Analysis

• Deals

  

  $16.5 Billion Mecca Metro Deal to be Signed in October by Mayor

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 7. 2014

  Mecca will sign a $16.5 billion contract with the winning bidder for a new metro project for the holy city, ArabianSupplyChain.com via the Arabic newspaper Al Youm said.

• ISIL

  

  Hardin Lang Discusses the Advance of ISIS in Iraq and the Implications for the U.S.-Saudi Relationship [VIDEO]

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 2. 2014

  In remarks to the #FocusKSA online discussion on the threat posed by ISIS, Hardin Lang (Center for American Progress) discusses his recent research on ISIS and what the U.S. can do to contain it.

• Commerce

  

  New retail hours for shops in Saudi Arabia

  Lucien Zeigler  |  7. 2. 2014

  But new regulations exempt stores in the central areas of Mecca and Medina, according to a report by the Saudi Gazette.

• US - Saudi Trade

  

  US-Saudi Trade, Investment and the U.S.-Saudi Commercial Relationship

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 30. 2014

  On June 12th, 2014 the FocusKSA discussion series examined the current status and future trajectory of trade and investment between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia.

• FocusKSA

  

  An Interview with Abdulaziz Alhazmi, COO and Acting Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia)

  Richard Wilson  |  6. 30. 2014

  On the eve of the 2014 Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony last week, I sat down with Abdulaziz Alhazmi, COO and Acting Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia).

• FocusKSA

  

  ‘Saudi Labor in Transition’

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 30. 2014

  With regard to preserving economic, political and social stability at home, none of these external issues may be as important for Saudi Arabia to ‘get right’ as the issue of jobs. FOCUS KSA presents Saudi Labor in Transition: What are the Challenges facing the Kingdom?

• FocusKSA

  

  Fahad Nazer: Assertions that Saudi Supports ISIL ‘Without Evidence’ and ‘Defies Common Sense’ [VIDEO]

  Lucien Zeigler  |  6. 30. 2014

  “While there’s no evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia has supported ISIL, there’s plenty of evidence that ISIL has actually vowed to take the fight to Saudi Arabia once it has accomplished its supposed mission in Syria and Iraq.”

• HUMAN RESOURCES

  

  HRDF’s New Priority: Business Education Scholarships For Saudi’s Young Private Sector Leaders

  Bill Connor  |  6. 11. 2014

  Thanks to a new partnership with The Madinah Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship (MILE), HRDF now has another ambitious goal: to educate and support Saudi’s top young private sector leaders.

• 2014 SACM

  

  PHOTOS: The 2014 SACM Career Fair at the Gaylord Hotel in Washington DC

  Lucien Zeigler  |  5. 30. 2014

  The recently completed 2014 SACM Career Fair brought together over 12,500 Saudi graduates and leading employers in Saudi Arabia to match talent with opportunities.