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  • The Saudi Sherpa Office Holds Second Workshop to Coordinate with Saudi Government Entities Participating in 2024 G20

    The Saudi Sherpa Office at the Ministry of Finance held today, August 27, 2024, the second G20 workshop to coordinate with Saudi government entities participating in the 2024 G20 under the Brazilian presidency. The workshop was chaired by His Excellency the Saudi Vice Minister of Finance, Saudi Sherpa, Mr. Abdulmuhsen Alkhalaf, and attended by the Kingdom's representatives in the G20 working and engagement groups.

  • Hezbollah strike on Israel revives focus on Iranian pledges of retaliation

    Comments by Iran’s supreme leader on the nature of war have renewed focus on pledges that Israel will pay for the assassination of a Palestinian leader in Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s intervention notably follows Hezbollah’s launch of a drone and rocket attack on Israel in retaliation for Tel Aviv’s killing of the Lebanese group’s top military commander. Meanwhile, insisting that Iran does “not seek” escalation, Iran’s new chief diplomat has warned of a “definitive” reaction against Israel that will be “measured” and “well calculated.”

  • Iran indicates ‘JCPOA not good enough for us anymore’

    Iran’s new Reformist government appears determined to forge a revised deal with the west to lift sanctions in exchange for restrictions on the country’s nuclear program. However, there is ambiguity over potential paths ahead—including the extent to which elements of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as the 2015 nuclear agreement is known, may be restored.

  • Israel says situation on Lebanon border ‘not sustainable’

    Israeli officials and media reacted with satisfaction on Monday after a long-expected missile attack by the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement appeared to have been largely thwarted by pre-emptive Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. Both Hezbollah and Israel seemed content to let Sunday's attack, in retaliation for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut last month, count as settled for the moment.

  • Top Countries by Fossil Fuel Consumption in 2023

    Fossil fuel consumption reached new record highs in 2023, driven by increased coal and oil use in China, despite the global boom in renewable energy. Together, gas, oil, and coal accounted for 81.5% of the global energy mix last year, slightly down from 82% in 2022. This graphic shows the top 12 countries by fossil fuel consumption in 2023. Data is from the Energy Institute, 2024 Statistical Review of World Energy, released in June 2024.

  • Saudi Arabia’s Annual Grape Production Reaches 110,500 Tons, Tabuk Region Leads with 46,939 Tons

    According to the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (MEWA), Saudi Arabia's annual grape production surpasses 110,500 tons, achieving a self-sufficiency rate of 58%. Grapes are cultivated on over 4,720 hectares in the Kingdom.

  • Saudi National Day 2024 Will Be A Four-Day Long Weekend

    This year Saudi National Day festivities will be taking place from Friday, September 20th to Monday, September 23rd, 2024 – meaning residents and nationals will have four days off work this year, according to numerous sources.

  • My Takeaways From A Trip To Saudi Arabia

    I spent the last few days attending the New Global Sport Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event was hosted as a complement to the eSports World Cup, which had a total prize pool of approximately $60 million for the world’s best eSports teams.

  • New Saudi AI initiative aims to train over 7,000 professionals in Generative AI

    Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, in partnership with the Human Capacity Development Program (HCDP), has launched the “Digital Future Readiness Program” with a focus on cultivating and advancing national talent in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).

  • KAUST, NEOM, And ENOWA Partner To Boost Saudi Arabia’s Green Hydrogen Economy

    A strategic partnership has been established between King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), NEOM’s Education, Research, and Innovation Foundation (ERIF), and ENOWA to support Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning hydrogen economy. The collaboration aims to advance hydrogen technology and contribute to the Kingdom’s vision of becoming a global leader in renewable energy and hydrogen production.