Analysis

EDUCATION

As Saudi Student Scholarship Program Expands to All Students Abroad, MoE Explores Limiting Program’s Scope to Medicine and Engineering

• SUSTG Team
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• 9. 10. 2015

While visiting the United States last week, Saudi Arabia's King Salman extended the Kingdom's scholarship program to all students studying abroad, including to those currently paying their own way. However, the Ministry of Education is now exploring the possibility of limiting the program's scope

• King Salman Visit: 2015

  

  King Salman’s Energetic Visit to Washington

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 8. 2015

  During King Salman's visit to Washington last week - his first official state visit anywhere - he had back-to-back meetings with President Obama at the White House and met with Saudi military leaders, students, former U.S. presidents, and the U.S.-Saudi business community.

• U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum

  

  U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum Opens in Washington, D.C. with Panel of Ministers and High-Level Government Officials

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 4. 2015

  The U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum opened today in Washington, D.C. with a panel of high level ministers and officials to discuss the investment climate in Saudi Arabia.

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  Viral Marketing Video by Coca Cola Seats 6 Strangers Together for Iftar Dinner

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 1. 2015

• Saudi Aramco

  

  Fire at Saudi Aramco Residence Complex Kills 10, Hundreds Injured; Cause of Fire Unknown

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 31. 2015

  A fire broke out at a housing complex for Saudi Aramco workers in the eastern city of Khobar. The cause is unknown.

• King Salman Visit: 2015

  

  King Salman’s Visit to United States Follows Years of U.S.-Saudi Bi-Lateral Diplomacy

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 27. 2015

  Saudi Arabia's King Salman is set to meet with President Obama on September 4th, the first visit by a Saudi head of state since King Abdullah in 2010.

• Oil Price

  

  Sfakianakis on Bloomberg: How Much Longer Can Saudi Arabia’s Economy Hold Out Against Cheap Oil? – Video

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 21. 2015

  Saudi finance expert John Sfakianakis speaks with Bloomberg TV's about the Saudi economy in the face of low oil prices.

• War in Yemen

  

  Saudi-led coalition pounds key Yemen port as violence escalates on both sides of the border

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 18. 2015

  Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded a key supply city for the Houthi forces in Yemen as the Hadi-backed fighters continue to rely on recently introduced military equipment to make gains in the ongoing conflict.

• Saudi Economy

  

  Saudi Drawdown on Reserves Continues, but Slows to Lowest in 8 months – Jadwa Chartbook

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 12. 2015

  According to a recently released report by Jadwa Investment, net withdrawals from government accounts fell to their lowest point in eight months, with $3 billion of net withdrawals in June. Foreign reserves fell by $7.6 billion in June.

• Asir Mosque Attack

  

  ‘ISIS Offshoot’ Claims Responsibility for Terrorist Attack in Asir as Images Emerge of Aftermath

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 7. 2015

  Saudi Arabia's state-run press agency published four photos from inside the mosque that was attacked by a suicide bomber in the southern Asir province that killed over a dozen Saudi soldiers.