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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Harvard, MIT in Boston

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Harvard University and MIT in Boston, Massachusetts over the weekend to tour two of America's premiere higher education campuses and talk about the importance of research and entrepreneurship to Vision 2030.

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Saudi Aramco ready for IPO in second half of 2018: CEO

Saudi Aramco will be ready for an initial public offering in the second half of 2018 and the work is ongoing, Amin Nasser, the chief...

 

MBS in New York

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Nuclear Power

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Missile Defense

Patriot anti-missile batteries in Saudi Arabia called into question

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MBS US Visit

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Saudi Stock Market

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Saudi Students

Saudi students abroad are watching in hope as dramatic reforms in the Kingdom promise a new era of optimism

From 4,000 miles away, Saudi students in the US have been watching a political transformation unfold in their homeland with a renewed sense of hope...

 

Technology Security

Hackers said to cost Gulf energy industry over $1bn in 2017

Analysis conducted by Bloomberg Intelligence has highlighted that cyberattacks pose a significant threat to oil and gas companies’ supply chains, and in turn, could impact...

 

U.S.-Saudi CEO Forum

Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince to sit down with Wall Street this week

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince will rub shoulders in New York next week with top figures from Wall Street and Corporate America, part of a whistle-stop...

 

Economy

Saudi Arabia making good progress on economic reforms, IMF says

Saudi Arabia is making progress in implementing its economic reforms and the kingdom’s decision to slow the pace of fiscal adjustments is correct as the...

 

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