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.
Saudi Arabia and other oil-producing nations saw a cut in credit ratings by Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday amid the collapse in crude oil prices, according to reports.