Analysis

U.S.-SAUDI RELATIONS

High-Level Biden Administration Officials Plan Regional Trip to Gulf Allies in Diplomatic Push

• SUSTG Team
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• 4. 29. 2021

The Biden administration is sending a team of senior officials to visit top regional allies in the Gulf including visits to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Jordan, according to reports from several news outlets.

• Renewable Energy

  

  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Opens Sakaka Solar Plant; Announces 7 More Projects

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 9. 2021

  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the opening of the Sakaka solar power plant on Thursday, and said that agreements have been signed for seven more solar power projects throughout the Kingdom, according to reports.

• Transportation

  

  Photos Show Riyadh’s New Metro System, Set to Begin Operation This Year

  SUSTG Team  |  4. 5. 2021

  New photos from the AFP published in Gulf News show Riyadh's forthcoming new metro rail, set to connect the city long plagued by significant traffic woes and enable citizens to get around between the city's districts.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Princess Reema bint Bandar Headlines 2nd Day of Virtual U.S.-Saudi Business Forum; Calls for a ‘Restart’ in U.S.-Saudi Relations

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 24. 2021

  The comments, delivered virtually at the event hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, directly addressed the concept of a "reset" in U.S.-Saudi relations, noting that the two allies will remain as such and that the path forward is not as much of a reset but a "restart."

• Solar Power

  

  Japanese Firm Eyes Saudi Arabia as Next Mega-Solar Project Destination – Report

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 23. 2021

  Japanese trading house Marubeni is looking to open a megasolar plant in Saudi Arabia by June 2023, the company's first solar project in the country and fourth in the Middle East, the Japanese news website Nikkei reports.

• Heritage and Tourism

  

  ‘Arab News’ Releases Impressive Graphical Feature on Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Sites

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 17. 2021

  English-language daily news site Arab News has released a graphical feature item on its website detailing the five Saudi historic sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

• Oil Markets

  

  OPEC+ Poised to Agree to Production Increase This Week as Oil Continues Climb

  SUSTG Team  |  3. 3. 2021

  The OPEC+ group of oil producing nations is poised to agree to a production increase this week as it looks to add more supply as prices continue to recover from 2020 lows, according to reports.

• Economy

  

  Saudi Arabia to End Contracts with Foreign Companies Without a Regional HQ in the Kingdom After 2023

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 16. 2021

  Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it will stop signing contracts with foreign companies from 2024 unless their regional headquarters are based in the Kingdom, part of a push to give more of the Kingdom's economic opportunities to countries that will hire local talent.

• Judicial Reform

  

  Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Announces Significant New Reforms to Judicial System, Push Toward Codified Law

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 9. 2021

  Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced on Monday plans to approve a set of new draft laws designed to enhance the efficiency and integrity of the kingdom’s judicial system, a step that would eventually lead to an entirely codified law.

• U.S.-Saudi Relations

  

  Saudi Arabia on Thursday Welcomed President Biden’s Commitment to help the Kingdom Defend Its people and Territory

  SUSTG Team  |  2. 5. 2021

  U.S. President Joe Biden promised to bring an end to the war in Yemen, pulling back further U.S. support for operations within that country while simultaneously promising to boost the U.S.-Saudi relationship and offer U.S. security for the Kingdom and its people.