Analysis

U.S.-SAUDI RELATIONS

Secretary Pompeo, Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Meet in Washington

• SUSTG Team
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• 8. 29. 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met in Washington D.C. yesterday to discuss the ongoing war in Yemen and other U.S.-Saudi defense related topics.

• Solar Power

  

  Almarai Company Solar Project Set to be Kingdom’s Largest, For Now

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 22. 2019

  Saudi Arabia food and beverage conglomerate Almarai has completed a solar project which is being billed as Saudi Arabia’s largest to date, according to a report.

• Saudi Aramco

  

  Saudi Aramco Reports $47 Billion in Earnings; Plans to Buy Reliance Refining Stake

  SUSTG Team  |  8. 12. 2019

  In its first-ever half-year earnings report, Saudi Aramco said the company had earned a net income of $46.9 billion in the first half of 2019, a 12 percent decrease from $53 billion in the period a year earlier, when oil prices were higher.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Senate Fails to Override Trump’s Veto of Saudi and UAE Defense Sale Bans

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 30. 2019

  The U.S. Senate failed to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of legislation passed by Congress that would have blocked the sales of certain weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, meaning the transactions may proceed forward.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Trump Vetoes Three Bills Limiting U.S. Military Sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 25. 2019

  President Trump vetoed three congressional resolutions aimed at blocking his administration from selling billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

• Seven Wonders of Arabia

  

  Aramco Expats’ The Seven Wonders of Arabia, a Tribute to the Kingdom’s Remarkable Heritage Sites – Part 4: The Rock Art of the Ha’il Region

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 19. 2019

  Aramco Expats, an online blog that is a resource for current and former Saudi Aramco expatriates and their families, recently published a series of excellent blog posts on the seven wonders of the Arabia – the best heritage sites and historical places in the Kingdom.

• Tenders and Procurement

  

  Saudi Arabia approves new tendering and procurement law – report

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 17. 2019

  Saudi Arabia’s government has approved a law to improve the way it procures contracts and services "by saving money, making the process fairer, and boosting local bidders," Reuters reports, citing information from the Ministry of Finance.

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  Dates Set for Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative 2019

  SUSTG Team  |  7. 5. 2019

• SEVEN WONDERS OF ARABIA

  

  Aramco Expats’ The Seven Wonders of Arabia, a Tribute to the Kingdom’s Remarkable Heritage Sites – Part 3: Ad Diriyah

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 28. 2019

  For the third wonder of Arabia, we travel to Riyadh to the birthplace of the modern Saudi state, Ad Diriyah, the sprawling fortified complex of mud brick/adobe mosques, palaces, battlements, and various other clay-colored structures located 12 miles (20 kilometers) west of Riyadh.

• Saudi-Korea

  

  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Visits South Korea ahead of G20 Summit in Japan

  SUSTG Team  |  6. 27. 2019

  Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, en route to the G20 meetings in Japan this weekend, made an official and high-level visit to South Korea in a sign of strong ties between the two nations.