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Saudi National Guard Troops Deploy to Najran Province on the Border with Yemen
- April 27,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In a bid to strengthen border security, Saudi Arabia has deployed National Guard (SANG) troops to the Najran Province on the border with Yemen, the SPA reports. Last week, a Saudi border guard was killed and two troops wounded by heavy gun and mortar fire in Najran. The report of the deployment comes amid an ever-evolving […]
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U.S. Science Envoy Travels to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‘To Build and Strengthen Research Collaboration’
- April 24,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In a press release issued by the State Department, the Obama Administration announced that Science Envoy Dr. Peter Hotez will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, April 25–May 1, “in support of President Obama’s initiative to strengthen U.S. science and educational relationships overseas.” “Dr. Hotez will meet with representatives from the scientific, academic, medical, and business communities to […]
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President Obama, Arab Leaders Set for 2-Day Summit in Washington and Camp David May 13-14
- April 21,2015
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- SUSTG Team
President Obama will host leaders from GCC states in Washington D.C. next month in a bid to strengthen U.S-Arab ties, according to statements by the White House and reports in The Hill and Politico. “President Obama will welcome leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates – […]
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Photo: Year-Long U.S. Military Course for Saudis Brings Future Leaders to Stuttgart
- April 17,2015
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- SUSTG Team
According to a release today by the U.S. Africa Command, twenty-five military officers from Saudi Arabia traveled to Stuttgart, Germany to learn about the mission and programs of the U.S. Africa Command. “The officers are participants in the year-long Saudi Arabia War Course, a professional development program designed for those with potential for high level […]
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KAEC Fellowship Brings Harvard Grads For On-The-Ground Experience in Urban Planning
- April 16,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In 2014, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) launched the Impact KAEC Fellowship in 2014, inviting three students from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design for a hands-on experience in urban planning. The 2014-2015 Fellowship began in October 2014 and ended in March 2015. KAEC fellows “were placed within business units in the city to bring fresh ideas and […]
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Lack of Clarity from Capital Market Authority On Upcoming Stock Market Opening Leaves ‘Would-Be Investors Guessing’, Report Says
- April 15,2015
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- SUSTG Team
A report today in Bloomberg finds that Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority has not provided clarity about how new rules permitting foreign investment in the Tadawul will square with existing rules preventing foreign access. The report, written by Dana El Baltaji, Deema Almashabi, and Sarmad Khan for Bloomberg, says that investors “are no closer to understanding how […]
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Writing from Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s President Pens Op-Ed in New York Times Seeking Western Help to ‘Save Yemen’
- April 12,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In a New York Times op-ed written from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Yemen’s President Abdu Mansour Hadi called for Western help in restoring him to power as he places blame directly on Iran and Ali Abdullah Saleh. “It is not too late to stop the devastation of my nation. The Houthis belong at the negotiating table, not […]
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Jadwa’s Quarterly Oil Market Update Finds Glut in Oil Markets Widening, Brent to Average $61 Per Barrel in 2015
- April 8,2015
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- SUSTG Team
Jadwa Investment’s just released Quarterly Oil Market Update (Q1 2015) found a widening glut in the supply of oil globally, putting downward pressure on the price on international indices. The Riyadh-based bank said that it now estimates an average price of oil at $61 per barrel in 2015, down from $79. “The widening of global oil […]
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Jadwa April 2015 Chartbook: Royal Decrees Boost February Economic Data
- April 2,2015
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- SUSTG Team
In Jadwa’s April 2015 Saudi Chartbook, economic data reflected strong growth in February of this year following the impact of the late January royal decrees. “Cash withdrawals from ATMs recorded a significant monthly increase in response to the two month’s salary bonus, Jadwa said. In addition, bank lending to the private sector recorded healthy growth in February. However, government deposits […]
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Starting (or Investing In) an Online Business in MENA: Lessons Learned for Founders and Investors
- March 31,2015
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- Khaldoon Tabaza
In the rush to create the next big success in the online industry in MENA, it is useful to pause and ponder key lessons our nascent community can benefit from based on the successes (and failures) of founders and investors in developed markets, such as the US, and other emerging markets more advanced than ours, […]
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Syrian Rebel TrainingOpinion: Training the Syrian Opposition: So, What’s The Plan?
Indeed, Syrian rebels are likely more motivated to fight Assad than to counter ISIL. Such an approach would require rehabilitating the Geneva process for a Syrian political transition and synchronizing the pace of opposition military gains with political negotiations. The Syrian opposition army would need more robust capabilities, deeper capacity, sustainment plans, and new doctrine to fight on multiple fronts and ensure that its successes endure — all of which necessitate a greater coalition commitment of trainers, advisors, funding, and equipment, not to mention political will.
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PLO and the UNWill Abbas walk the walk on his threats to Israel?
He added, "The political clash with Israel will be represented by joining 520 conventions and international institutions; heading to the International Criminal Court [ICC] and filing complaints against Israel and its leaders; escalating the popular resistance in the Palestinian territories against the occupation and the settlers; repudiating all obligations and agreements; and canceling security coordination with Israel."
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Counter InsurgencyOpinion: Is COIN No Longer Relevant?
The movement away from COIN doctrine is also a reflection of the now-popular sentiment that it didn’t work in the post-9/11 period any better than it did during the Vietnam War, the same conflict from which so many complained we didn’t retain hard-learned lessons in COIN.
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U.S. Legal ActionIf A Bank Can Be Liable For Terrorism, Are The Saudis Next?
There are still big barriers to suing a sovereign nation in U.S. courts, including the opposition of the federal government. But firms including Motley Rice, the firm that helped win the Arab Bank case and in the 1990s broke down the legal walls protecting the tobacco industry, have convinced an appeals court in New York to allow their case against Saudi Arabia to proceed despite that nation’s strong protests it bears no blame for the terrorist attack that killed more than 2,000 Americans.
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Qatari Foreign PolicySaudi Qatari Dispute: Will Doha Abandon the Muslim Brotherhood?
It is easy for Qatar to implement, for example, the point of ceasing to nationalize defectors from other Gulf States. But the tough nut for Qatar to crack is its policy towards Egypt. In this case, it is not merely an utterance by the Emir that may stop or continue this or that policy; it is the comprehensive approach of Doha to the Middle East.
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Global Conference on Human RightsOpinion: Saudi Arabia: Champion of Human Rights?
Given Saudi Arabia’s unsavory reputation on this subject—it is routinely denounced in the State Department’s annual human rights report and by activist groups such as Human Rights Watch—Riyadh might seem to be an unlikely venue for such an event. But the key to understanding the rationale for this conference lies in the announced theme: “Promoting a Culture of Tolerance.” This is not about individuals’ freedom of expression, or the status of women, or freedom of assembly. This is about the Islamic State, or ISIS.
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Iraqi LeadershipThe New Iraqi Prime Minister: A Change in Style or Substance?
One salient issue that remains unaddressed, or at least unanswered, concerns the key security ministries of Abbadi’s new cabinet. Ever since Iraq’s first democratic government was seated in 2006, filling the security ministries with leaders acceptable to all participants in the cabinet has proved to be an enormous challenge.
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U.S. StrategyOpinion: Degrade and destroy? Unclear military goals are an American tradition
Steadily increasing men and money ($7.5m every day, per a late-August Pentagon total) into Iraq follows from the goal Obama laid out last week: to degrade and ultimately destroy Isis. It signals toughness and finality, yet its meaning is elusive.
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Syrian Rebel GroupsPotential U.S. allies? Syrian rebel groups at a glance
President Obama has said a key part of his strategy to degrade and defeat Islamic State militants will be working with moderate Syrian opposition groups. He has called on Congress to authorize $500 million to train and arm Syrian rebels to become America's partners. But who are these groups, and to what degree can the U.S. rely on them?
- Lawfare - Opinion: The Foreign Policy Essay: Is this How to Win the war on Terrorism?
- Small Wars Journal - Opinion: If You Liked Vietnam, You'll Love the War With the Islamic State
- NYT - Syrian Leaders See Opportunities and Risks in U.S. Striking ISIS on Their Soil
- NYT - Opinion: To Stop ISIS in Syria, Support Aleppo
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Social MediaWho’s the king of the GCC social media ring?
The UAE comes out on top with high Facebook and LinkedIn penetration rates, yet Saudi Arabia leads the region on most platforms, especially Twitter. According to the Arab Social Media Report published in May this year, Facebook usage in the Arab world has expanded to approximately 81 million users, while LinkedIn and Twitter user numbers have also grown to 8.5m and 6m, respectively.
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