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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Unveils New Initiatives, Investments to Boost Supply Chain Resilience
- October 24,2022
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has unveiled a new initiative designed to position Saudi Arabia as a global supply chain hub, called the “Global Supply Chain Resilience Initiative” (GSCRI).
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Sustainability in Saudi Arabia with expert Jeffrey Beyer, the Red Sea’s latest developments, and more – The 966 Episode 63
- October 21,2022
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Episode 63! The hosts welcome Jeffrey Beyer, Managing Director, Zest Associates, a Dubai-based consultancy that develops sustainability solutions for governments and private companies for the low carbon economy. First, the hosts discuss Richard’s one big thing this week, which is Saudi Arabia’s forthcoming Saudi Games, the largest single sporting event ever in Saudi Arabia. Lucien’s […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Launches National Industrial Strategy
- October 19,2022
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched the Kingdom’s National Industrial Strategy, which aims to increase the industrial exports value to 557 billion riyals by 2030 ($148.34 billion), Reuters reports, citing the Saudi Press Agency.
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Dr. Abdulaziz Alanazi discusses his recent international water prize win, a changing Riyadh, and more — The 966 E. 61
- October 7,2022
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Episode 61! The 966 welcomes Dr. Abdulaziz Alanazi, assistant professor at King Saud University in Riyadh, who discusses his work that recently won a very prestigious international water award. Before that, the hosts discuss governance in Saudi Arabia, a changing Riyadh, and an update on LIV golf’s recent moves with the MENA tour. The hosts […]
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Saudi Telecom Giant STC Plans $1 Billion in Investments to Transform Kingdom into Regional Data Hub – Report
- October 4,2022
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Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Telecom Co. (STC), the Middle East’s most profitable mobile operator, “plans to spend about $1 billion to transform the kingdom into a regional data hub, and may sell a stake in its data hub, called Center3, business to finance the plans,” Bloomberg reports.
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Elevated to Prime Minister; New Education Minister Named in Cabinet Changes
- September 28,2022
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz named his son and heir Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as the kingdom’s prime minister and promoted his second son Prince Khalid as defense minister, according to a royal decree on Tuesday.
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Report – Saudi NEOM’s Tech Unit Rebrands as Tonomous and Will Invest $1 billion in 2022
- September 27,2022
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- SUSTG Team
NEOM Tech & Digital, a subsidiary of the $500 billion signature NEOM project of the Saudi crown prince, has invested $1 billion in 2022 in AI, including a metaverse platform, its chief executive said on Tuesday, according to a Reuters report.
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Saudi National Day, Significant Traction in Airline/Travel Reforms, Saudi-Greece Relations, and more – The 966 Episode 60
- September 23,2022
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Episode 60! The 966 wishes everyone a fun and safe Saudi National Day. This week, the hosts re-connect after a two week hiatus for the 60th episode of the show. First, the hosts discuss Richard’s one big thing, which is a deep dive on Saudi-Greece relations of late and why that bilateral relation is one […]
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Global migration trends, big cat conservation in Saudi Arabia, the new Saudi companies law and more!
- August 26,2022
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Episode 59! The hosts talk about a newly-released and interesting UN report on global migration trends, big cat and other endangered species conservation in Saudi Arabia, and much more in the program’s finishing Yallah! segment. Programming note: The 966 will return next week with a featured interview, then be back in full swing as September […]
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Deputy Minister of Investment for Saudi Arabia Dr. Saad Alshahrani joins The 966, The IMF’s report on Saudi’s economy, and much more
- August 19,2022
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Episode 58! Dr. Saad Alshahrani, Deputy Minister for economic affairs and investment studies at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment joins The 966 to talk about the Saudi economy, investment opportunities, and reforms in the Kingdom. Dr. Saad also shares his story of studying in the U.S. and journey to becoming a deputy minister. Before the […]
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Saudi ChangePerspective: Moderating Islam: Saudi Prince Mohammed walks on shaky ground
Prince Mohammed’s assertion that Saudi Arabia propagated ultra-conservatism as part of countering communism during the Cold War is not inaccurate but ignores the fact that Saudi Arabia felt threatened by Arab nationalism
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MBS US VisitStarbucks stop showcases Prince Mohammed’s charm offensive
Dressed in an open-neck shirt and casual suit, Mohammed Bin Salman looked like any other highflying Manhattan businessman this week as he grabbed a coffee in Starbucks with media entrepreneur Michael Bloomberg.
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Vision 2030Mohammed bin Salman’s reforms disrupting Saudi Arabia status quo: ex-Google exec
I am convinced my country is at a stage where we can no longer afford incremental solutions. MBS and I are roughly one year apart in age. I've spent much of my adult life in the U.S., at M.I.T. and later running global businesses for Google, before deciding to go back home to help with the big changes Saudi Arabia needs. And I'm one of an entire generation of young Saudis who believe that what MBS is doing is much more than necessary. It is vital.
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Reema Bint BandarSaudi Arabia moves to elevate women following Mohammed bin Salman’s reform program
HRH Princess Reema bint Bandar Al-Saud talks about change for women and economics, in the wake of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s new reform program, in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Foreign PolicyPerspective: Mohammed bin Salman, son of the Iraq War
For decades, Saudi foreign policy had two central security features in the Gulf region and domestically: relying on the United States, and maintaining a balance of power between Iraq and Iran to assure that neither could pose a threat to Saudi security and interests in the region.
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ExtremismMohammed bin Salman and the campaign to counter extremism
Critics maintain that the kingdom applies an “austere” brand of Islam, pejoratively referred to as Wahhabism, and that it “exports” this religious conservatism to the Islamic world and beyond through the academic and religious institutions it funds.
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War in YemenSaudia Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman Faces Tough Vote on U.S. Support of Saudi Military Operation in Yemen
The vote, which may come as early as Tuesday, could deliver an embarrassing rebuke to the 32-year old heir to the throne as he plans to meet President Donald Trump and other members of American political leadership.
- NBC News - Senators to force vote to redefine U.S. role in Yemen
- The Hill - Senate, Trump clash over Saudi Arabia
- CNN - Perspective: Donald Trump has a unique opportunity to help the Yemen crisis
- Washington Post - National Security Yemen is a humanitarian nightmare. But the U.S. is resisting calls to end its role in the war.
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Mohammed Bin SalmanPerspective: Can Mohammed bin Salman really save Saudi Arabia?
MBS fits the model of the west’s favourite partners in the Middle East: regime reformists, who promise change but not too much of it. Here is an apparently anti-establishment leader who hails from the very heart of the establishment.
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MBS 60 Minutes InterviewSaudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Jared Kushner, Jerusalem embassy move
For this Sunday's "60 Minutes," "CBS This Morning" co-host Norah O'Donnell asked the 32-year-old crown prince about that visit, Kushner's role and the president's plan to move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
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MBS UK VisitAnalysis: Tempering Expectation with Realism in Mohammed bin Salman’s London Visit
British interests have been hit harder than most other international partners of the Gulf States by the fracturing of the GCC.
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