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• Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Orders Aid to Yemen as Gains for Saudi-backed Forces Continue
  • July 24,2015

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  Saudi-led coalition land forces operating in Yemen have seen gains in recent weeks following the initiation of Operation Golden Arrow to recapture the city of Aden on July 16, according to DefenseNews.com. Saudi Arabia’s Brig. Gen. Ahmed Al-Assiri told Al-Arabiya television in an interview on July 22 that “[Saudi] are supporting the legitimate corps in the […]

   
• In Saudi Arabia, Carter Says Saudi Arabia Supports Iran Deal; King Salman to Visit U.S. in Fall
  • July 23,2015

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  Following a meeting in Jeddah with HRH King Salman and Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense Prince Mohammed bin Salman, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the King and Prince expressed “their support for the Iranian nuclear deal, albeit with a couple reservations about how the deal would be implemented,” according to the Wall Street Journal. According […]

   
• Defense Secretary Ash Carter in Saudi Arabia to Meet with King Salman, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
  • July 22,2015

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  Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met today with King Salman and his defense minister, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Jeddah on the Red Sea coast to reassure Saudi Arabia about U.S. commitment to their security. Secretary Carter is also slated to meet with GCC military officials, per remarks made by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir […]

   
• Saudi Arabia’s King Salman’s Outreach to Hamas Leader Seen as Widening Effort to Counter Iran through Arab Unity
  • July 21,2015

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  King Salman’s historic meeting last Friday with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal “was part of an effort by Riyadh to shore up Arab unity in the face of a perceived threat from Iran that it believes has become more urgent since last week’s nuclear deal,” writes Angus McDowall in Reuters. Meshaal, who was on pilgrimage to […]

   
• How Saudi Women are Finding a Way in the Workforce
  • July 20,2015

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  Saudi women’s successes in the workforce represent “evidence of a slow but seismic shift” in Saudi society with entrepreneurs and career professionals finding ways toward career success in the Kingdom, according to a feature story by Alexandra Zarvis in the Los Angeles Times. “No matter how successful we are, no matter how much we achieve, the […]

   
• U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to Visit Saudi Arabia Next Week to Push Benefits of Iran Deal
  • July 16,2015

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  U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will travel to Saudi Arabia as part of the Obama administration’s efforts to convince skeptical allies in the region about the benefits of the Iran nuclear deal, National Security Adviser Susan Rice told Reuters in an exclusive interview on Wednesday. Carter’s trip had not been announced previously. Although Saudi Arabia […]

   
• Official White House, Saudi Statements on Iran Deal
  • July 15,2015

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  U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman by phone on Tuesday to discuss the results of the P5+1 negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. President Obama also expressed his condolences over the recent passing of HRH Prince Saud al-Faisal. According to a readout by the White House, President Obama “shared details of the Joint Comprehensive […]

   
• New Officials Named for Top Housing, Royal Court Posts
  • July 13,2015

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  Saudi Arabia appointed a housing minister with a background as a real estate developer on Monday and appointed a new head of the Royal Court, according to decrees issued by King Salman and reports by the Reuters news agency. Majed al-Hogail, former managing director of Rafal Real Estate Development Co, a private firm owned by Saudi […]

   
• Three Saudi Brothers Arrested in Connection with Mosque Bombing in Kuwait
  • July 7,2015

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  Three Saudi brothers have been arrested in connection with a suicide bombing at a Shi’ite mosque in Kuwait last month, according to Saudi and Kuwaiti authorities and as reported by the Reuters news agency. “The three brothers were ‘parties to the crime of the sinful terrorist bombing that targeted the Imam al-Sadeq mosque in Kuwait,’ the SPA state news […]

   
• Saudi Oil Export Revenues Down 46% in 2015 as Drawdown on Net Foreign Assets Continues
  • June 30,2015

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  Saudi Arabia exported 1.4 billion barrels of oil in the first half of the current year for a total revenue value of SAR305 billion ($81.33 billion), according to latest figures. These revenue figures are down about 46% from the same period last year. The Kingdom also consumed about 23% of all the oil it produced for […]

   
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