Analysis

KING SALMAN

King Salman Announces ‘Sweeping’ Cabinet Reshuffle Affecting Top Domestic, Foreign Policy Posts

• SUSTG Team
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• 12. 27. 2018

King Salman announced on live TV on Thursday a major and sweeping reshuffling of top cabinet positions in Saudi Arabia, the first such change in leadership since June.

• Tourism

  

  BBC Travel Profiles Asir’s ‘Flower Men’, Natural Beauty as Kingdom Eyes Tourism Push

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 11. 2018

  A recently published story in the BBC highlights the unique culture and natural beauty of the Asir province in Saudi Arabia, whose male inhabitants don colorful and ornate head dresses made of local flowers.

• Oil Prices

  

  Oil Continues Rebound as OPEC, Russia Eye Production Cut Agreement

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 4. 2018

  The price of oil on international indices has rebounded for a second straight trading day after leaders from Saudi Arabia and Russia indicated that production cuts were likely to stabilize oversupplied markets, according to reports.

• G20

  

  Saudi Arabia to Host G20 Summit Meetings in 2020

  SUSTG Team  |  12. 3. 2018

  The final communiqué of the G20 summit, which concluded this weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina, confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the summit in 2020.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Donald Trump Affirms Solidarity with Saudi Arabia in Written Statement as Top Senators Vow Further Action

  SUSTG Team  |  11. 21. 2018

  President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to remain a 'steadfast partner' of Saudi Arabia despite saying that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have known about the plan to murder dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month.

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  Unemployment Unchanged in Saudi Arabia in Latest Labor Market Report

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 30. 2018

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  Special Economic Zone Created at Riyadh Airport to Attract Investment; New Jazan Project Launched

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 22. 2018

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Visits Saudi Arabia, Meets with King, Crown Prince

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 16. 2018

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held separate talks with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday in Riyadh as the situation over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi continues.

• Economy

  

  IMF Lifts Projections for Economic Growth for Saudi Arabia

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 9. 2018

  In its World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday lifted its projections for economic growth in Saudi Arabia, the region’s biggest economy, and its oil-rich neighbors in the Gulf - while also predicting that Iran's economy will suffer due to renewed US sanctions.

• Crown Prince Mohammed

  

  Bloomberg Lands Another Wide-Ranging Sit-Down Interview with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

  SUSTG Team  |  10. 8. 2018

  Bloomberg's reporting team in Saudi Arabia landed another wide-ranging sit down interview with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, revealing the powerful leader's thinking on many issues from Vision 2030 to the Saudi Aramco IPO and others.