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Commentary: Bean counters, not bullets, are key to Afghanistan’s future
But a near blackout of information on the effectiveness of U.S. programs in Afghanistan is threatening to increase waste, fraud, abuse and malfeasance on projects intended to help the country when U.S. troops ultimately leave, John Sokpo, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, told members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday. “Can the Afghan military fight? Well, you don’t know because they took away all of the metrics for success,” Sopko said. “And we don’t know.”
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Saudi Arabia sees 8% drop in expat remittances to $33.5bn in 2019
According to the figures from the Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA), remittances by expats in the kingdom went down by 1.3% YoY to SAR32.5bn ($8.67bn) during the fourth quarter of 2019. Remittances fell by 8% YoY.
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US expands troop, fighter jet presence at Saudi base
Wednesday’s stop at Prince Sultan Air Base was the second time in a week that McKenzie has visited a military site in the Middle East where the U.S. recently set up Patriot batteries to protect against missiles fired by Iran and Iranian-backed militias in Syria and Iraq. The U.S. troop presence here has grown to roughly 2,500 since last summer, when the U.S. announced it had begun deploying forces to what once was a major U.S. military hub. The return of U.S. forces to Prince Sultan Air Base is one of the more dramatic signs of America’s decision to beef up troops in the Middle East in response to threats from Iran.
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Samsung Engineering awarded $1.85b gas reservoir storage project by Saudi Aramco
The project will introduce surplus sales gas into existing wells during the winter and recover the gas in line with the increase in gas demand in the summer.
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Prestige Saudi leadership program for top student talent launches latest edition
The program provides fellows with one-on-one mentorship from senior public- and private-sector leaders, leadership training by industry experts and professionals, and visits to the Saudi offices of top national and international companies.
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Oscar Pujol heads Spanish top 3 after first stage of Saudi Titan Series bike race
The 89 kilometer opening stage started from the Millennium Hotel and wound through the desert towards Jaw’s campsite. It was the first of four daily stages covering a total distance of 366 km divided into four stages in the shadow of Aja Mountains.
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S-Oil to supply $2.66 bil worth of oil products to Saudi Aramco in 2020
S-Oil, which is 63.4% owned by Aramco Overseas Co., a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, imports 90% of its crude oil needs from Saudi Arabia -- mostly Arabian Light and Arabian Medium.
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Fed chair sees China virus as possible risk to world economy
Speaking at a news conference, Powell said the signing of a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal earlier this month, the resolution of Brexit and continuing low interest rates in the United States and abroad had suggested that the world economy would start to expand more quickly after being held back by trade conflicts. That scenario is now complicated by the emergence of the virus.
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Palestinians push U.N. action over U.S. peace plan, Abbas to speak at U.N. Security Council
However, the United States is certain to veto any such resolution, diplomats said, allowing the Palestinians to take the draft text to the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, where a vote would publicly show how Trump’s peace plan has been received internationally.
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Saudis Plan ‘Solar Dome’ Desalination Plants at Neom Mega-City
Neom will have the world’s first “solar dome” desalination plants, which it said will produce no carbon emissions and create less brine than facilities using conventional reverse osmosis technology, according to a statement. The solar dome plants will also process drinking water more cheaply than conventional plants, at 34 cents per cubic meter, Neom said. Unlike reverse osmosis, in which seawater passes through plastic membranes that remove the salt, Neom will pump ocean water into a dome-like structure of glass and steel. There it will be heated until it evaporates and precipitates as fresh water, Neom said.
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