“EPICENTER X: SAUDI CONTEMPORARY ART”

‘Epicenter X: Saudi Contemporary Art’ Show Hits U.S. in July to Challenge Perceptions, Share Saudi Culture

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A U.S. exhibition featuring the works of roughly 40 Saudi Arabian artists aims to "share their expressions, foster conversations and challenge conceptions of life" in Saudi Arabia, the Associated Press reports.

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MSCI Inclusion

MSCI to announce emerging markets watchlist on June 20

Stock exchanges including Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul will learn next week whether they have been placed on the MSCI’s latest review list for inclusion in its...

 

Qatar Dispute

Gulf rift bigger than air rights, can’t be resolved at ICAO

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker this week said the closure was "unprecedented and it is in direct contradiction to the convention that...

 

Yemen Civil War

Saudi-led coalition confirms missile attack on UAE ship

The Saudi-led coalition confirmed on 15 June that Yemeni rebels fired a guided missile at a ship from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as it...

 

Eid Al-Fitr: 2017

Eid Al Fitr holidays begin in Saudi today

The vacation for civil and military government sector personnel was previously scheduled for end of the working day of Monday...

 

Saudi Art and Culture

US show of Saudi art aims to share ideas, test perceptions

A U.S. exhibition featuring the works of roughly 40 Saudi Arabian artists aims to share their expressions, foster conversations and challenge conceptions of life in...

 

Saudi-Bahrain Causeway

New Saudi-Bahrain causeway to cost $4-5 Billion

Bahrain, with a population of 1.3 million, had 12.2 million visitors in 2016, up from 11.6 in 2015. An estimated 8 million came to Bahrain...

 

Water Projects

Saudi government launches more than 100 projects worth US$ 1.3 bn

These projects include purification and pumping stations, as well as the expansion and upgrading of treatment plants and implementation and completion of projects and household...

 

Economy

Saudi private sector growth falls to 6-month low in May

Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector remained comfortably in expansion territory during May, supported by sharp expansions in output and new orders although in both instances...

 

Foreign Military Sales

US lawmakers skeptical of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Lebanon

Days after the Senate vote to block smart-bomb sales to Riyadh narrowly failed, members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade Subcommittee grilled the Trump...

 

Shipping Yard

Saudi yard project moves forward

The yard, which is expected to be partially operational in 2019 and fully operational by 2022, will be the largest in the Middle East Gulf,...

 

Saudi-Germany

Anger in Berlin after Saudi driver who killed cyclist claims diplomatic immunity

The German foreign ministry has sent a verbal note to the Saudi embassy over the incident. Under diplomatic treaties, the German authorities can ask Saudi...

 

U.S.-Saudi Military Sales

Trump keeps touting jobs spurred by Saudi deals. It’s not clear they’ll ever come.

a detailed review by The Times shows that only some of the deals have produced signed contracts, others may never be realized, and the primary...

 

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China in the Region

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Anti-ISIS Campaign

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Global Intelligence

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Qatar Dispute

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Russia

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