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  • The Saudi Economy 2013 and Investment Opportunities – CIT
     

    The Committee for International Trade is active in many countries promoting Saudi trade. In the United States it is a primary organizer of the US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forums that have been held in Chicago (2010) and Atlanta (2011).  The third in this series will be announced soon.  The Secretary General of CIT, Mr. Omar Bahlaiwa, […]

     
  • 2013 SACM Career Fair to Begin May 24 at the Gaylord Hotel, will host at least 8,000 Graduates
     

    SACM’s Career Fair will take place on May 24th, 2013 at the Gaylord National Harbor just outside of Washington, D.C., according to the Saudi Cultural Attache’s Office at the embassy in Washington. The joint graduation and career fair is an impressive event, in which graduating Saudi students descend on the U.S. capital to celebrate their […]

     
  • Incredible Photos from North Dakota’s Oil Boom
     

    For fans of high quality photographs, Alan Taylor’s In Focus blog hosted at TheAtlantic.com is worth following. Taylor regularly compiles stunning images on a wide range of subjects, and most recently had excellent posts on the conflict in Mali, the do-it-yourself weapons of Syrian rebels, one man’s journey to Iran, and many others. The blog’s latest collection […]

     
  • Cyberattacks are nation’s top security threat
     

    Yesterday, Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee’s annual hearing on worldwide threats.  Mr. Clapper prioritized the threat of cyber attacks above all other threats.  “Our statement this year leads with cyber, and it’s hard to overemphasize its significance,” said Clapper, reading a statement on behalf of himself, FBI Director […]

     
  • Al-Rabiah to Promote Saudi Auto Industry in U.S.
     

    The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) issued a press release today to announce a new conference in Michigan to promote the Saudi auto industry. H.E. Tawfiq al Rabiah, the Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry, is listed as a confirmed speaker of the event, which will “bring together senior Saudi Government officials, major Saudi industrialists, […]

     
  • Top 10 Salaries In Saudi Arabia
     

    The 2013 Gulf Business Salary Survey suggests it is good to be a CEO or managing director in Saudi Arabia; especially if you are a banking professional.  The Survey also examines trends with regard to Arab, Western and Asian professionals and the impact of Nitaqat on small and medium sized companies.

     
  • Saudi Youth Filmmaking on the Rise
     

    Social media continues to catalyze Saudi Arabia in unpredictable ways.  Fatima Al-Arjan takes a look at the rise of video blogging ‘vloggers.’  Short videos – some 36 seconds at maximum – have proliferated.  While sometimes a platform for controversial posts, like many on-line communities, this one seems to be maturing. In a related item, female […]

     
  • Saudi Prince Alwaleed Joins Twitter
     

    HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has joined Twitter, the microblogging social network in which the Prince holds a 3% stake. In an announcement in both Arabic and English on his official handle, @Alwaleed_Talal, Alwaleed’s office noted that the businessman will soon be active on Twitter:   The Private Office of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal […]

     
  • Lockheed Nets $253 Million Training Contract
     

    US-based Lockheed Martin will provide Virtual Training Technologies in support of Saudi Arabia’s F-15SA Modernization Program. The news comes on the heels of a recent announcement that the company had set up a branch in Riyadh on February 8th.  — According to a Press Release, Lockheed Martin, the Bethesda, Maryland-based aerospace company, has received a contract […]

     
  • Keystone: Saudi Arabia’s First Idea Translation Lab
     

    Many people are familiar with the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) and it’s glittering $20 billion endowment.  Founded in 2009 and sited north of Jeddah on the Red Sea, KAUST intends to be a global caliber research university as well as an educational and social bellwether that allows co-ed education.  The KAUST […]

     

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  • Riyadh Municipality starts receiving qualification applications for future projects

    The Riyadh Region Municipality invited qualified contracting companies with distinguished competence in the fields of implementing and developing roads, to submit their qualification applications.   In a statement, the municipality stated that the applications will be submitted via Kafu platform, and the winners will be classified according to certain standards after reviewing the applications.

  • Saudi ports record 13% growth in container handling: Mawani

    Ports in Saudi Arabia recorded a 12.48 percent increase in the number of received containers in March compared to the same period last year, official data showed. The Saudi Ports Authority, also known as Mawani, disclosed that terminals in the Kingdom received 265,148 standard containers in the third month of 2024, marking an annual increase from 235,738.

  • Perspective: Saudi Arabia’s Eastward Turn: Shifting Relations with Yemeni Tribes

    Saudi Arabia’s relationship with Yemeni tribes has undergone many changes over recent decades, focused mainly on cultivating direct ties with Yemeni tribal sheikhs. With a shared 1,800 km-long border, the Kingdom has closely monitored developments inside Yemen, placing significant importance on its relationship with tribal leaders as a means of “influenc[ing] internal political decision-making in Yemen in line with its interests.”[1] Such ties, however, are neither fixed nor homogeneous and have evolved based on the mutual interests of both parties. Saudi Arabia’s Eastward Turn: Shifting Relations with Yemeni Tribes - The Yemen Review, Quarterly: January-March 2024 - Sana'a Center For Strategic Studies https://sanaacenter.org/the-yemen-review/jan-mar-2024/22287

  • Al-Khobar joins ranks of global smart cities

    Al-Khobar has been recognized as a smart city in the 2024 rankings of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD). The city secured the 99th position out of 142 cities worldwide, the institute has announced.

    This listing makes Al-Khobar the fifth Saudi city to be acknowledged as a smart city, joining the ranks of Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, and Jeddah. This achievement underscores the Kingdom's continuous progress in the technology sector.

  • Opinion: The Gulf states will not move against Yemen’s Houthis without decisive Western intervention

    Mere strikes on the rebel group will not be sufficient to convince the Gulf states to join in any action in the quagmire that is Yemen from which they have just managed to extract themselves, nor will guarantees of support if they agree to do so. The Gulf states may be more wary than ever of promises from the West, and will not be swayed without first seeing decisive and independent Western military action.

  • Opinion: Israel’s strategic defeat and the resurgence of the Palestinian narrative

    Israel’s strategic defeat is encapsulated not by the loss of a single battle but by the crumbling of its moral foundation and the narrative it has long disseminated. As in Vietnam, where the American spirit was broken not by defeat but by the realisation of the moral implications of their actions, Israel stands at a crossroads. It must choose between continuing down a path of moral isolation or embracing a new chapter that acknowledges the rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people.

  • Israel threatens to retaliate after Turkiye restricts trade ties

    Israel’s foreign minister said that Turkiye has “unilaterally violated” trade agreements with its decision to restrict exports to Israel, and that Israel will respond with its own trade restrictions on products coming from Turkiye, Reuters reports.

    Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan “is again sacrificing the economic interests of the people of Turkiye in order to support Hamas, and we will respond in kind.”

  • Opinion: The Greater Middle East Is A Ticking Time Bomb

    “In fact, for many Egyptian political activists — whether those who led the (2011) revolution or were involved in earlier protests — their gateway into politics was the Palestinian cause. The 2011 uprising in Egypt was literally the climax of a process that started with the second Palestinian intifada a decade earlier,” Mr. El-Hamalawy added.

    Even so, Mr. El-Hamalawy, pointing to Mr. Al-Sisi’s harsh crackdown on dissent, cautioned that “we’re not on the verge of another 2011 because there is a substantial difference between dissidents now and then.”

  • Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo sent off in Saudi Super Cup semi-final defeat

    In a fiery Saudi Super Cup semi-final clash between Al Nassr and Al Hilal, Cristiano Ronaldo faced a dramatic end as he was shown a straight red card for elbowing an opponent in the closing minutes of the match. The game ended in a 2-1 victory for Al Hilal, with Ronaldo’s dismissal coming when his team were already trailing 2-0. A tense encounter culminated in Ronaldo’s sending off for an elbow on Ali Al-Bulayhi even though Al Nassr found a late consolation goal.

  • Saudi Arabia’s air and space forces merger to happen this year: Sources

    Saudi Arabia plans to merge its air and space forces into a single organization sometime this year, three Saudi military officials told Breaking Defense, in part of what experts say is an ambitious but ultimately long-term plan for the Kingdom to develop robust space-based defense capabilities. While plans can always change, one of the Saudi Ministry of Defense officials — who like the others spoke with Breaking Defense on the condition of anonymity at the World Defense Show outside Riyadh earlier this year — said, “We need space for deterrence. In 2024, MoD will merge air and space forces to defend the assets it has.”