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  • Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council Votes ‘No’ On Proposed Unity Law
     

    A new proposal to implement a new legal system to “protect national unity” was voted down by Saudi Arabia’s 150-member Shura Council as “unnecessary,” according to reports in the Saudi Gazette.  Put forth by the Islamic and judicial committee, the proposal “implies the necessity of establishing an entire legal body to deal with one issue, which is […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Reduces Crude Exports, Refining More at Home
     

    Saudi Arabia reduced crude oil exports in April but used record supplies domestically for a burgeoning refining industry, Bloomberg’s Wael Mahdi reports.  Shipments in April fell by an average of 160,000 barrels a day, down to 7.6m BPD from 9m BPD in March. The March shipments were the highest in almost a decade, according to […]

     
  • Fahad Nazer: ‘ISIS Will Fail in Saudi Arabia’
     

    After two bombings hit two soft targets in Saudi Arabia, the self-described Islamic State, or Daesh, has its sights set on Saudi Arabia, but the extremist group is unlikely to succeed in the Kingdom, writes Gulf expert Fahad Nazer. Nazer, a Saudi writer based in the United States whose contributions are featured on CNN, Washington […]

     
  • Video Released by King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue Asks Youth to Rethink Biases
     

    A powerful video campaign released by the King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue asks Saudi youth to rethink their biases. Joseph Braude at the Foreign Policy Research Institute shares the video with English subtitles, which has garnered 150,000 views in 48 hours and sparked a discussion in the kingdom about how to stem sectarian conflict. As Braude […]

     
  • Is it Crunch Time for Saudi Arabia’s Yemen Operation?
     

    In an in-depth analysis in Reuters, Angus McDowall writes that following Saudi Arabia and the GCC’s lack of success in significantly tipping the scales in Yemen with airstrikes, the limited options for Saudi Arabia’s leadership in the war-torn country come with high risks. With the possibility of a ground operation apparently ruled out, “Riyadh may soon […]

     
  • NCB: Saudi real GDP to grow 3.4 percent in 2015
     

    Saudi Arabia will face “a moderate business cycle during 2015 and 2016, growing around 3% in real terms,” Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) finds in a recently released study.  The study, entitled “Saudi Economic Perspectives 2015-2016” with the theme of “Tackling Challenges on Solid Ground,” finds less contribution from the oil sector and moderation in […]

     
  • Level of Turmoil in Middle East at ‘Highest Point in 50 years’, Gulf Expert Writes in Politico Magazine
     

    Gary Sick, a well-known and respected Gulf expert writes in an in-depth piece for Politico Magazine that the turmoil in the Middle East is at the highest point in 50 years, and that Saudi Arabia is dramatically increasing its efforts to slow the spread of Iranian influence across the region. Dr. Sick, a Columbia professor […]

     
  • Cash Reward Offered for Wanted Men Connected to Mosque Bombings
     

    Saudi Arabia’s government offered a $1.3m cash reward for men connected to bombings at mosques in the past two weeks, saying that “[a]nyone dealing with the wanted men will be held accountable,” according to Reuters and information posted by the Ministry of Interior and the Saudi Press Agency. The self-described Islamic State, or Daesh, claimed […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia’s total exports in 2014 dropped by 8.9 percent
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Central Department of Statistics found that total exports in 2014 dropped by 8.9 percent to SR1.28 trillion ($342.28 billion), while imports rose.  Oil was the lion’s share of total exports at 83 percent of the total value of exports at $280 billion. According to Arab News and Saudi Arabia’s Central Department of Statistics, non oil […]

     
  • Photos: King Salman Urges More ‘Support to Investment and Investors in the Kingdom’ at High-Level Business Gathering
     

    In a focus on investment forum in Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman spoke to leading business leaders and government officials at Al-Salam Palace on Wednesday and asked them to encourage “businessmen to invest in the Kingdom where the climate is conducive for business and where everyone gets a fair opportunity” and to […]

     

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  • Nuclear energy to boost education for young Saudis and foster sustainable high-tech industry

    Saudi Arabia is embarking on an ambitious program to develop peaceful nuclear energy that will have profound positive impacts on the energy industry and wider economy. According to the Ministry of Energy, Saudi Arabia is committed to a far-reaching nuclear energy program that will result in the construction of the Kingdom’s first nuclear power plants.

  • Saudi consumer behaviour is “radically changing”

    In my thirty five years of living and working in Saudi Arabia, the last decade has been a truly transformative period for the Kingdom, whether it’s on a societal or an industry level, the changes have been positive and impactful.

    The society as a whole has become very open and progressive, and yet still values its culture.

    The young generation respects the traditions of the past, but are not bound by it. They look to the future in a positive way, and feel that there are more opportunities available for them.

  • Ukraine’s Zelenskiy has ‘productive’ talks with Saudi crown prince

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had held "productive and energetic" talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman focusing on this week's "Peace Summit" in Switzerland and improving bilateral ties.
    Kyiv aims to build international support for a peace plan proposed by Zelenskiy that includes a full withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine and return to its 1991 post-Soviet borders.

  • Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power Spearheads Energy Transition

    ACWA Power, a leading private developer, investor and operator with 77 power generation and water desalination projects to its name across Saudi Arabia, is driving sustainability and continues to be one of the Middle East’s energy transition leaders.

  • Saudi Women in the Spotlight of the Makkah Route Initiative at Casablanca Airport

    Saudi women have proudly represented themselves in various initiatives and at international forums. During the Hajj season of 1445 AH, many Saudi women from the General Directorate of Passports played a crucial role in serving pilgrims and streamlining procedures, ensuring quick completion of their travel procedures.

  • OPEC sticks to 2024 oil demand growth forecast but trims Q1 view

    OPEC on Tuesday stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024, despite lower-than-expected use in the first quarter, saying travel and tourism would support consumption in the second half of the year.
    The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, in a monthly report, said world oil demand will rise by 2.25 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024 and by 1.85 million bpd in 2025. Both forecasts were unchanged from last month.

  • Over 1.5 million pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for annual pilgrimage

    Over 1.5 million pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj season, the Kingdom’s General Directorate of Passports announced on Tuesday. The directorate said that up until Monday, June 10, the number of pilgrims that entered the Kingdom through the air, land and sea ports reached 1,547,295.

  • Jonathan Rynhold: Israel’s Divided Politics

    At the beginning of this war, there was a very strong, unified sense of purpose. It was very clear to all Israelis, not only Israeli Jews, but also Israel's Arab citizens, what Israel needed to do. It needed to defeat Hamas and it needed to use a lot of military force to do that. That kind of bound the country together. The horizon of what you do afterwards was a long, long way off. Over the last few months, we have approached the critical elements where there is more disagreement.

  • Opinion: The US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement: Regional Implications

    Saudi Arabia’s nuclear energy ambitions have been relatively slow compared to the UAE. After establishing the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy in Riyadh in 2010, Saudi officials announced plans to construct 16 nuclear reactors to generate 20 percent of the kingdom’s electricity by 2032. By 2017, the Saudi National Atomic Energy Project outlined a civil nuclear program featuring large nuclear power plants, small modular reactors, and fuel cycle activities. Despite this ambitious vision, progress on small modular reactor projects has been slow, with plans now including just two large nuclear power reactors.

  • Tiger Woods on state of PGA Tour-Saudi negotiations: “We all want the same thing”

    In a wide-ranging if brief media session on Tuesday morning, Tiger Woods touched on a range of topics, and Woods’ prevailing emotion was optimism … whether or not it’s grounded in reality. Woods is attempting two distinct, extraordinarily difficult feats: returning to major-winning ways after catastrophic injury at age 48, and trying to hold together a professional game that appears in danger of fracturing completely in two.