Analysis

SHALE

The Reliable Supplier: Saudi Economy Expert Explains Why the Shale Boom in the United States is Actually a Good Thing for Riyadh

• Lucien Zeigler
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• 1. 24. 2014

Sfakianakis, who is a weekly contributor to the SUSTG.org blog, notes that an increase in supply from the United States could help mitigate major price swings in oil, which create huge risks for the Saudi economy

• RIYADH

  

  This Cool Timelapse Video of Saudi Arabia’s Capital, Riyadh Shows an Amazing Sunset (and Terrible Traffic) [VIDEO]

  Lucien Zeigler  |  1. 23. 2014

  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital city, is a rapidly growing metropolis - one that has benefitted greatly from soaring governmental spending on infrastructure and development.

• ECONOMY

  

  Saudi Arabia in 2013: 25 Events That Changed the Kingdom

  Lucien Zeigler  |  12. 31. 2013

  The year saw a more assertive Saudi foreign policy, incremental advances in women's rights, and the enforcement of controversial government policies aimed at putting Saudis back to work.

• POLITICS

  

  Several Prominent Saudi Voices Continue to Express Discontent with Western Policies toward Iran, Syria

  Lucien Zeigler  |  12. 18. 2013

  The need to pursue its own interests is, as the Ambassador wrote, part of Saudi Arabia’s “enormous responsibilities within the region, as the cradle of Islam and one of the Arab world’s most significant political powers" and that the challenges have "tested" the decades-long alliances.

• BUSINESS

  

  Walid Abukhaled to Head Northrop Grumman KSA

  Lucien Zeigler  |  12. 16. 2013

  H.E. Mr. Abukhaled, who spoke in September at the 2013 U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Los Angeles, California, was former head of General Electric for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain before joining the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Commerce and Industry under H.E. Dr. Tawfig Al Rabiah.

• SACM Confirms Dates for 2014 Job Fair and Graduation Ceremony, Launches New Website

  Lucien Zeigler  |  12. 13. 2013

• FOREIGN RELATIONS

  

  UPDATE: Saudi Arabia Declines Seat on the U.N. Security Council for Two Year Term

  Lucien Zeigler  |  10. 17. 2013

  Reuters reports that a "decision of such magnitude would have to have been taken by King Abdullah or Crown Prince Salman," citing a Saudi analyst who asked not to be named.

• Olympic-Sized Water Bill: Saudi’s NWC Signs Agreement to Provide Water to Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Tower Jeddah

  Lucien Zeigler  |  4. 29. 2013

• Rare Photo Shows View from Top of Albraj al Bait, the ‘Mecca Clock Tower’

  Lucien Zeigler  |  4. 29. 2013

• TOURISM

  

  Mecca has five times more hotel rooms than any other Saudi city

  Lucien Zeigler  |  4. 2. 2014

  Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca has more than five times as many hotels as any other city in Saudi Arabia, according to a lengthy report on the Saudi tourism sector in Arab News.