Analysis

COUNTER-TERRORISM

Crown Prince Naif Visits Site of ISIS Attack as Leadership Vows Action Against ‘Criminals’

• SUSTG Team
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• 8. 11. 2015

“The terrorist bombing revealed the extent of hatred of these criminals as well as their disregard for the sanctity of God’s houses and the lives of innocent people, as they have a deviant thought and are stripped of all religious, moral and human values and their work has no relevance to Islam.”

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  U.S. State Department OKs Sale of 600 Patriot Missiles, Ammunition and Arms to Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 30. 2015

  The U.S. State Department today approved the sale of 600 patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia at a cost of $5.3 billion, according to reports.

• Yemen

  

  Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Orders Aid to Yemen as Gains for Saudi-backed Forces Continue

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 24. 2015

  Evidence of Saudi-led coalition land forces operating in Yemen has been mounting since the initiation of Operation Golden Arrow to recapture the city of Aden on July 16, Defense News reports, as Saudi Arabia's Defense Chief orders aid to Yemen.

• U.S.-Saudi

  

  Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Saudi Arabia to Meet with King Salman, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 22. 2015

  U.S. Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, met with King Salman and his defense minister, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah on the Red Sea coast as part of a larger Middle East trip aimed at reassuring key allies about U.S. commitment to their security.

• Saudi-Hamas

  

  Saudi Arabia’s King Salman’s Outreach to Hamas Leader Seen as Widening Effort to Counter Iran through Arab Unity

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 21. 2015

  King Salman's meeting last Friday with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal "was part of an effort by Riyadh to shore up Arab unity in the face of a perceived threat from Iran that it believes has become more urgent since last week's nuclear deal," writes Angus McDowall in Reuters.

• Saudi Women in the Workforce

  

  How Saudi Women are Finding a Way in the Workforce

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 20. 2015

  "No matter how successful we are, no matter how much we achieve, the world still chooses to see us as oppressed," says Sofana Dahlan in a feature story by Alexandra Zarvis in the Los Angeles Times.

• Iran Nuclear Agreement

  

  Official White House, Saudi Statements on Iran Deal

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 15. 2015

  U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Saudi Arabia's King Salman by phone on Tuesday to discuss the results of the P5+1 negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.

• Prince Saud al-Faisal

  

  Secretary of State John Kerry Issues Statement on Passing of HRH Prince Saud al-Faisal

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 10. 2015

  Secretary of State John Kerry said on the passing of HRH Prince Saud al-Faisal, "I personally admired him greatly, valued his friendship, and appreciated his wise counsel. His legacy as a statesman and diplomat will not be forgotten."

• Global Oil Markets

  

  Improvement in Demand, Slowdown in Shale Output Push Oil Market Prices Up 13% in 2Q 2015: Jadwa Investment

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 8. 2015

  Oil prices are rebounding steadily following a low point at the beginning of 2015, according to a recently released analysis of the oil market by Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment.

• Extremism

  

  Three Saudi Brothers Arrested in Connection with Mosque Bombing in Kuwait

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 7. 2015

  Three brothers from Saudi Arabia were arrested in connection with the suicide bombing of a Shi'ite mosque in Kuwait last month, the Saudi and Kuwaiti authorities said on Tuesday.