Analysis

SANG

Saudi National Guard Troops Deploy to Najran Province on the Border with Yemen

• SUSTG Team
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• 4. 27. 2015

The first troops from Saudi Arabia's National Guard (SANG) have been deployed on the border with Yemen, the SPA said on Sunday.

• State Department

  

  U.S. Science Envoy Travels to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‘To Build and Strengthen Research Collaboration’

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 24. 2015

  In a press release issued by the State Department, the Obama Administration is sending Dr. Peter Hotez to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 25–May 1, "in support of President Obama’s initiative to strengthen U.S. science and educational relationships overseas."

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  President Obama, Arab Leaders Set for 2-Day Summit in Washington and Camp David May 13-14

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 21. 2015

  President Obama will host leaders from GCC states in Washington D.C. next month in a bid to strengthen U.S-Arab ties, according to statements by the White House, but it is unclear if King Salman will attend.

• US-Saudi

  

  Photo: Year-Long U.S. Military Course for Saudis Brings Future Leaders to Stuttgart

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 17. 2015

  The Saudi Arabia War Course is a professional development program designed for those with potential for high level leadership opportunities within the Saudi Arabian military.

• KAEC Impact Fellowship

  

  KAEC Fellowship Brings Harvard Grads For On-The-Ground Experience in Urban Planning

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 16. 2015

  In 2014, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) launched the Impact KAEC Fellowship in 2014, inviting three students from Harvard's Graduate School of Design for a hands-on experience in urban planning. The 2014-2015 Fellowship began in October 2014 and ended in March 2015.

• Tadawul Opening

  

  Lack of Clarity from Capital Market Authority On Upcoming Stock Market Opening Leaves ‘Would-Be Investors Guessing’, Report Says

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 15. 2015

  A report by Bloomberg finds that investors "are no closer to understanding how the opening of Saudi Arabia’s stock market will work than they were in August, when the country published draft rules on the plan."

• ABDU MANSOUR HADI

  

  Writing from Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s President Pens Op-Ed in New York Times Seeking Western Help to ‘Save Yemen’

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 12. 2015

  "It is not too late to stop the devastation of my nation. The Houthis belong at the negotiating table, not on the battlefield terrorizing their fellow citizens," President Hadi wrote from Saudi Arabia in the New York Times.

• Jadwa Investment

  

  Jadwa’s Quarterly Oil Market Update Finds Glut in Oil Markets Widening, Brent to Average $61 Per Barrel in 2015

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 8. 2015

  Jadwa Investment's estimates for average Brent pricing in 2015 are revised down by $19 from $79 per barrel previously, due to a glut in international supplies, the Riyadh-based bank said in its quarterly note on oil.

• Jadwa Investment

  

  Jadwa April 2015 Chartbook: Royal Decrees Boost February Economic Data

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 2. 2015

  In the Riyadh-based bank's April 2015 Saudi Chartbook, economic data reflected strong growth in February of this year following the impact of the late January royal decrees.

• Entrepreneurship

  

  Starting (or Investing In) an Online Business in MENA: Lessons Learned for Founders and Investors

  Khaldoon Tabaza  |  3. 31. 2015

  In the rush to create the next big success in the online industry in MENA, it is useful to pause and ponder key lessons our nascent community can benefit from based on the successes (and failures) of founders and investors in developed markets, writes Khaldoon Tabaza.