Analysis

STARTUPS AND NEW BUSINESSES

First Global Entrepreneurship Forum Kicks off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as Kingdom Eyes SME Growth

• Lucien Zeigler
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• 11. 3. 2014

The first Global Business Entrepreneurship Forum (GEF) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today to bring together top business and startup leaders to the Ritz Carlton Hotel near the Diplomatic Quarter in the Saudi capital.

• Ambassador Adel Al-Jubeir

  

  Al-Jubeir: ‘Every Time the U.S. and Saudi Arabia Have Come Together, We have Done Wonders for the Region’

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 30. 2014

  Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir discussed the historical and current status of the Saudi-U.S. relationship and it's track record of success when facing regional and global challenges.

• Policymaker's Conference

  

  At Policymakers Event, Prince Turki al-Faisal Takes Aim at Allegations of Saudi Support of Terror

  Lucien Zeigler  |  10. 29. 2014

  Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki al-Faisal delivered sharp criticism of those who put forth unsupported allegations of Saudi financing of extremism abroad, urging them to come forward with information so action can be taken.

• Energy

  

  #FocusKSA: Power Subsidies and Electricity Supply in Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 28. 2014

  A clip from SUSTG.com's recent FocusKSA discussion with Dr. Fahad al-Turki of Jadwa Investment highlights some challenges and opportunities in powering the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

• Policymakers Conference

  

  23rd NCUSAR Policymaker’s Conference Begins Tomorrow in Washington

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 27. 2014

  The National Council's 23rd Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference begins tomorrow, September 28th-29th at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

• Countering Extremism

  

  Opinion: Teaching Religious Tolerance in Schools

  Nouf Al Sadiq  |  10. 23. 2014

  To counter the extremism that feeds radical groups such as ISIS, it is vital that in conjunction with joint military cooperation, regional governments take a more fundamental approach to combating religious extremism by using their education systems, writes Nouf Al Sadiq

• US-Saudi

  

  Murder of Abdullah Alkadi in California Hits Home for Saudi Students, Families

  Lucien Zeigler  |  10. 20. 2014

  In a comments to SUSTG, Ghadah Alghunaim, co-founder of the popular Saudi student social networking group, Saudis in USA, said that the event shook many Saudi students in the US and their families back home.

• SAUDI STUDENTS IN THE US

  

  Body of Saudi Student in the USA Abdullah Abdullatif Alkadi Found in California Desert

  Lucien Zeigler  |  10. 19. 2014

  Saudi students in the USA and others on social media are mourning Abdullah Abdullatif Alkadi, whose body was found in Palm Desert, California alongside a freeway more than a month after he disappeared.

• Labor Reform

  

  Saudi Labor Reform and a Supermarket Checkout Line

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 17. 2014

  In today's Guardian Weekly Benjamin Barthe takes a look at a specific example of Saudization in practice. He traces the evolution of staffing for 30 checkout lines in an 'ordinary' supermarket in Saudi Arabia.

• Women

  

  Taxi Apps Prosper As Women Seek to Cope with Ban Driving – Report

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 16. 2014

  Taxi apps in Saudi Arabia are flourishing in large part due to demand from women unable to drive themselves, a Wall Street Journal report finds.