Analysis

POLICYMAKERS CONFERENCE

23rd NCUSAR Policymaker’s Conference Begins Tomorrow in Washington

• SUSTG Team
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• 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.

• Foreign Policy

  

  Saudi FM Says Iran is ‘Part of the Problem and Not Part of the Solution’ in Regional Conflicts as KSA Diplomatic Activity Increases

  Lucien Zeigler  |  10. 13. 2014

  In an indictment of Iranian foreign policy in the Middle East region, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saudi al Faisal said Iran should "withdraw its troops from Syria."

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  Complex Security ‘Fence’ System on Saudi Arabia’s Northern Border with Iraq to Deter Encroachers

  Lucien Zeigler  |  10. 12. 2014

• Jeddah-Jazan

  

  Red Sea Coastal Cities May Soon be Connected by Rail as SRO Chief Criticized for ‘Endless Promises’

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 9. 2014

  Saudi Arabia's coastal cities Jeddah and Jazan may soon be connected by rail as the Saudi Railways Organization completed the first phase of a feasibility study, but a local commentator lamented the SRO's failure to deliver on promises.

• C3

  

  At C3 US-Arab Business Summit in New York, Experts Discuss Opportunities

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 8. 2014

  On Monday, business and government officials gathered in New York City for the C3 U.S.-Arab Business Summit to discuss opportunities and key issues to the region, with a keynote by Khalaf Al Habtoor.