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  • Top-10 ranking in sight for Tadawul
     

    Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange is expected to quickly rank among the world’s 10 most active markets if it opens up to international investors.

     
  • American Public Opposes Israel Striking Iran
     

    A new poll finds that only one in four Americans favors Israel conducting a military strike against Iran’s nuclear program. Seven in ten (69%) favor the US and other major powers continuing to pursue negotiations with Iran, a position that is supported by majorities of Republicans (58%), Democrats (79%) and Independents (67%).

     
  • SACM Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony Begins in Washington
     

    Saudi students from around the United States are descending on the U.S. capital for a graduation ceremony and career fair organized by the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) on May 26-27. SACM, in coordination with the Saudi Ministry of Higher Education, will host the SACM Career Fair and Graduation Ceremony this weekend at the Gaylord […]

     
  • Global Markets Drag on TASI
     

    The TASI has dipped over the past month, primarily due to global factors. First quarter results of listed companies point to ongoing strength in the domestic economy, with profits 14.9 percent higher than in the first quarter of 2011. Nonetheless, the TASI is down by 10 percent since the end of March, mirroring falls on […]

     
  • USTR: Saudi Continues to Protect Intellectual Property Rights
     

    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Monday released the 2012 Special 301 Report reviewing the intellectual property protection policies of foreign nations.  Saudi Arabia is not named on the “Watch List” again this year and has not been since a successful Out-of-Cycle Review in 2009 to resolve IP issues in cooperation with the […]

     
  • How Gulf Countries Are Splurging at Home
     

    Asa Fitch, writing in the Wall Street Journal, details the extent to which oil dollars are fueling economic growth “at home” for GCC countries: Booming oil prices are flooding Arab countries with money, but where the lion’s share of that wealth would once have been pumped into the world’s financial markets, much of it is […]

     
  • Island in the Gulf – A Film of Juraid Island
     

    One of the great joys of living in Saudi Arabia has always been the natural environment itself – the dunes, the jebals and especially the Gulf with its beaches, reefs and islands. For those lucky enough to visit Juraid Island, fifteen miles offshore from Jubail, the experience has always been unforgettable. A pristine island shaped […]

     
  • Foreign Military Sales Keep Production Lines Hot
     

    “Partnership building is part of one of the largest benefits that we see,” Hunt said. “It’s building and maintaining friendships, it’s about building allies. United States Central Command, or CENTCOM, is obviously a very busy place for the United States now. The more that we can help those countries not only defend, but operate amongst […]

     
  • SEC unveils SR452b projects
     

    The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has allocated SR452 billion to implement energy projects until the year 2021 according to SEC Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Saleh Bin Hussein Al-Awaji. These projects will provide services consistent with international standards, including building up an adequate power at a peak time about 10 percent of combined capacity. The […]

     
  • US and Saudi team up for renewable energy projects
     

    The United States and Saudi Arabia are prepared to sign a number of deals related to the establishment of investment and service projects depending on renewable energy resources, Arab News reported. US Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services, Nicole Lamb, said the US would support the Kingdom on its drive to develop clean […]

     

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  • U.S. energy secretary to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE next week, officials say

    U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next week to work on “climate co-operation” and other issues, two Biden administration officials told Reuters on Friday. The visit will run from Tuesday through Thursday, with Granholm visiting the UAE first, one of the officials said. It will be her first trip to the region as secretary.

    “The visit is a continuation of long-standing engagement between the U.S. and this region,” the officials said.

  • Saudi Arabia plans $100 billion investment to develop aviation sector

    A significant portion of the investments, over $50 billion, will go to developing the country’s airports. Moreover, the Kingdom expects airlines to place new aircraft orders worth around $40 billion. The remaining $10 billion will go to other aviation projects across Saudi Arabia, including $5 billion to special logistics zones in the major airports of Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.

  • Saudi Arabia to reveal roadmap to turn aviation sector into $2bn industry

    Details of the roadmap will be set out at the 2024 Future Aviation Forum, convening 5,000 leaders, including private investors, operators, and service providers, set to be held in Riyadh from May 20 to 22. The plan comes after Saudi Arabia revised its 2030 tourism target upwards from 100 million to 150 million visitors in October 2023. The forum is set to be hosted by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, and the organization’s President Abdulaziz-Al Duailej said: “General aviation is vital to growing high-value sectors of the Saudi economy, including tourism, business and entertainment events.

  • Half of Gaza water sites damaged or destroyed, BBC satellite data reveals

    Hundreds of Gaza's water and sanitation facilities have been damaged or destroyed since Israel began military action against Hamas, satellite analysis by BBC Verify has found.

    Damage to a major supplies depot has also severely disrupted repairs.

    The lack of clean water and flows of untreated sewage pose a serious threat to health, say aid agencies.

    The Israel Defense Forces told the BBC that Hamas cynically exploits civilian infrastructure for terror purposes.

    The destruction comes despite Israel's duty to protect critical infrastructure under the rules of war, unless there is evidence sites are being used for military reasons, say human rights lawyers.

  • UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

    The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the U.N. Security Council "reconsider the matter favorably."
    The vote by the 193-member General Assembly was a global survey of support for the Palestinian bid to become a full U.N. member - a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state - after the United States vetoed it in the U.N. Security Council last month.

  • Saudi Arabia woos investors with lucrative business environment

    Khairy added: “The Kingdom has already started to take serious steps to capitalize on its exceptional location through the establishment of logistics and free trade zones, coupled with efforts to diversify the economy under Vision 2030, attracts foreign investment and fosters trade partnerships.”

  • Why Netflix’s Honeymoonish director thinks the Middle East needs more rom-coms

    Honeymoonish is the first Arab film to reach number one on Netflix's weekly Top 10 chart of the most-watched non-English TV films, accumulating 14 million views in its second week of release.

    It is a surprising and exciting result for the cast, crew and particularly for Lebanese director Elie El Semaan, considering it is his first film.

    “I'm very happy,” El Semaan tells The National. “The feedback we were getting from day one was bigger than I expected, to be honest. And not only from the Gulf region but from all over the world.”

  • Saudi crown prince MBS delays visit to Pakistan for unspecified reasons

    Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has deferred his visit to Pakistan for unspecified reasons, dimming the much-anticipated event that Islamabad was hoping would secure further investments and agreements between the two allies.

    Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman had been expected to visit Pakistan on 19 May, but according to media reports, that has now been delayed until a later date while Islamabad and Riyadh continue to work out an agreed-upon schedule.

  • Cases of Botulism in Saudi Arabia linked to mayonnaise, product recalled

    Saudi authorities on Saturday announced that the source of recent cases of food poisoning in Riyadh at a popular burger chain in the Kingdom has been tracked to a bacterium found in a mayonnaise product used by the chain. Last month, scores of cases of Botulism were reported in the Kingdom which were linked to the Hamburgini restaurant chain, prompting the authorities to take necessary measures and open a probe into the matter.

  • Saudi Arabian universities need to embrace the AI revolution

    The launch in December 2023 of the National Framework for Artificial Intelligence in Digital Learning by the National eLearning Center – set up in 2018 before the outbreak of the COVID19 pandemic, which has been a significant game changer in the distance education scenario – confirms the serious commitment of the Saudi establishment to the use of AI at all educational levels.