Analysis

COVID-19

Saudi Arabia reports first death from COVID-19, 205 new cases

• SUSTG Team
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• 3. 24. 2020

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported its first death from the coronavirus, and 205 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 767, according to reports.

• COVID-19

  

  Saudi Arabia Expands Preventative COVID-19 Travel Restrictions as Some Analysts Praise Kingdom’s Response

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 20. 2020

  Saudi Arabia continued to expand rules and regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the Kingdom and King Salman gave a rare speech to address the Saudi public on Friday, as the world seeks to stop the spread of the deadly virus and calm global markets.

• Global Oil Markets

  

  Saudi-Russia Still in Communication on Oil Policy; Former Minister Al-Falih Speaks with Russia’s Novak

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 10. 2020

  Saudi Arabia and Russia dug in on the potential for an oil price war on Tuesday, with each indicating they are willing and able to open the spigots after the two sides failed to reach an agreement on supply curbs which sent global markets to major losses, according to reports.

• COVID-19

  

  Saudi Arabia takes cautious approach on Coronavirus as Kingdom suspends entry for Umrah pilgrimage, tourism

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 27. 2020

  Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended arrivals by foreigners for the Umrah pilgrimage and tourists from two dozen countries where the new coronavirus has spread, according to a report in Reuters, in hopes that the Kingdom might stay head of the looming threat of a pandemic.

• Leadership

  

  New Saudi Ministers of Investment, Sports and Tourism Sworn In by King Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 26. 2020

  The new Saudi ministers of sports, tourism and investment were sworn in on Wednesday before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz.

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  Saudi Aramco Plans to Invest $110 Billion to Develop Unconventional Gas Reserves in Saudi Arabia’s Jafurah field

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 24. 2020

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  On Third Day of Saudi Trip, Pompeo Tours Saudi Airbase, Meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 21. 2020

  Secretary of State Michael Pompeo met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and separately with Prince Khalid Bin Salman in Saudi Arabia on his third and final day of a visit to the Kingdom, according to reports, before taking a tour of a key Saudi Arabian air base.

• Cybersecurity

  

  Saudi Aramco Sees Increased Number of Cyberattacks since Late 2019

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 10. 2020

  Saudi Aramco has seen an increase in attempted cyber attacks since the final quarter of 2019 and has successfully repelled all of them so far, according to a Reuters report, which cited comments from an interview with chief information security officer Khalid al-Harbi.

• Security

  

  Report: Saudi Air Defenses Repel Latest Houthi Missile, Drone Strikes at Oil Facilities

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 30. 2020

  Rocket and drone strikes fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels at Saudi targets last week - including at Aramco oil facilities - were successfully shot down by Saudi air defenses, according to the Wall Street Journal which cited Saudi officials.

• Aramco-SABIC

  

  Report: SABIC, Aramco set to decide on oil to chemicals project in 2Q 2020

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 17. 2020

  Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) and Saudi Aramco expect to announce in the second quarter whether they’ll proceed with plans to build a facility to process crude oil directly into chemicals, Bloomberg reports.