Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with business leaders and others in New York yesterday as his 13-day, packed-schedule visit across the United States comes to a close.
At 31 years old, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is likely younger than some of the graduate students who receive free tuition and fees from the extensive Saudi scholarship program. Prince Mohammed's recent announcement adds another 2,600+ Saudis who are studying in the U.S. on their own.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Washington, D.C. on Monday and met with Secretary of State John Kerry in Georgetown for an informal dinner. Prince Mohammed’s arrival marks the first time he has been photographed or filmed wearing western clothing.
As Saudi Arabia provides further details on its planned economic reforms, international banks are jockeying for a role in the Initial Public Offering of a slice of state-owned Saudi Aramco as well as other opportunities.
Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will visit Washington, D.C. and other cities in the U.S. in June, as the influential Saudi official plans to discuss both foreign policy and economics, according to sources cited by several news outlets.
Saudi Aramco's recently released Annual Review 2015 confirms that the state-owned company produced at record levels last year – averaging 10.2 million barrels per day.
A Saudi border guard was killed and three others were wounded by a land mine that exploded while on patrol alongside the border with Yemen on Monday, according to reports.
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, the venture capital arm of the state-owned Saudi oil company, recently made two investments in early stage and high growth companies that have applications useful for energy, petrochemicals, and renewables.