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Prince Turki al Faisal on Iran Negotiations: “Whatever Comes Out of These Talks, We Will Want the Same”
In an interview with the BBC on Monday, HRH Prince Turki al-Faisal said that Saudi Arabia would seek the same rights that Iran has with respect to enrichment of nuclear fuel. “Iran is a disruptive player in various scenes in the Arab world, and so ending the fear of Iran developing weapons of mass destruction […]
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In Speech, King Salman Delivers His Vision for Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman gave a speech highlighting his vision for Saudi Arabia and discussed key subjects such as energy, job creation, and stability. King Salman said Saudi Arabia was trying to minimize the impact of plunging oil prices on its economy, according to Arab News. “The low prices witnessed by the oil market are having an […]
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IHS Jane’s: Saudi Arabia is the World’s Largest Defense Importer, and Largest Buyer for the United States
Saudi Arabia replaced India as the largest buyer of defense equipment and weaponry worldwide in 2014, and the largest importer from the U.S., according to IHS Jane’s. One out of every seven dollars spent on defense imports in 2015 will be spent by Saudi Arabia, the British military publication said. Ben Moores, senior defence analyst at […]
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The State of Internet in MENA 2015: Growth in Full Throttle (But Beware of Bumps)
It’s an exciting time for MENA’s online industry. While traditional industries’ investors are starting to worry – due to low oil prices, a potential slowdown in construction and real-estate, and eroding margins in telecom and banking- online businesses continue to thrive, thanks to high demand and adoption of transactional services, as well as the transformation […]
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#FocusKSA: SUSTG Speaks with Sharif Atta of SQM Frontier Management on the Opening of the Saudi Stock Market to Wider Foreign Investment
Sharif Atta of SQM Frontier Management speaks with SUSTG’s Richard Wilson on the opening of the Tadawul, or Saudi Stock Market, to wider foreign investment this Spring. The conversation is part of SUSTG and SUSRIS’ ongoing #FocusKSA discussions on Saudi Arabia.
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Secretary of State John Kerry Heads to Riyadh for a ‘Full Schedule’ Visit; Moment Seen as a ‘Get-to-Know You’ Opportunity for the Secretary
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Saudi Arabia for what the State department called a “full schedule” of meetings with King Salman, GCC ministers, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud al Faisal. Secretary of State John Kerry will arrive Wednesday night and stay overnight in Riyadh. On Thursday, […]
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MERS Still ‘Baffling’ Scientists as WHO Criticizes Implementation of Prevention Methods in Saudi Arabia; Riyadh Hospital Temporarily Closed
As MERS cases spike in Saudi Arabia, a delegation of World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations visited Saudi Arabia and concluded that the Kingdom must do more to combat the spread of the disease, particularly in hospitals, according to a press release from the WHO today. “Although data collection and surveillance have improved globally […]
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Saudi MCI Proposes New E-Commerce Law
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has proposed a new draft e-commerce law to govern online transactions in the Kingdom. The eCommerce market share in Saudi Arabia will hit $13.3 billion in 2015, so a new law, if passed, would help to regulate the growing industry. According to the website Tfour.me, Saudi Arabia’s online retail […]
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A Transitioning Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: SUSRIS Interviews Theodore Karasik
This week, SUSRIS featured in two parts a wide-ranging interview with Dr. Theodore Karasik in which the expert discussed the recent transition in Saudi Arabia and the implications for regional and global affairs. Karasik, based in Dubai as a Senior Advisor to Risk Insurance Management and formerly Director of Research and Development at the Institute for […]
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Discovering Business in Saudi Arabia 2014-2015
The Saudi-British Relations Information Service (SBRIS), shares with its readers the 2014-2015 Discovering Business handbook published by Allurentis Ltd, in association with UK Trade and Investment and the Saudi Committee for International Trade. The report series, now available on SBRIS in three sections with more forthcoming, highlights key sectors and provides important, in-depth data on the […]
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Can Iran hard-liners make Rouhani a one-term president?
Iran’s election may not be for another eight months, but hard-line opponents of President Hassan Rouhani have already marshaled powerful tools to unseat him.
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Why does Awlaki’s Influence Linger? Because He Was Bi-Lingual
American “Jihadologists” far too often get caught up in the weeds of obscure religious debates and assume that recruits join the cause because of some nuanced reading of the scriptures (and by contrast might not join the cause if someone else can come up with a better reading saying not to).
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After Mosul Falls, How Much Rebuilding Help Should the US Give?
The debate’s outcome will shape not only Iraq’s future, but American post-kinetic engagement in other parts of the Middle East, if not further afield.
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Washington Post Editorial Board: Should we let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia? Not so fast.
Members of Congress have repeatedly claimed enough votes to override Mr. Obama’s veto threat, and they may be right. Mr. Obama should carry it out anyway. If long-standing principles of law and policy are to be discarded so lightly, at least let it be done without his approval.
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Washington has just agreed to give Israel unprecedented aid. What do Americans think?
I asked about this issue in my May 2016 national American public opinion poll, with Nielsen Scarborough, when reports were spreading that Israel and the United States were still negotiating a deal that could total approximately $40 billion.
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Will Saudi Aramco Be Able To Purchase Houston Refinery?
At a time when U.S. and Saudi relations are strained, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company is reportedly leading in a race to buy a large refinery in Houston. Certainly, politics and geopolitics cannot stay out of such move by the Saudi company, but it seems that Aramco has solid business reasons, as well as political ones, to bid for the Houston Refinery, which Dutch chemicals company LyondellBasell Industries NV (NYSE:LYB) is reportedly putting up for sale.
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Can Putin’s Aircraft Carrier Stay Afloat on Its Syria Mission?
The decision to dispatch a limping ship with a one-armed air wing shows that Moscow is just “flexing muscles,” one senior U.S. defense official told Foreign Policy.
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Commentary: Sue Saudis? Obama Veto Is Right
Since we have interests throughout the world and a military that acts globally (and lethally), our nation has far more to lose than most nations by playing this game.
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Is Egypt-Saudi love affair on the rocks?
Egypt’s Al-Azhar has tried to distance itself from an Islamic conference held in the Chechen capital late last month, after the forum’s closing statement received sharp criticism for implying that Salafist and Wahhabi groups, which are prominent in Saudi Arabia, were not part of Sunni Islam.
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Perspective: Are Saudis open to rapprochement with Iran?
Al-Monitor has learned that Riyadh sent Tehran a message through unofficial channels clarifying that the grand mufti’s inflammatory comments were not an official position.
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