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AlUla’s Ancient Kingdoms Festival Spotlights the Region’s History
The Ancient Kingdoms Festival in AlUla, Saudi Arabia returns for its second year November 16-December 2. The festival celebrates the three great oases of AlUla, Khaybar, and Tayma.
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Saudi defense minister expected to visit White House on Monday – Axios Report
Saudi Arabian Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman is expected to visit Washington on Monday for meetings with senior Biden administration officials, according to a report in Axios which cited three sources.
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King Salman’s pivotal role in Saudi Arabia’s past and present with author and columnist David Rundell; plus, archaeology in Al Ula, Wa’ed’s new investment, and more…
Author David Rundell joins to discuss King Salman’s incredible impact on Saudi Arabia. King Salman has played an enormously pivotal role for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the development of the modern Saudi state. Before the conversation, the hosts discuss an archaeology summit taking place in Al Ula this week, an interesting and exciting […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in Oman after G20 Summit in India
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Oman in a private visit after traveling to the G20 meeting in India, according to reports.
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Report: Biden Considers Another Bilateral Meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at G20 to Talk Saudi-Israel Mega Deal
President Biden is considering a bilateral meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of next month’s G20 summit in New Delhi, India, to discuss the recently-reported proposal for the Kingdom and Israel to move toward establishing relations, four sources with knowledge of the issue told Axios.
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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and former publisher of the Wall Street Journal Karen Elliott House joins The 966
American journalist, author, media executive, and pulitzer prize winner Karen Elliott House joins The 966. Elliott House discusses her recent work, a paper entitled ‘Saudi First’, for the Belfer Center at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, as well as her experiences traveling to and from Saudi Arabia for decades and her views on Saudi Arabia as […]
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LEAPing forward in an increasingly tech-focused Saudi Arabia, Riyadh as a global events destination, and much more
The 966 Episode 75! The hosts discuss the recently-concluded LEAP conference and exhibition in Riyadh and how Saudi Arabia is increasingly becoming a leader in the space in the region. They also discuss how Riyadh is, in general, becoming a more attractive destination for global events, a concept once difficult to imagine before the Kingdom […]
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AGSIW’s Robert Mogielnicki joins the 966, MBS Goes to Asia, World’s Population Reaches 8 Billion, and more
Robert Mogielnicki from AGSIW and adjunct professor at Georgetown and GWU joins The 966 to talk NEOM, the PIF, the Saudi economy and so much more. The hosts talk about our neighbors – all 8 billion of them and counting – on planet Earth as the world’s population passes 8 billion. Lucien’s one big thing […]
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Crown Prince Heads to G20 in Indonesia as Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Reportedly Eyes December for Saudi Visit
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia will represent the Kingdom at the G20 in Indonesia at this year’s meetings, and will visit other Asian countries as part of the trip, state news agency SPA reported.
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Saudi Arabia Evaluating Financing Options for NEOM, Hires New York-Based Lazard Ltd.
Saudi Arabia is evaluating financing options to develop NEOM, working with New York-based Lazard Ltd. to develop plans to potentially include debt sales and an initial public offering on the Saudi stock exchange for the high-tech city, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.
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Saudi Arabia’s PIF To Ramp Up Bond Sales, IPOs to Pay for MBS’s Projects
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is considering plans to accelerate debt sales or obtain bank loans as it hunts for new sources of cash to help pay for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s trillion-dollar economic transformation project. The Public Investment Fund could also line up equity offerings in its portfolio companies as part of the push, according to people familiar with the matter. The moves come as the fund’s cash reserves have dropped to $15 billion as of September — the lowest level since 2020, the earliest year for which data is available.
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Saudi Arabia’s economic shifts under MBS raise stability concerns
MBS, unlike many leaders in the region, is popular. In fact, he enjoys a level of popularity last experienced by leaders immediately following independence. Such cohesiveness could indeed create momentum for the Kingdom to enact further bold reforms. Yet the escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine risks engulfing the region, and this uncertainty could derail Saudi Arabia’s transformation agenda.
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Crypto Market Value Climbs Back Above $2 Trillion Amid (BTC) Bitcoin Rally
Bitcoin hovered around $52,000 after a broad cryptocurrency rally that saw Ether, the second-biggest token, advance back to where it was before the TerraUSD stablecoin collapsed almost two years ago. Bitcoin’s almost 25% year-to-date gain has helped to lift the market capitalization of digital assets above $2 trillion for the first time since April 2022, data from CoinGecko show. Bitcoin and Ether were up more than 2% at one point on Thursday in New York, with the latter changing hands at $2,852 as of 9:59 a.m.
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Inside Johnny Depp’s Epic Bromance With Saudi Crown Prince MBS
Over the past year, Depp has spent more than seven weeks in Saudi Arabia, staying in royal palaces and camps, traversing the country by yacht and helicopter, and even flying to London and back on MBS’s personal 747 for a quick trip to attend the Jeff Beck Memorial Concert at the Royal Albert Hall. In that time, Depp and MBS have become real friends. “They made a genuine connection,” says a friend of Depp’s. “It’s a shock to many of the people who know [Depp], but it’s what happened.” Insiders say Depp is now weighing a seven-figure annual contract to promote Saudi Arabia’s cultural renaissance.
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From robots to gliding bombs, Saudi Arabia showcases growing domestic defence trade
“Even for college now we have new different streams for women, developing their talents and making them ready to work in the military industry,” Khawlah Alshmmari, vice president of human resources at the National Company for Mechanical Systems, told The National. NCMS has a large stand at the expo, showcasing everything from the high-tech weaponry – the unmanned armoured vehicle turret the Moreb 30, which can carry 30mm or 40mm canons that rapidly fire explosive shells – to less advanced but essential items including artillery shells currently in a large global demand.
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Blinken meets MBS in Saudi Arabia as U.S. pushes for post-war deal
During his previous visit to Israel last month, Blinken told Israeli leaders that Saudi Arabia wants to normalize relations with Israel after the Gaza war ends, but it won't agree to any deal if the Israeli government doesn't commit to the principle of a two-state solution.
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Saudi Arabia’s MBS meets with chair, members of US Senate Intelligence Committee
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the Kingdom’s relations with the United States on Saturday during a meeting with members of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Saudi Press Agency reported. MBS welcomed the delegation, which was headed by committee chairman Senator Mark Warner, at the Winter Camp in AlUla, SPA added.
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Saudi Arabia’s MBS meets with chair, members of US Senate Intelligence Committee
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the Kingdom’s relations with the United States on Saturday during a meeting with members of the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Saudi Press Agency reported. MBS welcomed the delegation, which was headed by committee chairman Senator Mark Warner, at the Winter Camp in AlUla, SPA added.
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US security official discusses Gaza war with Saudi’s MBS before Israel trip
White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, met the crown prince of Saudi Arabia to discuss the war in Gaza and efforts towards creating sustainable peace between Israel and Palestine. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) hosted Sullivan on Wednesday during his tour of the Middle East to bolster the United States’s influence in the region.
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Iran’s president meets MbS, Sisi for the first time
Ebrahim Raisi has become the first Iranian president to visit Saudi Arabia in over a decade. Raisi traveled to the Kingdom over the weekend to attend a joint Arab-Islamic emergency summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). He also seized on the gathering to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MbS) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for the first time.
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