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Riyadh and Jeddah in Top 10 Global Hometowns of America’s Foreign Students

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• 9. 24. 2014

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We recently recommended the Brookings Institution's innovative study of foreign students in America (Brookings’ Gold: Interactive Data On Foreign Students In U.S. Higher Education). By mining visa data the study discovered a number of fascinating trends with regard to American higher education.

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  U.S. and Saudi Arabia Conduct Joint Strikes on IS Targets in Syria

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 23. 2014

  The U.S. and Saudi Arabia with allies conducted joint airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Syria last night, bringing heavy firepower to weaken the extremist group.

• Google and the Saudi National Day

  

  Google’s Saudi National Day Doodle

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 23. 2014

  Google creates a unique doodle in recognition of Saudi Arabia's National Day.

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  Marking Saudi National Day Celebration, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom Congratulates Saudis on Modernization

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 23. 2014

  "The partnership my country enjoys with Saudi Arabia is one of our closest and most valued relationships in the region, and indeed in the world," U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Joseph Westphal said in comments carried by Arab News to mark Saudi National Day.

• Saudi Film

  

  Long Taboo, Cinema to Return to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 19. 2014

  A posting on the Labor Ministry website has indicated that Saudi Arabia will allow film production entrepreneurs to recruit personnel to kickstart the cinema industry, according to reports.

• Labor

  

  Saudi Arabia’s Labor Ministry Launches Web Site to Handle Complaints, Educate Workers

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 18. 2014

  Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Labor has launched the online web portal www.laboreducation.gov.sa to educate expatriate workers on their rights and handle complaints systematically, Arab News reports.

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  Fahad Nazer in ‘Foreign Affairs’: Renewing Vows With Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 18. 2014

  Riyadh and Washington have both recognized that ISIS poses a serious threat to Middle Eastern security and stability. By working together against the group, they might shore up the region -- and their relationship," analyst Fahad Nazer writes in Foreign Affairs.

• Construction

  

  KAFD: Saudi Arabia’s ‘City Within a City’ Slated for Soft Opening as Kingdom Gears Up To Be Financial Hub of the Gulf

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 17. 2014

  Situated on the outskirts of Riyadh, the new development bears the name of a King who has steered a nation through a period of economic transformation and growth. The city’s purpose is to serve as the Gulf’s financial hub in the heart of its largest economy.

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  SUSRIS: The Emergence of the GCC+4 Against ISIS

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 16. 2014

  SUSRIS.com shares an assessment of the surge in recent diplomatic activity from Gulf expert Theodore Karasik, Director of Research and Development at the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA) in Dubai.

• Women

  

  Female Saudi Student Abroad: ‘I can confidently claim that being able to drive has transformed my daily life’

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 15. 2014

  In a short Arab News op-ed, a Saudi woman says that being able to drive while living abroad has been a "liberating" experience.