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A First Look at the Saudi PIF-Backed Lucid Air, Set to Challenge Tesla’s Market Dominance

• SUSTG Team
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• 9. 10. 2020

Lucid Motors, backed by $1 billion from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), unveiled its first vehicle, the Lucid Air electric sedan, at a virtual event from the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters.

• Bechtel

  

  Bechtel Taps Former U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain as New President for Europe, Middle East Region

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 19. 2020

  U.S.-based construction giant Bechtel announced a new president for Europe and the Middle East, appointing former U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain Justin Siberell as president for the Europe and the Middle East region, the company said in a press release.

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  Saudi Youth, in Numbers: Kingdom’s Government Releases Data for International Youth Day 2020

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 11. 2020

• Sports

  

  Female Participation in Sports Soars in Saudi Arabia since Vision 2030

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 4. 2020

  Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Sports said that female participation in sports increased by nearly 150% over the past five years since the announcement of the Vision 2030 program, according to a report.

• Sports

  

  Reports: Saudi Arabian-Backed Consortium Pulls Out of Bid for Newcastle United

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 30. 2020

  A Saudi Arabian-backed consortium has pulled out of a bid to buy Newcastle United, the UK-based BBC and Sky News report.

• Coronavirus

  

  As Selected Hajj Pilgrims Arrive, Saudi Arabia Appears to Turn Corner on Coronavirus Cases

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 27. 2020

  Saudi Arabia is seeing encouraging progress in the Kingdom's efforts to stop the spread of Coronavirus, with a decrease in new cases and deaths right before the arrival of a limited number of pilgrims this year for the Hajj, according to official data.

• King Salman

  

  Reports: Successful Surgery for HRH King Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 23. 2020

  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz underwent a successful laparoscopic surgery for an inflamed gallbladder, the official Saudi Press Agency reports.

• GAMI

  

  Coming Soon to Saudi Arabia: A ‘World Defense Show’ to Rival Abu Dhabi’s IDEX

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 17. 2020

  Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI) announced the launch of a new bi-annual "World Defense Show" that will rival neighboring Abu Dhabi's IDEX, according to a press release.

• Coronavirus

  

  Riyadh Becomes New Coronavirus Trouble Spot in Saudi Arabia as Cases Top 225,000 in Kingdom

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 10. 2020

  Saudi Arabia has recorded 3,159 new coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 226,486, the health ministry announced on Friday.

• Coronavirus

  

  Saudi Arabia Begins Return to Normal Life as Second Phase of Reopening Begins

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 1. 2020

  Saudi Arabia has begun the second of three phases in reopening businesses, retail, and restaurants after a Kingdom-wide shutdown to stop the spread of the Coronavirus.