Analysis

Saudi Arabia Launches Astronaut Program with Plans for First Female Astronaut, SPA Says

• SUSTG Team
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• 9. 22. 2022

Saudi Arabia has launched an astronaut program, the state news agency SPA reported on Thursday, with the first journey to space set for 2023 carrying the country's first female astronaut.

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  Global migration trends, big cat conservation in Saudi Arabia, the new Saudi companies law and more!

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 26. 2022

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  The music industry in Saudi Arabia and more with Ahmed Shawly and Mostafa Fahmy from Jeddah’s ‘Wall of Sound’ Record Label

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 12. 2022

  The 966 welcomes Ahmed Shawly and Mostafa Fahmy from the Jeddah-based Wall of Sound record label and recording studio to talk about the young and growing music industry in Saudi Arabia, their entrepreneurial journey building the business from the ground up in a new industry...

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  Saudi Technology Ventures Report Sees 45 New MENA Unicorns in the Next Eight Years

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 10. 2022

  The MENA region is set to witness the birth of more than 45 unicorns in the next eight years, with an estimated total equity value to reach more than $100 billion, according to a new Saudi Technology Ventures (STV) report.

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  Saudi Ministry of Investment Releases Q2 Investment Highlights Report; 49 Closed Investment Deals Worth More Than $925m Inked

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 8. 2022

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  Eyad Albayouk from Flat6Labs talks Saudi VC and KSA’s startup ecosystem, reacting to the unveiling of The Line at NEOM and more

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 29. 2022

  Episode 54! The 966 talks with Eyad Albayouk from the VC firm Flat6Labs KSA. Eyad chats with us about Saudi Arabia’s growing startup ecosystem and entrepreneurship in the Kingdom, and the state of Saudi VC in 2022 as the Kingdom ramps up Vision 2030 execution.

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  Saudi Oil Exports Jump 106% Year-on-Year to Over $30 Billion in May 2022; US Sees Room for More Saudi, UAE Production

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 28. 2022

  Saudi Arabia’s oil exports jumped 106 percent, reaching SR116 billion ($30 billion) during the month of May 2022 while compared to the same period last year, according to the latest report published by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), released on Monday.

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  Report: Saudi Arabia Plans Air Cargo Roadshows to Boost Distribution, Logistics Sector

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 20. 2022

  Saudi Arabia plans to stage a number of roadshows in the next 12 to 18 months "as it seeks to persuade the likes of Amazon.com Inc., Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Deutsche Post AG’s DHL to help scale up air-cargo and distribution operations," Bloomberg reports.

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  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Allocates $5.3 Billion in Inflation Relief Aid

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 7. 2022

  Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a royal decree this week ordering the allocation of SR20 billion ($5.33 billion) in financial support to tackle the effects of the rising global prices and inflation.

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  United Nations Recognizes Saudi Arabia’s Tawakkalna App with Public Service Award for 2022

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 28. 2022

  Saudi Arabia's game-changing Tawakkalna app has been awarded the United Nations Public Service Award 2022 for institutional resilience and innovative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Arab News and the Saudi Press Agency reported. The award was given to Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi, President