 4,485 hectares, with an annual production capacity of 90,000 metric tons (MT) of shrimp, according to its website. It also operates an aquafeed mill and 20 net-pens farming 15,000 MT of barramundi annually, and a sea cucumber broodstock unit, hatchery, grow-out facilities, and processing plant.

  • Yemenis embark on first direct flight to Saudi Arabia since 2016

    The first direct flight between Yemen and Saudi Arabia in nearly seven years has taken more than 270 Yemenis from rebel-held Sanaa to Jeddah, signalling easing tensions between the two countries. The flight by Yemenia – also known as Yemen Airways – took place Saturday evening and carried Yemeni Muslims embarking on the annual Islamic pilgrimage of Hajj in the Saudi city of Mecca.

  • Saudi Arabia urges improved maritime security in Gulf as ties with Iran resume

    "I would like to refer to the importance of cooperation between the two countries on regional security, especially the security of maritime navigation... and the importance of cooperation among all regional countries to ensure that it is free of weapons of mass destruction," Prince Faisal said. Speaking after talks with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian in Tehran, Prince Faisal also said the Saudi king and crown prince are looking forward to Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi "accepting the invitation to visit the Kingdom soon, God willing".

  • PGA Tour-Saudi deal’s congressional hearing potential timetable, revealed

    Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the chair of the Permanent Subcommittee of Investigations (PSI), noted on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday that congressional hearings discussing the PGA Tour’s deal with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) could happen “within weeks.” “The Saudis have been very explicit that they have a strategic objective here,” Blumenthal said Sunday, per Golf Digest. “They have been engaged in numerous malign activities antithetical to American interests and values, killing [Washington Post reporter] Jamal Khashoggi, as well as other journalists, torturing and imprisoning dissidents and critics and supporting anti-democratic activities, even terrorist activities, like 9/11, as well as the internal war in Yemen.”

  • Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabia and a Contract to Promote the Kingdom

    As the sun set over a seemingly endless expanse of open sea, Lionel Messi took a seat at the edge of a boat, stretched out a leg and posed for the photograph that would announce the beginning of his public partnership with Saudi Arabia. The image, shared with Messi’s 400 million-plus followers on Instagram on May 9, 2022, was accompanied by a dual-language caption that read, “Discovering the Red Sea #VisitSaudi.” Hours earlier, he had been welcomed to the kingdom by Saudi Arabia’s tourism minister, who had boasted on Twitter that while it was Messi’s first visit to the country, “it will not be the last.” Messi, who is regarded perhaps as global soccer’s greatest player, was starting to cash in on the new partnership: His photo-op in the Red Sea likely earned him approximately $2 million, the first step in fulfilling his agreement with the kingdom that is worth millions more.

  • Role of Saudi fathers shifting as women join the workforce

    A breadwinner, protector, leader, teacher and helper — these roles were historically perceived as the roles of a father, but cultural and social reforms in Saudi Arabia and the increased participation of women in the labor force have redefined fatherhood in the Kingdom. Ahead of Father’s Day, which falls on June 18, Saudis celebrate the changing role of fathers in society amid social and cultural shifts in the Kingdom. “Nowadays, we rarely see fathers who spend the majority of their time at work and see their children only on the weekends. My father, may Allah bless him, was like that,” said 37-year-old Hala Al-Subaie, a mother of two and an accountant.