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14 Years After 9/11 Attacks, U.S. Judge Throws Out Suit Against Saudi Arabia
- September 30,2015
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- SUSTG Team
A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, just over 14 years after the strikes on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said Saudi Arabia “had sovereign immunity from damage claims by families of […]
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SAMA Draws Down on ‘$50-70 Billion’ From Foreign Assets in Face of Sustained Oil Price Slump
- September 28,2015
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- Lucien Zeigler
Saudi Arabia is seeking to cut its widening deficit and “reduce exposure to volatile equities markets amid the sustained slump in oil prices” as it draws down a reported $50-$70 billion from foreign holdings around the world in 2015, according to a Financial Times report. The sale of assets is in line with estimates on […]
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Over 700 Dead and Hundreds More Injured after Stampede in Mina Seen as ‘Worst Hajj Disaster in 25 Years’
- September 24,2015
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- SUSTG Team
At least 717 pilgrims were killed and 805 others were injured on Thursday in a stampede in Mina, outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca, in the worst disaster to strike the annual haj pilgrimage in 25 years. The stampede was caused by two large groups of pilgrims arriving together at a crossroads on their way […]
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U.S. Coordinates with Saudi Arabia to Return Guantanamo Detainee
- September 23,2015
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- SUSTG Team
A suspected former bodyguard to Osama bin Laden has been transferred from Guantanamo Bay to his native Saudi Arabia, according to U.S. DoD officials. “The United States is grateful to the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its willingness to support ongoing U.S. efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The United […]
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2015 C3 US-Arab Business Summit – New York City
- September 18,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and C3 International, the C3US-Arab Business Summit will take place on Monday, October 19, 2015, in New York City at the Union League Club. The summit will focus on “Cyber Security, Smart Cities, and Bilateral Prosperity.” Save the date and register now […]
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Key Backing of Iran Deal by Saudi King Salman Could Further Boost U.S.-Saudi Military Ties
- September 11,2015
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- Lucien Zeigler
Following King Salman’s personal and public support for the P5+1 deal with Iran at the White House last week, the United States and Saudi Arabia have overcome one of the largest bi-lateral diplomatic hurdles in decades. The strong support follows months of salesmanship by the Obama administration and paves the way for continued military and […]
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As Saudi Student Scholarship Program Expands to All Students Abroad, MoE Explores Limiting Program’s Scope to Medicine and Engineering
- September 10,2015
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- SUSTG Team
While visiting the United States last week, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman extended the Kingdom’s already expansive scholarship program to all students studying abroad, including to those currently paying their own way. The King met directly with Saudi students studying in the United States while in Washington and made the announcement during his visit. However, according […]
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King Salman’s Energetic Visit to Washington
- September 8,2015
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- SUSTG Team
During King Salman’s visit to Washington last week – his first official state visit anywhere – the King had back-to-back meetings with President Obama at the White House and met with Saudi military personnel, Saudi students, former U.S. presidents, former Aramco employees and the U.S.-Saudi business community in a schedule that provided a boost to U.S.-Saudi relations. […]
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U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum Opens in Washington, D.C. with Panel of Ministers and High-Level Government Officials
- September 4,2015
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- SUSTG Team
The U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum opened today in Washington, D.C. with a panel of high level ministers and officials to discuss the investment climate in Saudi Arabia. The event opened with a keynote by Abdullatif al-Othman, Governor and Chairman of the Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA), the primary organizer of the event alongside the Council […]
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Viral Marketing Video by Coca Cola Seats 6 Strangers Together for Iftar Dinner
- September 1,2015
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- SUSTG Team
During Ramadan, Coca-Cola Middle East created a video along with an anti-prejudice campaign in which six strangers came together for an iftar dinner to urge tolerance. The video was shot in the dark using infrared video equipment so the men couldn’t see each other as they chatted about various topics. When the lights turned on, they […]
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U.S. MilitaryAmerica’s Military: Were the wars worth the cost?
The longest war in American history has officially come to a close. And for many service members, the overwhelming feeling is: good riddance. Personally, many troops simply are tired of deploying there. Professionally, many wonder what the 13-year war really accomplished.
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U.S. - EgyptIs the Special Relationship Between the US and Egypt Over?
There are powerful elements in both the United States and Egypt that would prefer a resumption of tight relations, but a heavy cloud of mutual suspicion will likely prevent the type of public partnership seen in the past, says CFR’s Steven Cook.
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OilSaudi Oil Minister Naimi: ‘Why should we cut production?’
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi shrugged off suggestions that the world's biggest crude exporter might cut production to halt tumbling prices, saying the Kingdom's output had remained steady through last month.
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Israel-PalestineDo Americans Care About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
It’s well recognized that the level of public passion on issues varies, and those who care most about the issue matter the most for policy makers. Overall, Americans who rank the Israeli-Palestinian issue among the top three tend to want the United States to lean toward Israel more. But this is not necessarily a clear indication of what policy should be, in part because of another issue that Americans rank highly in their priorities: human rights.
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GCC RailwaysBack on track? GCC railway to be completed in 2018
The GCC railway link project, which has been given top priority by the bloc’s leaders, would be completed by 2018, said Abdullatif Al-Zayani, GCC secretary-general. “The railway will increase trade and economic exchange between the member states,” he pointed out.
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Syria200,000 dead? Why Syria’s rising death toll is so divisive
But this new figure is also a reminder of how little we really know about the death toll in Syria -- and why the figures we do have can become politically controversial. International bodies have publicly struggled to count the dead in Syria. At the beginning of this year, the United Nations announced it would stop updating its death toll due to concerns about its accuracy (it had last been updated in July 2013, when it stood at 100,000).
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Muslim NamesIs Mohammed really the most common baby name in Britain?
Whatever side of that debate you fall on, its worth realizing that Mohammed has an advantage in these figures. In Islamic culture, there is a relative small number of names to choose from, and the practice of naming your first child after the Islamic prophet is fairly widespread. This means that a baby boy born to to an Islamic family is far more likely to be called Mohammed or a variant on it than a Christian boy is likely to be named Oliver (using the name Jesus is rare in most English-speaking countries).
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Anti-ISIS StrategyCould Hagel resignation signal shift in US strategy against Islamic State? (+video)
“There is no connection between the secretary’s resignation announced yesterday and the strategy that we’re pursuing against ISIL in Iraq and Syria – no connection whatsoever,” Rear Adm. John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, said in a briefing Tuesday with reporters. “I wouldn’t draw from one any kind of conclusions or changes to the other.”
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- AP - Iraq to overhaul Baghdad security to stop bombings
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UK Passport PolicyWhere will jihadis stripped of their passports go?
The new "temporary exclusion orders," it is proposed, will include passport cancellation, entry on a "no fly list," and sanctions against any airline carrying an "excluded" British citizen to the UK.
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Jabhat Al-NusraWhat Will Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State Do Next in Syria?
Jabhat al-Nusra’s behavior in Syria’s Hama and Idlib provinces, where it already has an extensive presence, offers the most significant indication of what it sees ahead. It knew that the moderate opposition had agreed several months ago to fight it in the future, as part of a U.S. effort to eliminate extremists and make a deal with the regime. And so its move against the U.S. and Saudi-backed Syrian Revolutionaries Front and Hazm Movement, in particular, was pre-emptive. But their threat was not imminent, suggesting that Jabhat al-Nusra is preparing to deal with other eventualities. It has become the main rebel force in the northwest, and has the capability to capture the opposition’s last two border crossings to Turkey, vital for rebel training and supply, humanitarian relief flows, and the movement of opposition activists and administrators.
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