President Obama and King Salman attended the summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today at the Al-Diriyah Palace.
President Obama arrived in Riyadh today to an understated official reception and little immediate publicity from Saudi media reflecting the strained ties between the President and the Kingdom, but cooperation in key areas between the two countries remains strong.
During another interview with Bloomberg the Saudi Deputy Crown Prince said the "Vision for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" - a plan that includes developmental, economic and social aspects and is intended to position Saudi Arabia for a post-oil era will be announced - will be a announced April 25th.
The number of Saudi students studying in the United States has fallen by one-third from 120,000 in 2015 to 80,000 in 2016. The drop comes as the popular program has been "re-evaluated," according to cultural attaché Mohammad Al-Isa.
Following a 5-day trip to Egypt, Saudi Arabia's King Salman visited Turkey, a key ally in the struggle to defeat the self-described ISIS in neighboring Syria and Iraq.
Saudi Arabia’s most influential economic policy-making body has approved 133 recommendations on improving the competitiveness of the Kingdom’s economy, which will be announced within the next six months.
The delegation included ranking Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Ben Cardin, D-M.D.; Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts; Republican Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.
Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to the United States Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al-Saud has written his first op-ed since his arrival in Washington.
