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First Ever Direct Crude to Chemicals Plant “One Step Closer” for Aramco, SABIC
State-owned Saudi oil giant Aramco and diversified chemicals company SABIC are “one step closer” to being the first ever to use crude oil directly, rather than using refined products such as naphtha or ethane gas as feedstock, to create chemicals, according to reports and announcements by the companies on Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange. The achievement […]
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Mohammed Bin Salman Departs U.S. for France, Sends Cable Thanking U.S. and Obama for Hospitality
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a cable of thanks to US President Barack Obama on Sunday as he concluded his visit to the United States. “I am pleased as I am leaving your friendly country after the end of my official visit to extend to Your Excellency my deep thanks for the […]
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Deputy Crown Prince, Delegation Meet with Ban Ki Moon at the United Nations
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and an eight-member delegation arrived at the U.N. yesterday for meetings with the Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon. The Prince and his delegation reportedly discussed Mr. Ban’s decision to cite the Saudi-led military coalition in the Yemen conflict for violating the rights of children. According to the New York Times, Prince Mohammed […]
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Concluding Trip to Silicon Valley, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Delegation Ink MOU with Microsoft
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Satya Narayana Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, at the company’s Silicon Valley offices in San Francisco on Tuesday and signed two deals with the IT giant, according to reports. The first MOU between Saudi Arabia and Microsoft “will train young Saudis and will support Saudi Arabia […]
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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Meets with President Obama, Receives Praise for “Vision 2030”
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with President Obama on Friday at the White House to discuss regional and economic issues with the President, Vice President and other members of Obama’s cabinet. The President “commended” Prince Mohammed’s “Vision 2030” plans to reform Saudi Arabia’s economy and society, according to a readout. “The […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Receives Praise on Capitol Hill in Washington for Ambitious Economic Reforms
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited congressional leaders in Washington on Wednesday to discuss diplomatic and regional issues and talk about Saudi Arabia’s new economic reforms. Prince Mohammed met with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with the Senate Armed Services Committee, including Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) as well as […]
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State Department Readout of Secretary Kerry’s Dinner with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Secretary Kerry hosted Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on June 13 for an iftar dinner in recognition of the Deputy Crown Prince’s visit to the United States. “The two reviewed the strong and enduring relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia and discussed a broad range of regional issues, including Yemen, Syria, Libya, […]
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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Arrives in Washington to Busy Schedule
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lands in Washington, D.C. today with a tightly packed agenda planned for his 4-day visit in the nation’s capital. The Deputy Crown Prince who is also Minister of Defense and head of the powerful Council on Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) will meet with U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, […]
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Saudi Arabia Scales Back Renewable Energy Targets, Eyes Natural Gas to Fuel Economy
Saudi Arabia is seeking to scale back previous plans to develop large-scale renewable energy resources and is instead opting to rely more heavily on natural gas to meet demand, according to Bloomberg’s Anthony DiPaola and other reports. “We know that Saudi Arabia has been looking for natural gas supplies for a number of years now,” […]
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Internet Penetration in Saudi Arabia at 93%, Daily TV Viewership Down 16%
Internet penetration among Saudi nationals is “around 93 percent” but traditional TV viewership is down 16 percent, an indication of the continued rise of online media viewership and the rise of apps in Saudi Arabia, according to a report in the Saudi Gazette. “The increase in data use is also driven by the use of […]
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In Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza
Normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia would be a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a game-changer for the entire Middle East, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the Swiss town of Davos. “It’s still delicate, it’s fragile, and it will take a long time, but I think that it is actually an opportunity to move forward in the world and the region towards a better future,” Herzog said.
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Israel Isn’t Buying Saudi, UAE, Qatar, Egypt and Jordan’s Postwar Gaza Plan
Five Arab nations are quietly touting a settlement for postwar Gaza for which they’ve secured the backing of the US. The problem is that the Israelis on whom the agreement depends aren’t buying it. That means the proposal, which its authors are calling the most plausible solution for long-term security in the region, is out of reach for now. Two of the many officials who spoke with Bloomberg are privately asserting that progress toward it won’t be possible so long as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition stays in power.
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Inside the effort to create a far-reaching U.S.-Saudi-Israeli pact to end the war
Eleven days ago, Sen. Lindsey Graham arrived for a private meeting in a lavish tent with ruby red rugs and low burgundy cushions in the western Saudi Arabian oasis town of Al Ula, home to ancient Nabatean ruins. The tent is guarded by layers of Saudi security that protect the nearby winter camp of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Graham, a South Carolina Republican, was a participant in a series of high-stakes meetings with the crown prince in recent weeks involving American lawmakers and diplomats hoping to rekindle a potential treaty between Saudi Arabia, Israel and the United States. Their ambitious goal is to hammer out a framework for concluding the Israel-Hamas war, stabilizing the Middle East and paving the way for some form of Palestinian self-governance in the Gaza Strip.
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Exclusive: Saudi Arabia still considering BRICS membership, sources say
Saudi Arabia is still considering an invitation to become a member of the BRICS bloc of countries after being asked to join by the group last year, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The group in August invited Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Iran, Argentina, and Ethiopia to join starting Jan. 1, although Argentina signalled it would not take up the invitation in November.
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D.C. United set for four-game preseason trip to Saudi Arabia
D.C. United plans to conduct much of its training camp in Saudi Arabia, finalizing an 18-day visit that might lead to annual preseason trips there and visits by Saudi clubs to Washington. United, which began workouts this week in Leesburg, will depart for the Middle East on Tuesday and play friendlies against Saudi clubs Al Wehda and Al Ettifaq, which is coached by former English star Steven Gerrard; Sudanese club Al Hilal; and the Sudanese national team.
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Saudi Arabia: Peace with Israel conditioned on Gaza ceasefire, path to Palestinian state
The Saudi ambassador to the U.S. said at the World Economic Forum on Thursday that any potential normalization agreement with Israel would be conditioned on a ceasefire in Gaza and the creation of an "irrevocable" pathway towards a Palestinian state. Why it matters: Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud echoed what the Biden administration has recently said publicly and privately to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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China’s ageing population threatens switch to new economic growth model
China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.A record low birth rate in 2023 and a wave of COVID-19 deaths resulted in a second consecutive year of population decline, accelerating concerns about China's demographic downturn.Large groups of the 1.4 billion people living in the world's second-largest economy will exit the labour pool and age past a prime period of their lives for consumption, exacerbating structural imbalances that policymakers have vowed to address.
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Hezbollah rejected US overtures, still open to diplomacy to avoid wider war
Iran-backed Hezbollah has rebuffed Washington's initial ideas for cooling tit-for-tat fighting with neighbouring Israel, such as pulling its fighters further from the border, but remains open to U.S. diplomacy to avoid a ruinous war, Lebanese officials said.U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein has been leading a diplomatic outreach to restore security at the Israel-Lebanon frontier as the wider region teeters dangerously towards a major escalation of the conflict ignited by the Gaza war.
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Driving in the desert: Surreal images from the Dakar Rally
Racers compete in the grueling Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia, one of the most famous, and dangerous, off-road races in the world.
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SPARK and Schneider Electric sign agreement for high-tech manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia
King Salman Energy Park (SPARK), the leading industrial ecosystem provider, signed an agreement with Schneider Electric, a global leader in digital transformation and energy management and energy efficiency, for a multi-faceted manufacturing facility. The 20,000 sq. meters, facility will be built within SPARK, located between Dammam and Al-Ahsa. The facility will manufacture key systems including Distributed Control System (DCS), Emergency Shutdown System (ESD) and Compressor Control System (CCS) to support Saudi Arabia’s energy value chain.
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