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Saudi Films on Display in Los Angeles for Second Annual Young Saudi Film Festival

• SUSTG Team
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• 2. 16. 2018

Six films from Saudi Arabia will headline the second annual Young Saudi Film Festival, which opens in Los Angeles this week, the New York Film Academy (NYFA) has announced.

• Blockchain

  

  Saudi Central Bank will Test Ripple Payments Technology

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 15. 2018

  Ripple has struck a deal with Saudi Arabia's central bank on a pilot program that will see banks in the country test the company's technology, according to reports.

• Yemen's Civil War

  

  New Turmoil in Yemen as Separatists Surround Presidential Palace in Aden

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 30. 2018

  Infighting between forces supported by the Saudi and UAE-led coalition in Yemen to restore power to the legitimate government in Yemen is threatening to derail the larger campaign against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, according to reports.

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  Ride-Sharing Apps in Saudi Arabia Begin Recruiting Women as Drivers

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 11. 2018

• Saudi Citizen Account Program

  

  ‘145,000 Documents Processed’ for Saudi Citizens Account Providing State Financial Support – Report

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 9. 2018

  The Saudi Citizen Account Program – which provides economic support to nationals – has handled 144,965 documents proving applicants eligibility for payments since its launch in February 2017, according to the SPA and Arab News.

• Economic Reforms

  

  Saudi Announces New Benefits for Soldiers and Government Workers to Offset Fiscal Reform Measures

  SUSTG Team  |  1. 8. 2018

  Saudi Arabia announced new royal decrees to alleviate economic pain from new austerity measures taken as part of reforms meant to wean the Kingdom's economy off of oil.

• Israel-Palestine Peace

  

  With Abbas Visit, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Reaffirms Support for Palestine

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 21. 2017

  Saudi Arabia's King Salman reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s longstanding support for the Palestinian cause during a meeting with Mahmoud Abbas at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Wednesday, in the wake of President Trump's controversial move to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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  Saudi 2018 Budget will be ‘Expansionary’ after Two Years of Tight Spending

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 18. 2017

• Iran in the Region

  

  Ambassador Haley Gives Dramatic Presentation of Alleged Iran-Made Weaponry Recovered from Regional Battlefields

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 15. 2017

  US envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley made a presentation at Bolling Air Force base in Washington, D.C. to provide evidence that Iran had supplied short-range ballistic missiles to Houthi rebels in Yemen which were then fired at Saudi Arabia.

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  Secretary Tillerson Urges More ‘Measured’ Approach for Saudi Arabia in Yemen

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 8. 2017