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Saudi Arabia Replaces Finance Minister in Continued Shift Toward Younger Technocrats
- November 1,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia has replaced its Minister of Finance, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf, with the head of the Kingdom’s capital markets regulator Mohammed Al-Jadaan in the latest move toward a younger generation of technocratic leaders in high positions. Al-Assaf was Saudi Arabia’s longest-serving active minister, having held the position of Minister of Finance since 1996. Another Royal […]
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New Desalination Technology at KACST in Saudi Arabia ‘Opens Doors to Higher Worldwide Clean Water Sources’
- September 20,2016
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- SUSTG Team
The first worldwide adsorption water desalination and cooling plant has been successfully implemented by King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) in August 2016, the university said in a press release, as the Kingdom continues to be a global leader in desalination technology. Adsorption Desalination and Cooling (ADC) is a newly invented technology, co-owned […]
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Houthi Rebels Claim Capture of Post Inside Saudi Border
- September 15,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Officials from Yemen’s Shiite Houthi militia say their fighters and allied troops have captured a Saudi military post in the border region of Jazan, according to reports. According to a report in the Associated Press, the claim has been denied by a Saudi military spokesman. However, a 15-minute video clip posted on social media networks and aired late […]
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Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in China, Meets with Top Chinese Officials to Discuss ‘Vision 2030’
- August 30,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a delegation including top ministers and other officials are in China this week for talks aimed at pushing the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 broad economic reforms. The visit to global economic powerhouse China, like the Deputy Crown Prince’s visit to the United States in June, hopes to “showcase […]
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‘Saudi Arabia is among our closest counterterrorism partners’ CIA Chief Brennan Says
- July 14,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Director of the CIA John Brennan said that Saudi Arabia is “among our closest counterterrorism partners” at an event at the Brookings Institution yesterday. Brennan pointed to the enemies that both the United States and Saudi Arabia share, including the Islamic State and al-Qaeda terrorists. “The Saudi government and leadership today has inherited a history whereby there […]
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Construction Begins on ‘World’s Largest’ Gas Complex in Jazan, Saudi Arabia
- July 13,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Construction has begun on a $2.1 billion industrial gas complex in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, which is slated to become the largest such facility in the world. The industrial gas complex will serve Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery and terminal when complete, and will require 600MW to operate, according to a report in Gulf Business. The contract for the […]
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G.E., Aramco Ventures Pump $52m into Boston-Area 3D Printing Startup
- July 6,2016
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- SUSTG Team
General Electric Ventures and Saudi Aramco Ventures have led an investment of $52m in total funding into a Boston-based 3D printing device company, Desktop Metal. Desktop Metal aims to bring “an everyday-use metal 3D printing solution to the workspace of every engineering team,” according to CEO Ric Fulop. Boston Business Journal reports that the investment from […]
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Back in a Business Suit, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Delegation Sign Agreements with Six Flags, Cisco Systems
- June 21,2016
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia has signed partnership agreements with theme park company Six Flags Entertainment and Cisco Systems during a visit by Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his accompanying delegation to Silicon Valley this week as Saudi Arabia looks to boost its business and commercial ties with the United States. The prince was shown wearing a gray […]
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Graphic: Saudi Arabia Reshuffles Government Leaders, Modifies Ministries
- May 9,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a Royal Order on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 making changes to the government structure and key leaders. The Royal Order follows the recently released ‘Vision 2030’ economic and development plan to transform the Saudi economy and society into the 21st Century. The full text of the changes as issued by […]
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Full Text: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Vision 2030’ National Transformation Program
- April 26,2016
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is chair of the Council of Economic Development Authority (CEDA) and Minister of Defense presented the much-anticipated ‘Vision 2030’ framework of new policies to be pursued by the Saudi government. Here’s the full text of his presentation, as well as the Vision 2030 roadmap itself. The […]
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Saudi Arabia’s MDL Beast signs ‘watershed’ music licensing deal to compensate artists
MDL Beast, the company behind the annual Soundstorm festival, has partnered with music rights company Esmaa to ensure payments are made to composers and rights holders whenever their works are played at MDL Beast events and on their platforms.
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MuddyWater hacking group linked by US military to Iranian intelligence
It's the first time, according to a command spokesperson, that the US government has explicitly connected Iran's intelligence ministry with a prolific espionage group known as MuddyWater that has in recent years tried to siphon data from telecom firms and other organizations across the Middle East.
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Tales of the Bedouin–Part XV: The Water of Umm Al Abel
In 2001, a 40-year-old bachelor from a Saudi Arabian town decided it was time to marry and start a family. After all, family is everything and he was getting older. Who would take care of him in his twilight years? And so it was that he found a suitable wife.
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Saudi Fund for Development inaugurates $40m water and sewage rehabilitation project in Cuba
A delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development inaugurated a project to rehabilitate the water and sewage system for Camaguey City in central Cuba on Saturday. Valued at $40 million, the Water Supply and Sanitation Rehabilitation project will provide access to safe water and sanitation, enhance livelihoods and provide food security for more than 270,000 people.
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Opinion: The Middle East politicizes water at its peril
Over the past few decades, people in Iran, Iraq and Syria have had plenty of reasons to protest. And on many occasions, at great risk to themselves, they have. Ongoing political oppression, incompetence and corruption has seen to that. But recent ones in the Iranian city of Esfahan are indicative of a new, deeply destabilising trend that will only get worse across all three countries: growing desperation over water scarcity.
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Largest water plant in the Middle East constructed in North Sinai at cost of $97 million
North Sinai Governorate is witnessing the construction of the largest water plant in the Middle East on its north coast, west of the city of al-Arish at a cost of US$97 million to meet the needs of all citizens of the governorate and to replace the water-pump system.
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Iran quashes water protests, but underlying issues remain
The environment is a key issue in Iran, which is “the world’s sixth-highest greenhouse gas emitter.” The International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) posits that Iran’s climate is “heavily affected by depleting water resources, as a result of rising demand, salinization, groundwaters overexploitation, and increasing drought frequency.”
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Saudi National Water Company unifies water distribution sector
Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company has completed merging 13 public water distribution firms to increase efficiency of operations and fix technical gaps. The move will also localize expertise in the sector, NWC’s chief Mohammed Al-Mowkley said on Monday. The announcement was attended by the Kingdom’s Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Abdulrahman Al-Fadley, who said investments in the water sector stood at $21.3 billion.
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The Red Sea Development Company to Deliver Saudi’s First Underwater Excavation on Red Sea Coast
"The shipwreck is currently the most intact and best-preserved wooden shipwreck in the Red Sea. With its spectacular cargo of jars, porcelain and spices, this 18th century merchantman testifies the intense trading activities going on in the Red Sea before the opening of the Suez Canal, and its articulated connection with the wider Indian Ocean trade.
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Jordan and Israel sign US-brokered water-for-energy deal
Israel and Jordan on Monday signed a declaration of intent for a water-for-energy deal, a move rejected by many Jordanians as an attempt to push Amman into becoming dependent on Israel. The deal, the first of its kind between the two countries, would see Jordan build a solar plant with the capacity to export 600 megawatts of energy to Israel, which will supply Jordan with 200 million cubic metres of desalinated water. Once the plant is operational, it is expected to produce two percent of Israel's energy by 2030.
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