Analysis

ARMS

Saudi Arabia is the World’s Largest Arms Importer, Qatar Third – UK Study

• SUSTG Team
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• 8. 10. 2017

Saudi Arabia is the largest arms importer in the world by total sales amount, with regional rival Qatar surging to third largest importer, according to a data released by the UK's Ministry of Justice.

• Economy

  

  Recent Economic Data for July 2017 Points to Mixed Picture for Saudi Economy

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 3. 2017

  Growth in Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector accelerated in July, albeit at a moderate pace, while the expansion in employment slowed, according to a Reuters report citing a Emirates NBD survey.

• Qatar Rift

  

  Demands from Qatar Modified to ‘Six Broad Principles’

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 20. 2017

  Saudi Arabia and 3 Arab nations leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month, according to reports.

• Women

  

  Step Forward for Women in Saudi Arabia as Physical Education Classes for Girls OKed

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 12. 2017

  Saudi public schools will begin offering physical education for girls in the coming academic year, the education ministry announced on Tuesday, in another step forward for women and girls in the Kingdom.

• Oil

  

  Oversupply in Oil Markets Continues Downward Pressure on Prices

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 7. 2017

  Global oil markets have entered a period of oversupply, putting downward pressure on prices and eliciting calls for the world's largest producers like Saudi Arabia to act on top of March 2017 OPEC cuts to reduce the glut.

• Saudi-Qatar Rift

  

  Response to Qatar Demands Given Two-Day Deadline Extension

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 3. 2017

  Four Arab states lead by Saudi Arabia agreed to extend until late on Tuesday a deadline for Doha to comply with a list of demands, as U.S. President Donald Trump voiced concern to both sides about the dispute, according to Reuters and other reports.

• Eid Al-Fitr

  

  Saudi Begins Extended Eid Al-Fitr Holiday as Massive Celebrations Planned

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 26. 2017

  An extended Eid Al-Fitr holiday began in Saudi Arabia and most other Arab countries on Sunday, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will also start the holiday on Sunday, but Oman starts the holiday on Monday, according to reports.

• Bechtel

  

  Bechtel Appoints Abdulrahman Al-Ghabban as New Country Manager in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 19. 2017

  Al-Ghabban is the first Saudi national to hold the position for Bechtel.

• U.S.-Saudi Military Sales

  

  $1.4b in Defense Contracts Approved by State Department as Senate Eyes Debate

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 6. 2017

  The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $1.4 billion worth of military training and equipment for Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Monday, the first fraction of a $110 billion arms deal U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to with Saudi Arabia when he visited in May.

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  New Video Shows How Riyadh Metro Will Transform Saudi Capital

  SUSTG Team  |  5. 26. 2017

  Riyadh’s new metro project is already transforming the face of the city, and will change how its citizens get around in the Saudi capital. There is no large-scale public transportation system currently in place in the city, and the city’s traffic situation reflects this reality.