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  • U.S. Saudi Academic Partnerships (Cooperative Agreement)

    The Saudi Ministry of Education (MOE) has undertaken an ambitious effort to strengthen partnerships between U.S. and Saudi HEIs, including in STEM, the arts, space, energy, and health care, among other topics.  This program will facilitate such linkages by establishing an international academic partnership program that would connect Saudi and U.S. HEIs, selected by the U.S. Embassy and the MOE with the guidance of the award recipient (the Recipient); provide tools to facilitate active bilateral educational exchange and research partnerships; and bring a delegation from the U.S. HEIs to Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dhahran for engagements with the MOE and Saudi HEIs 

  • Presidential Elections in Iran: Curb Your Enthusiasm

    The Islamic Republic of Iran’s candidate-vetting Guardian Council has done it again: It has presented the Iranian public with presidential candidates who lack a political program, a social base, and the ability to mobilize voters. This strategy aims to repress voter participation in the election and thereby improve the odds of the election of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s preferred candidate, Saeed Jalili. Jalili, like late former President Ebrahim Raisi, would be likely to follow Khamenei’s orders and could be scapegoated for the regime’s deficiencies. However, Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf is expected to put up a fight, much to Khamenei’s displeasure. Meanwhile, the question of succession after Khamenei remains unresolved.

  • Saudi ministry of commerce officials inspect 24,880 shops ahead of Hajj

    Officials from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce have inspected 24,880 shops in Makkah and Madinah to ensure they comply with the country’s business regulations. The shops were in the central areas of the two holy mosques, the Haramain train stations, commercial centers, gold and jewelry markets, and petrol stations. There were 1,259 violations recorded, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. Inspections will continue throughout the Hajj period, the ministry has indicated.

  • UN Security Council backs plan for Israel-Hamas ceasefire

    The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and urged the Palestinian militants to accept the deal aimed at ending the eight-month-long war.
    Hamas welcomed the adoption of the U.S.-drafted resolution and said in a statement that it is ready to cooperate with mediators over implementing the principles of the plan.

  • Saudi Arabia to enforce ban on working under direct sunlight

    Authorities in Saudi Arabia will begin enforcing a ban on working under direct sunlight for all private sector establishments from 12 PM to 3 PM, starting Saturday, June 15, 2024, until September 15, 2024. The ban will be implemented by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, in collaboration with the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health.

  • Saudi mining reforms garner global recognition for investment-friendly environment

    Saudi Arabia mining sector reforms have seen it recognized as the fastest-growing regulatory and investment-friendly environment globally over the past five years, a new report stated. MineHutte, an independent research and consultancy firm based in England, has stated that the Kingdom has also been ranked the second-best country globally for its licensing environment.

  • Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites ‘hopeful sign’

    Hamas accepts a U.N. resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday in what the U.S. Secretary of State called "a hopeful sign".
    Conversations on plans for Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war ends will continue on Tuesday afternoon and in the next couple of days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Tel Aviv after talks with Israeli leaders. "It's imperative that we have these plans."

  • Air Force’s Mideast drone unit eyes a ‘stateside element’

    Launched in October 2022 as an experimental unit, the task force has already used some of its new drones in Middle East operations, and is testing out new ways of quickly manufacturing cheap drones with artificial intelligence. “We absolutely started to move into operationalizing this task force and we've really been pushing the limits here lately with autonomous operations, and quite frankly, we're on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence integration for small UAS [uncrewed aerial] platforms,” said Digsby, who took command of the task force just over a month ago.

  • Turkey-Kuwait Ties Grow Amid Regional Balancing

    On his first visit outside the Arab world since taking office in December 2023, Kuwaiti Emir Meshal al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah was accompanied by a delegation of high-ranking officials to Ankara, where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan awarded him the Order of State medal. The May 7 visit, which coincided with the 60th anniversary of Turkish-Kuwaiti diplomatic relations and was the first by a Kuwaiti emir in seven years, underscored the two countries’ low-profile yet growing relations.

  • Saudi crude oil exports to China to fall for 3rd straight month in July, sources say

    Saudi crude oil exports to China will fall in July for a third straight month to about 36 million barrels amid plant maintenance and as some refiners opted for other sources of cheaper oil, several trade sources said on Tuesday.
    The reduction underscores the challenge the world's top oil exporter faces in maintaining market share in the world's largest crude import market.
    July exports are expected to be down from about 39 million barrels in June, possibly the lowest levels for the year, the sources said.