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  • Iraq’s Moqtada al-Sadr Visits Jeddah, Meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
     

    Iraq’s influential Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr made a rare visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, where he met the Saudi crown prince and other officials, according to the SPA and Reuters. It is the first visit by the powerful anti-American Shi’ite cleric in 11 years. Al-Sadr is the leader of the Sadrist Movement and the leader of Saraya […]

     
  • President Trump Approves Credentials of New Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Prince Khaled bin Salman
     

    US President Donald Trump received at the White House on Friday newly appointed Saudi ambassador Prince Khaled bin Salman bin Abdulaziz to approve his credentials as an official diplomat to Washington. Prince Khaled is the 10th Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the US since 1945. According to the London-based Saudi newspaper Asharq Alawsat, US political analysts believe […]

     
  • Tillerson Engages in Shuttle Diplomacy to Mend GCC Fences
     

    After failing to reach a breakthrough with the Saudi-led group of four countries that have cut ties with Qatar, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has returned to Doha to continue his shuttle diplomacy in hopes of putting an end to the weeks-long rift. The Saudi-led group accuses Qatar of supporting terrorism and has given Doha […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia and Qatar Continue Standoff as Crisis Deepens
     

    The diplomatic standoff between Saudi Arabia and Qatar continued to deepen yesterday as the respective foreign ministers of each nation sparred over the Kingdom’s 13 demands of Qatar. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday that there would be no negotiations over demands by the kingdom and other Arab states for Qatar. Asked by […]

     
  • VICE Video: ‘Building Saudi Arabia’s First Movie Theatre’
     

    VICE News has posted a video on the burgeoning entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia and the challenges of creating original content in the Kingdom. “There is strong content being created by Saudis in the underground filmmaking scene. The challenges Saudi artists face, instead of lessening the quality of their work, actually add layers, nuance and […]

     
  • Transfer of Tiran and Sanafir Islands Approved by Egypt’s Parliament
     

    Egypt’s parliament has approved the transfer of two key islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, all but finalizing a deal to restore ownership of the islands to Saudi Arabia after more than half a century. The parliament, after “three days of rowdy and emotional debate” according to the New York Times, approved a […]

     
  • Jadwa Investment Data Shows ‘Mildly Improving Picture’ for Saudi Economy
     

    Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment’s recently released Economic Chartbook for the month of April finds data continues to “show a mildly improving picture,” according to Fahad Alturki, Jadwa’s Chief Economist. “Economic data continues to show a mildly improving picture in April. POS transactions jumped 11.4 percent, year-on-year, and although ATM withdrawals remain negative year-on-year, they showed an […]

     
  • Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Ruler of Saudi Arabia, and King of Twitter
     

    Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is ruler of more than just the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. King Salman is the world leader whose original Tweets generate the most Retweets, according to the latest “Twiplomacy” study by the communications firm Burson-Marsteller. But unlike President Trump, King Salman publishes sparingly, with only 10 Tweets posted during the study. And […]

     
  • Gulf Spat Following President Trump’s Visit to Saudi Arabia Tests GCC Unity
     

    Tensions continue to run high for a sixth straight day in the GCC between Saudi Arabia and Qatar regarding relations with regional rival Iran, according to reports. Despite a strong show of unity for the recent visit of President Trump to the Kingdom, “[t]ensions in the Gulf were laid open for a sixth day, with […]

     
  • Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Moscow to Meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin met today in Moscow as the Kingdom and Russia work together on oil production cuts, Reuters reports. Russia and Saudi Arabia played key roles in a successful global deal which saw oil production curtailed by 1.8 million barrels per day as part of […]

     

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  • Saudi Schools Launch Mandarin Classes For Young Students!

    Saudi Arabia has started offering Chinese-language classes in schools to provide young Saudis with new language skills and promote cultural understanding. The initiative, which began this year, is part of an education agreement between Saudi Arabia and China signed in the previous year.

  • Will a Turkey-Iraq Security Agreement Diminish Iran’s Hold Over Iraq?

    The MoU, which followed a historic visit to Iraq in April by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is a significant maneuver intended to solidify Turkey’s influence in Iraq. By labeling the Kurdish Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK a “banned organization,” Turkey seeks to legitimize its cross-border operations and strengthen its foothold in Iraqi politics and security.

  • Oil hasn’t been this cheap for years. You can thank China

    Oil futures were trading below $70 a barrel on Wednesday, the lowest levels they’ve seen since 2022. One of the factors hitting prices is the wrong kind of OPEC cut: The cartel said in its monthly oil report Tuesday that it is now forecasting global oil demand to increase by just 2 million barrels per day this year, down from the 2.1 million barrels it mentioned last month.

  • Afghan women endure draconian Taliban, 23 years after 9/11

    But 23 years after 9/11, the Taliban hold sway. Their fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic doctrines is the law of the land. Their draconian edicts once more asphyxiate Afghanistan society. And Afghan women, as they were a generation ago, are yet again thwarted from school, restricted in all they can do and banned from revealing their faces and even their voices in public.

  • BlackRock-managed fund buys stake in Saudi-Bahrain pipeline

    A BlackRock-managed fund (BLK.N), opens new tab has bought a minority stake in a pipeline linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain from Bahrain state oil firm Bapco Energies, the two firms said on Wednesday, as the small Gulf state tries to extract value from its energy assets. A fund managed by BlackRock's Diversified Infrastructure business bought the stake in Saudi Bahrain Pipeline Company (SBPC), they said in a joint statement.

  • Saudi Arabia to stage first-ever Billboard Arabia Music Awards

    Saudi Arabia’s Billboard Arabia is set to stage the first-ever Billboard Arabia Music Awards (BBAMAs) in Riyadh to celebrate the Arab musical talent from across the region. The awards is set to take place on December 11, 2024, at King Fahad Cultural Center in Riyadh, and will form part of the first-ever Riyadh Music Week, an initiative bringing together the global music community for a series of music festivals and events.

  • Saudi Aramco Boosts Cooperation With Chinese Petrochemical Giants

    The agreement is a follow-up of an April cooperation agreement about forming the joint venture in SASREF, as well as significant investments in the Saudi and Chinese petrochemical sectors. Rongsheng could potentially buy 50% stake in SASREF, the development of a liquids-to-chemicals expansion project at SASREF, while Aramco could acquire 50% in Rongsheng’s affiliate Ningbo Zhongjin Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (ZJPC), and participate in ZJPC’s expansion project.

  • Saudi: Nationwide Initiative To Replace Old ACs

    Previously, a similar effort targeted seven major Saudi cities and ended in late 2023. Created in 2010, the Saudi Energy Efficiency Centre also launched an initiative for installing high-efficiency air conditioners that ended in late 2021. The air conditioner market in Saudi Arabia is projected to rise in value from the current SR2.3 billion to SR3.1 billion by 2029, according to a recent media report.

  • Qualcomm, Aramco and RDIA Plan Design in Saudi Arabia Startup Program

    Qualcomm, through its subsidiary Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Aramco, and Saudi Arabia’s Research, Development and Innovation Authority (RDIA) are planning to launch Design in Saudi Arabia (DISA). DISA is envisaged to be an incubator program for Saudi Arabia that aims to support startups that are adopting AI, Internet of Things (IoT), and wireless technologies for industrial use cases.

  • KAPSARC Leverages GIS for Off-Grid EV Charging in Saudi Arabia

    So, while EVs certainly lower greenhouse gas emissions, EVs will continue to emit CO2 until the grid is completely green. Thus, charging EVs off-grid with a charging mechanism based on 100% renewable energy creates EVs that produce no tailpipe emissions and none from the charging power.

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