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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Visits South Korea ahead of G20 Summit in Japan
- June 27,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, en route to the G20 meetings in Japan this weekend, made an official and high-level visit to South Korea in a sign of strong ties between the two nations. Photos released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) show the Crown Prince was warmly received in South Korea. During the visit, […]
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Saudis Celebrate One Year Anniversary of Women Drivers in the Kingdom
- June 24,2019
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- SUSTG Team
One year ago today, women in Saudi Arabia were legally allowed to drive on the Kingdom’s roads for the first time, a landmark and life-changing event for many Saudi women and an undeniable leap forward for Saudi Arabia’s ongoing economic and social reforms. June 24, 2018 was the first day in which Saudi women were allowed […]
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Houthis Strike Abha International Airport in Saudi as Fears of Widening Conflict Grow
- June 13,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked an airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, wounding 26 people, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) and other reports confirmed. Eighteen people were treated at Abha International Airport for minor injuries and another eight were taken to a hospital, according to the SPA, which quoted Turki al-Malki, spokesman of the US-backed Saudi-led coalition […]
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Putin Highlights Price Difference with Saudis and OPEC+ with Key Production Decision Looming
- June 6,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia and Russia may not see eye-to-eye on the targeted price of crude oil, which could complicate the two sides’ efforts to reach a joint decision on supply, according to multiple reports. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had differences with OPEC over what constituted an acceptable price for oil, but […]
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Fragile Ceasefire in Key Yemen Port Broken with Fresh Fighting after Cross-Border Drone Attack on Saudi Oil Pipelines
- May 15,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Fresh fighting broke out in a key port in Yemen yesterday, breaking a fragile cease-fire and threatening to complicate a troop withdrawal agreement intended to pave the way for wider peace talks, according to reports. Hodeidah port on the Western coast of Yemen “is a lifeline for millions of Yemenis threatened by starvation because of the war […]
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70 Percent Increase in New Licenses for Foreign Businesses in First Quarter, Al-Omar Says
- April 29,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The number of new licenses approved for foreign businesses in Saudi Arabia rose by 70 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, the head of Saudi Arabia’s General Investment Authority (SAGIA) said. According to Bloomberg, applications from British and Chinese companies drove the increase, rising by 86 percent and 71 percent, respectively. The data […]
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Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Abizaid as US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- April 11,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The Senate overwhelmingly voted to confirm retired Gen. John Abizaid as the new US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a 92-7 vote, paving the way for the former head of then U.S. Central Command to be the first person to fill the post since President Trump took office. President Trump’s choice for the next U.S. Ambassador to Saudi […]
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House, Senate Vote to End U.S. Support of Yemen War, Setting Stage for Trump Veto
- April 5,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution on Thursday that would end all U.S. involvement with the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, Reuters reports. President Trump is likely to veto the resolution, the second veto of his presidency. The vote in the House was 247-175. 16 Republicans joined the majority Democrats in […]
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Saudi Aramco Opens its Books, Officially the World’s Most Profitable Company
- April 1,2019
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- SUSTG Team
State-owned Saudi Aramco is the world’s most profitable firm, eclipsing global heavyweights like Apple and Samsung, according to new data revealed ahead of a major bond issuance. Saudi Aramco’s earnings last year before interests, taxes, and depreciation stands at $224 billion, almost three times as much as Apple. Net income last year was $111.1 billion. The revelation of […]
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Oil Notches Third Straight Week of Gains, but Global Economy Fears Still Weigh on Prices
- March 22,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Concerns that a looming economic slowdown might soon impact fuel consumption around the world are weighing down oil prices after Saudi Arabia and the OPEC+ group of oil producing nations have successfully reversed a downward trend for oil since the start of 2019. Brent hit a four-month high of $68.69 per barrel on Thursday, up from $51 […]
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Saudi WomenOpinion: Why Saudi Women Are Literally Living ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Saudi women must be accustomed to seeing women who are protected by wealth and proximity to power exercise rights that the majority of them are denied.
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Women in Saudi ArabiaYoung or old, Saudi women live under male relatives’ control
Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving is what often grabs the most attention, but rights advocates say guardianship laws are the factor that most powerfully enshrines inequality for women.
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Women and SportsHow sports can change women’s rights in Saudi Arabia
Raha Moharrak is the first Saudi woman to summit Mount Everest. Now she's teaming up with Human Rights Watch to tackle another challenge -- changing the laws in her home country that prevent women from playing sports.
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Women's RightsSaudi step to relax male guardianship welcomed by women’s advocates
This means women could, in some circumstances, study and access hospital treatment, work in the public and private sector and represent themselves in court without consent of a male guardian, said Maha Akeel, a women's rights campaigner and a director at Jeddah-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
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JewelryLightening up the lives of Saudi women
“At the moment, customers buy mainly in person from malls. Saudis love malls but there is much less leasable space per head than elsewhere in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council), so that trend (toward bigger malls) is going to continue. That is why there is so much potential. But that will change as society changes. If women are going to be going out to work more, they will buy more online, because they won’t have so much time to go to malls,” he said.
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SocietySaudi preacher slammed for mocking women
Social-media users in Saudi Arabia have lashed out at a preacher who claimed that if women were allowed to drive they would come home late and drunk.
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Saudi Women's RightsSaudi king’s new order loosens guardianship rules on women
Women’s rights activists say the memo, which has been circulating in government offices this week, codifies the rights of Saudi women to access a job, higher education or medical procedures, for example, without a male guardian’s permission.
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Women's HealthThe Effect of Gender Norms on Women’s Health in Saudi Arabia
This paper explores the influence of gender norms on women’s access to, as well as quality and outcomes of, health care in Saudi Arabia as reflected by health laws, regulations, and selective indicators of women’s health.
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United Nations Commission on the Status of WomenSaudi Arabia was just elected to the U.N. women’s rights commission
Though balloting is secret, reporters found that the country received 47 votes — fewer than any other country but more than enough to make it on. No country voted no (something that is apparently impossible under protocol), though seven did abstain.
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Saudi-GermanySaudi Arabia, Germany agree to set up $200m fund for women empowerment
German Chancellor Angela Merkel invited King Salman to attend the G20 summit in Germany after holding wide-ranging consultations on the agenda of the summit in Jeddah on Sunday.
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