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  • Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Arrives in China, Meets with Top Chinese Officials to Discuss ‘Vision 2030’
     

    Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a delegation including top ministers and other officials are in China this week for talks aimed at pushing the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 broad economic reforms. The visit to global economic powerhouse China, like the Deputy Crown Prince’s visit to the United States in June, hopes to “showcase […]

     
  • Contemporary Saudi Art Exhibit Continues Tour of America
     

    Today’s SUSTG Review includes a review from the East Bay Express about GENERA#ION, a traveling show presenting contemporary art from Saudi Arabia that is now on view in a number of galleries in San Francisco.  The East Bay Express gives the show a strong recommendation and, in fact, the exhibition has been very well-received as […]

     
  • John Kerry to Visit Saudi Arabia
     

    U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, will travel to Kenya, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia next week as part of a tour that is expected to focus on counter terrorism.  Secretary Kerry is expected to be in Jeddah on Wednesday, August 24th. AFP reports that Secretary Kerry will meet with his counterparts from the six-nation Gulf […]

     
  • As Entertainment Industry Develops, A ‘Great Opportunity’ for Cinema Business Awaits in Saudi Arabia
     

    With Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent visit to the United States that included meetings with several top entertainment industry executives in Silicon Valley, it is quite possible that entertainment options in Saudi Arabia could be dramatically greater in a decade. But what will that look like? The Vision 2030 document states that the Kingdom’s leaders “consider culture […]

     
  • As Civilian Casualties Grow in Yemen, Capitol Hill Questions U.S.-Saudi Arms Deals
     

    As casualties mount in the Saudi-led war in Yemen to reinstate the legitimate U.N.-recognized Hadi government, some U.S. lawmakers are considering whether to block the sale of additional arms to Saudi Arabia. It is not known if the potential block has significant backing on Capitol Hill, and criticism of past arms sales to Saudi Arabia […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Confirms Cooperation with Germany to Investigate, Prevent Terrorist Attacks
     

    Saudi Arabia’s has confirmed it was working with German investigators to track Islamist militants behind bomb and axe attacks in July. The news was originally reported by the German outlet Der Spiegel and confirmed in rare comments by a Saudi spokesman. A spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry, General Mansour al-Turki, said Saudi and German security experts […]

     
  • Saudi Presents Investigation into Coalition Bombings in Yemen
     

    An investigative committee examining charges that the Saudi-led coalition fighting against Houthi rebels in Yemen has caused civilian casualties largely defended their actions, Reuters reports. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the coalition’s investigative committee is independent and composed of representatives from six countries, all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, in addition to […]

     
  • Is Saudi Arabia’s Economy Turning the Corner?
     

    Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector may be showing signs of stabilization after roughly two years of uncertainty and significant economic policy changes, according to new data. A recently published Saudi Arabia PMI by Emirates NBD shows growth in Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector accelerated to an eight-month high in July. “July’s survey is encouraging as it suggests […]

     
  • $6.9 billion in Tourist Projects Approved under Saudi NTP
     

    Saudi Arabia approved more than SR26 billion ($6.9 billion) of tourism projects under the Kingdom’s National Transformation Program (NTP) on Sunday, according to reports. The funding will go to existing development projects in the pipeline as well as new efforts to preserve Saudi Arabia’s heritage sites, of which many are seen as underdeveloped and inadequately protected. Previously, […]

     
  • 11 Saudi Citizens Including 7 Soldiers Die on Border with Yemen ahead of Next Round of Peace Talks
     

    Four people were killed and three wounded in Saudi Arabia when a shell fired from inside Yemen exploded in a town close to the border, Saudi Civil Defense said on Monday. The announcement followed news that seven Saudi soldiers and dozens of Houthi fighters were killed in heavy fighting on the border with Yemen on […]

     

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