VISION 2030

Milestone Achieved in Launch of Saudi Arabia’s National Privatization Program and Center

Turki Al-Hokail
Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of "Delivery Plan 2020," a privatization program headed by a newly created office, Saudi Arabia’s National Centre for Privatization (NCP), in a major milestone for the Kingdom as it looks to advance its Vision 2030 economic and social reform goals.

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OPEC

Oil investment may prove a tricky target for OPEC

The overhang of unwanted crude and oil products has reached OPEC’s target, but the group now says it would rather see a pickup in investment,...

 

Privatisation

Challenges and risks in the historic Saudi Arabian privatization plan

Raising around $10 billion through state sell-offs, public private partnerships and trade sales is certainly a long way from the $200 billion put up as...

 

Tourism

Saudi Arabia looks to the future — by stepping 5,000 years into the past

As well as opening up the 5,000-year-old wonders of Al-Ula, there are plans to develop 34,000 square kilometers of Red Sea coastline and 50 outlying...

 

Opera

Nihad Fathy Makes History In Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s National Arab Music Ensemble (AME) of the Egyptian Opera House debuted in the Kingdom with Fathy performing before a 2,500 audience at King Fahad...

 

Fashion

Royal fashionista helms Saudi Arabia’s first fashion week

Ready-couture, the halfway point between haute-couture and ready-to-wear, has also skyrocketed in the region with the rise of social media and influencers, and Saudi Arabia...

 

WWE in KSA

WWE holds Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia to tap Middle East

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will host the Middle East's biggest ever pay-per-view event in Saudi Arabia on Friday, as it looks to capitalize on the...

 

Bechtel

Bechtel: Partners in Saudi Arabia’s transformation

The CEO told Saudi Gazette that Bechtel’s history in Saudi Arabia started with a vision. More than 75 years ago, King Abdul Aziz Bin Saud...

 

Turki Al-Hokail

FaceOf: Turki Al-Hokail, CEO of KSA’s National Center for Privatization

Turki Al-Hokail is the CEO and a board member of the NCP, reporting directly to CEDA and leading Vision 2030’s privatization goals and program. He is...

 

Saudi Cinema

Saudi Arabia’s First New Movie Theaters Welcome Women – But Only With Chaperones (For Now)

“Things are moving so fast in the kingdom right now that the plans have changed three or four times,” John Fithian, president of the U.S.-based...

 

Qiddiya Entertainment Project

Saudi Arabia to Launch Huge ‘Entertainment City’ Project

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to lay the foundation stone on Saturday of a massive landmark entertainment hub southwest of Riyadh that will...

 

Yemen Civil War

Saudi Arabia downs Al Houthi missile over Jizan

Saudi Arabia’s air defences on Friday intercepted a missile fired by Iran-backed Al Houthi militants, days after the insurgents’ second-in-command was killed in an air...

 

Ma'aden

Ma’aden continues to target growing East African market

In the last ten years, the fertilizer market here has grown at a rate five times greater than the rest of the world and we...

 

Crude to Chemicals

Saudi Aramco and SABIC Award Second Crude Oil-to-Chemicals

In a second significant step toward the implementation of Saudi Aramco and SABIC’s fully-integrated crude oil-to-chemicals (COTC) complex in Saudi Arabia, the two partners have...

 

Women in the Workforce

Saudi women say ‘Misconceptions’ keep them from being hired

While 52 percent of women said they believe this perception is harming their chances of employment, 60 percent of Saudi women and recruiters said that...

 

Saudi-Japan

Japan-Saudi Vision 2030: Big boost to bilateral ties

JAPAN and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia started diplomatic relationship in 1955, and the two countries cerebrated 60 years of anniversary in 2015 with a...

 

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Macron predicts Trump will exit the Iran deal

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New U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel

New U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel over the weekend after a stop in Brussels for...

 

Anti-ISIS Campaign

French special forces assisting US in Syria, American defence secretary says

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday that French special operations forces arrived in Syria over the past two weeks to help boost US-led...

 

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Shifting Regional Dynamics Challenge UAE’s Balancing Act in Somalia

The ending of UAE aid and assistance to Mogadishu comes five months after the United States suspended its own financial aid to the Somali military...

 

Africa

The U.S. Has No Clear Strategy For Africa. Here’s Why It Really Needs One

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Boeing

Boeing finds other buyers as prospects for Iran sales dwindle

Preparing for the possible imminent collapse of the Iran nuclear deal, Boeing Co. has been signing contracts with other buyers, including Iran's adversaries across the Persian...

 

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A Law Meant to Punish America’s Foes Is Hurting Its Partners: Mattis

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