Analysis

JEDDAH

Saudi Arabia’s Latest Record: The World’s Tallest Flagpole

• SUSTG Team
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• 9. 26. 2014

In Jeddah, the government raised the Saudi flag atop the world's tallest flagpole for the first time.

• US-Saudi Military Cooperation

  

  Jamal Khashoggi on the BBC News Hour: Saudi Arabia Will Continue to Fight IS ‘Short of Sending Ground Troops’ [Audio]

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 25. 2014

  In an interview on the BBC News Hour, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi addressed the latest developments in the joint U.S.-Arab military action against Islamic State positions in Iraq and Syria.

• Female Fighter Pilot

  

  UAE Fighter Pilots who Bombed IS in Syria Led by Female Commander

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 25. 2014

  A Saudi Prince and a female fighter pilot from the United Arab Emirates took part in this week's airstrikes on the Islamic State in Syria, according to reports and photos emerging on the social networking site Twitter.

• IMF 2014 REPORT

  

  IMF Report on Saudi Arabia Cites Growth, Finds Near-Term Outlook ‘Positive’ but Warns of Deficit in 2015

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 24. 2014

  A recently released detailed report on the economy of Saudi Arabia by the IMF finds the Kingdom’s current economic situation is on solid footing with near-term growth expected to continue, but warns of a looming fiscal deficit in 2015.

• Telecom

  

  ‘Security, Lack of Co-Operation’ to Blame in Delay of Newcomers to Saudi’s Mobile Market, Report Finds

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 24. 2014

  Reuters reports that state security requirements and a lack of co-operation from Saudi Arabia’s existing telecom operators have delayed the launch of two new mobile companies until later this year, citing their chief executives.

• Saudi Capital Markets

  

  NCB’s October 19th IPO May be 2014’s Second Largest Behind Alibaba

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 22. 2014

  Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank is set to issue an IPO in October that might raise as much as $4.3 billion, which would be the second largest of 2014 behind China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Bloomberg's Matthew Martin reports.

• Advertising

  

  LG Breaks a Record on way to King Khalid International Airport

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 19. 2014

  It's about 45 kilometers from Riyadh to King Khalid International Airport. For a couple kilometers during that trip you are now able to see the largest outdoor advertising structure ever. In fact, for about a quarter of a kilometer you will be passing right by it.

• FocusKSA

  

  #FocusKSA: Mark N. Katz Discusses Regional Challenges for the Arabian Gulf States

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 18. 2014

  SUSRIS' Pat Ryan spoke with George Mason University's Mark N. Katz, who recently attended the “Arabian Gulf and Regional Challenges” conference that took place September 16-17, 2014, in Riyadh.

• Investing in Saudi Arabia

  

  SAGIA in Transition

  Richard Wilson  |  9. 18. 2014

  The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) was established to support the Kingdom's efforts to liberalize its economy. Over the last 14 years SAGIA has been a chief strategist, a leading promoter and a key commercial point of entry for the Kingdom.

• ISLAMIC STATE

  

  Arab States Offer Willingness to Conduct Air Strikes on Islamic State as CENTCOM Chief Visits Riyadh

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 15. 2014

  The U.S. has received offers from “several” Gulf allies to aid in airstrikes against the Islamic State, according to the New York Times and several other news outlets as US CENTCOM chief Lloyd James Austin III met with Crown Prince Salman in Riyadh today.