Analysis

Saudi Aramco to Expand Huge Gas Plant as Global Demand Surges and Market Dynamics Shift

• SUSTG Team
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• 4. 2. 2024

Saudi Aramco is moving ahead with plans to expand the Fadhili gas processing facility in the kingdom’s Eastern Province as part of its strategy to tap vast and under-developed gas resources within Saudi Arabia, according to a report in Bloomberg.

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  Local content rate seen at 43% in Saudi Arabia with a 20% jump in spending – PIF

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 8. 2024

  The growth rate of local content in Saudi Arabia has now reached 43 percent, a top PIF official noted at the Private Sector Forum in Riyadh yesterday, noting that overall spending on content has increased by 20 percent.

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  Iranian President Meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for First Time with Regional Stability in the Spotlight

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 14. 2023

  Ebrahim Raisi has become the first Iranian president to visit Saudi Arabia in over a decade, meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the first time in the Kingdom.

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  Saudi Arabia gets a BRICS invite, a lightning strike on Mecca’s clocktower, and leading Riyadh-based architect Nadia Maqbool Al Lawatiya joins The 966

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 25. 2023

  Nadia Maqbool Al-Lawatiya, a leading Riyadh-based architect and urban designer who is closely familiar with Salmani architecture, joins The 966 to share her journey and discuss some of the themes and thinking behind the new style emerging from Saudi Arabia.

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  Saudi’s PIF Profit and Spending up in 2023

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 2. 2024

  Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) made $25 billion from investment activities in 2023 after an $11 billion loss in 2022. It was also the top spender in 2023, deploying $31.6 billion.

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  Dolce & Gabbana Launches Flagship Saudi Store at Via Riyadh after Approaching KSA Market with ‘Caution and Respect’

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 1. 2024

  Fashion icon Dolce & Gabbana unveiled a unique strategy for Saudi Arabia, opening up a flagship new store in Via Riyadh after approaching the market with "caution and respect," Vogue Middle East reported.

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  Saudi Arabia Leads Arab Push for Palestinian State as Anger over Israel’s Brutality Mounts in East and West

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 9. 2024

  Saudi Arabia is pushing for Arab states to take “a common position on how to end Israel’s war on Hamas as fears grow over its attacks on the refugee haven of Rafah — while increasing calls for an independent Palestinian state,” Bloomberg reports.

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  AlUla’s Ancient Kingdoms Festival Spotlights the Region’s History

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 15. 2023

  The Ancient Kingdoms Festival in AlUla, Saudi Arabia returns for its second year November 16-December 2. The festival celebrates the three great oases of AlUla, Khaybar, and Tayma.

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  Video Shows Massive Lightning Strike Hitting Mecca Clock Tower, Heavy Rains Inundating Holy City

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 24. 2023

  A video published by the UAE-based The National shows Mecca's Clock Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the world, being dramatically struck by a bolt of lightning amid heavy rains that caused localized flooding.

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  Esports World Cup is Underway in Riyadh

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 3. 2024

  The Esports World Cup Foundation celebrated the start of the Esports World Cup , the world's largest gaming festival, held at Boulevard City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event runs for eight weeks, from July 3 – August 25 with more than 1,500 players from the best esports clubs across the globe.