Analysis

U.S.-SAUDI COUNTER-TERRORISM COOPERATION

U.S. Treasury, Saudi Arabia Take Joint Action Against Terror Finance

• SUSTG Team
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• 4. 9. 2015

“Today’s joint action reflects the strength of U.S. and Saudi cooperation on countering the financing of terrorism,” said Adam J. Szubin, Acting Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

• FocusKSA

  

  #FocusKSA: 3 Experts Discuss Saudi Intervention in Yemen

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 30. 2015

  Our FocusKSA series features Dr. Joseph Kechichian, Dr. Theodore Karasik, and Prof. David Des Roches discussing Saudi Arabia's intervention in Yemen. FocusKSA is a joint initiative between SUSTG and SUSRIS.

• Adel Al-Jubeir

  

  Video: Saudi Ambassador to the United States Adel Al Jubeir Gives Interview to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 27. 2015

  Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir gave an interview to CNN's Wolf Blitzer yesterday to talk Iran, Yemen, and even the plot by an Iranian agent to kill him at an upscale Washington, D.C. restaurant in 2011.

• MERS

  

  Saudi MOH Says MERS Infections, Death Rates Slowing Down

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 23. 2015

  The rate of new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections and deaths have slowed down, the Ministry of Health announced on its official website.

• KAEC

  

  Saudi Arabia’s ‘New Desert Megacity’ KAEC 15% Complete

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 20. 2015

  The BBC's Sylvia Smith checks in on development at the King Abdullah Economic City north of Jeddah, one of four "megacity" projects envisioned by King Abdullah to be developed in the coming years.

• Security

  

  U.S. Embassy in Riyadh Remains Closed for Third Consecutive Day

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 18. 2015

  The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh remained closed a third consecutive day today following the announcement made on Sunday that the Embassy would be shuttered due to security concerns on Monday and Tuesday.

• Iran Negotiations

  

  Prince Turki al Faisal on Iran Negotiations: “Whatever Comes Out of These Talks, We Will Want the Same”

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 17. 2015

  Six world powers are negotiating an agreement aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear activity but not ending it. Prince Turki al-Faisal tells the BBC in an exclusive interview that Saudi Arabia would then seek the same right, as would other nations.

• King Salman

  

  In Speech, King Salman Delivers His Vision for Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 11. 2015

  Saudi Arabia's King Salman gave a speech highlighting his vision for Saudi Arabia and discussed key subjects such as energy, job creation, and stability.

• US-Saudi

  

  IHS Jane’s: Saudi Arabia is the World’s Largest Defense Importer, and Largest Buyer for the United States

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 9. 2015

  One out of every seven dollars spent on defense in 2015 will be spent by Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom replaces India as the largest buyer of defense equipment and weaponry worldwide, and the largest importer from the U.S., according to IHS Jane's.

• E-Commerce

  

  The State of Internet in MENA 2015: Growth in Full Throttle (But Beware of Bumps)

  Khaldoon Tabaza  |  3. 6. 2015

  It’s an exciting time for MENA’s online industry. While traditional industries' investors are starting to worry - due to low oil prices, a potential slowdown in construction and real-estate, and eroding margins in telecom and banking- online businesses continue to thrive.