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Could Saudi Arabia’s Recycling Sector Be Worth More than $18bn?

• SUSTG Team
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• 4. 1. 2021

The CEO of Saudi Arabia’s biggest waste company, Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC), said that the Kingdom's recycling market size could reach $18 billion as the sector remains underdeveloped, according to a report Arab News.

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  Saudi Crown Prince Announces Two Massive Green Initiatives to Fight Climate Change

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 29. 2021

• Security

  

  Yemen’s Iran-Backed Houthis Launch Another Drone Attack on Saudi Aramco Facilities in Riyadh

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 19. 2021

  Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Friday said it conducted yet another attack on a Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh, in an attack comprising six armed drones, Reuters reports.

• Bechtel

  

  Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., Grandson of Company’s Founder, Dies at Age 95

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 17. 2021

  Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., who expanded the global reach of Bechtel as chief executive from 1960 to 1990, died Monday at his home in San Francisco, the company announced. He was 95.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  ‘New Launching-Off Point’ for U.S.-Saudi Ties: U.S. Imposes Sanctions, Visa Bans on Saudis for Khashoggi Killing, but Crown Prince Not Sanctioned

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 1. 2021

  A senior Biden administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters, said the approach aims to create a new launching-off point for ties with the kingdom without breaking a core relationship in the Middle East, and amounted to a "recalibration, not a rupture."

• Oil

  

  After Steady Rise in Oil Prices, Saudi Arabia Plans Production Increase – Report

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 17. 2021

  Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer, plans to increase oil output in the coming months as a nearly year-long recovery in oil prices is giving the Kingdom confidence that the market has improved enough to reverse a recent big production cut, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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  World #1 Dustin Johnson Handily Wins the Saudi Arabia’s Third Saudi International Golf Tournament at Royal Greens

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 8. 2021

• Saudi-Qatar

  

  As Thaw Continues, Broadcasts by Qatar-based beIN Sports TV Channel Appear on Saudi TVs, Witnesses Say

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 19. 2021

  Qatar-based TV channel beIN Sports was broadcast in Saudi Arabia on Monday after the two countries reconciled this month, ending a rift of more than three years, according to Reuters.

• Energy

  

  Oil Set for Weekly Gain, Hits 11-Month High on Announced Saudi Oil Cuts

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 8. 2021

  Oil prices hit 11-month highs and were on track for a weekly gain on Friday, boosted by Saudi Arabia’s pledge to cut output announced this week.

• Coronavirus

  

  Declaring Victory over Coronavirus, Saudi Authorities Announce Launch of Covid-19 Vaccination Program

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 15. 2020

  Declaring victory over the coronavirus, Saudi Arabia announced the launch of its Covid-19 vaccination program, a week after approving Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s vaccine for its citizens.