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Sfakianakis: Passing of King Abdullah and Advent of King Salman a ‘Time of Continuity’ in Oil Policy
Writing in MEES, a Middle East oil and gas weekly magazine, Saudi finance expert Dr. John Sfakianakis says that the transfer of power from King Abdullah to King Salman is likely to represent a continuation of Saudi oil policy, particularly with respect to production levels. “The passing of King Abdullah and the advent of King Salman […]
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The Death of King Abdullah and the Future of Saudi Arabia: 5 Storylines to Watch This Week
The passing of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah in the early morning on Friday, January 23rd is a major event in the Kingdom’s history. The impact of the King’s reign on current and future generations will be lasting, and his death has drawn global attention to the Kingdom as the country moves forward with new leadership. […]
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President Obama: ‘My personal condolences and the sympathies of the American people’ following death of King Abdullah as VP Biden plans visit
President Obama issued a statement today on the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, expressing his condolences and “the sympathies of the American people” to the family of the King and the people of Saudi Arabia. “It is with deep respect that I express my personal condolences and the sympathies of the American […]
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OPEC to Oil Companies at Davos: ‘Let’s produce the lower cost oil first and then produce the higher cost…prices will rebound’
In dueling speeches at the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland, oil company heads and OPEC representatives clashed about the collapse in the price of oil, according to a report in Reuters. Oil company chiefs at from Italy’s Eni Spa and France’s Total said that OPEC’s unwillingness to cut output “could lead to a huge […]
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Spain’s Abengoa and AWT to Develop the World’s First Solar-Powered Desalination Plant in Saudi Arabia
[Press Release] Spain’s Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has been selected by Advanced Water Technology (AWT) to jointly develop the world’s first large-scale desalination plant to be powered by solar energy, in Saudi Arabia. AWT is a newly formed company […]
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Photos: Rare Snow Blankets Areas of Saudi Arabia
A rare blanket of snow hit areas of Saudi Arabia on Monday, causing a stir on social media sites and even eliciting a Fatwa about snowmen. The bulk of the snow hit a town near the northern city of Tabuk, according to the BBC. Images appearing on the website Alriyadh.com, which often has excellent user-submitted photographs […]
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Five trends that will shape the Arab World’s online industry in 2015
2014 was a milestone year for online businesses in the Arab world. It was the year in which Arab online users spent more time behind their smartphone and computer screens than their televisions, online classified’s popularity soared over that of print classifieds, and several industries such as transportation, automotive, and food & beverage were disrupted […]
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The fundamentals of the oil price slide: where’s the bottom and is Saudi Arabia still a swing producer?
With a precipitous slide in the price of oil to less than half its July 2014 highs, markets around the world are watching Saudi Arabia closely as they try to figure out where the bottom might be for oil prices. But given its low extraction costs, significant capital investment in production infrastructure and large capital reserves, […]
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Saudi Arabia’s 2015 Budget: A Message of Confidence and Focus on Human Capital – John Sfakianakis
Saudi Arabia’s 2015 budget has captured attention as a counter-cyclical fiscal policy to spend heavily despite a projected deficit on the back of falling oil prices. SUSTG’s President Richard Wilson sat down with Dr. John Sfakianakis, Regional Director for the GCC at Ashmore Group, for a wide-ranging interview to discuss issues affecting the Saudi economy. The discussion […]
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John Sfakianakis on the Saudi Economy and 2015 Budget, Oil Prices, and the Opening of the Saudi Stock Market
SUSTG’s President Richard Wilson sits down with Dr. John Sfakianakis of Ashmore Group to discuss a range of key economic an political topics for Saudi Arabia. This discussion is part of SUSTG.com and SUSRIS.com’s FocusKSA series of online interviews with a wide variety of experts and analysts whose commentary provides insight on issues of importance to […]
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KAPSARC Leverages GIS for Off-Grid EV Charging in Saudi Arabia
So, while EVs certainly lower greenhouse gas emissions, EVs will continue to emit CO2 until the grid is completely green. Thus, charging EVs off-grid with a charging mechanism based on 100% renewable energy creates EVs that produce no tailpipe emissions and none from the charging power.
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Saudi Arabia: Women’s fashion projected to become $53bn market by 2030
Rising female workforce participation, coupled with increasing westernisation of clothing, besides rising social media influence and mushrooming of online shopping platforms are the driving forces for the unprecedented growth in the fashion wear segment in Saudi Arabia, the research by global advisory firm RedSeer said.
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First Iraqi car enters Kuwait after 33 years
Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait, Al-Manhal Al-Safi, announced yesterday the entry of the first Iraqi car into Kuwait in more than 33 years. This came ahead of the football match between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti national teams in the Asian qualifiers for the 2030 World Cup, scheduled to be held tomorrow. Al-Safi said on his account on X that the car belongs to an Iraqi citizen who came to attend the match, and thanked Kuwait for the warm reception.
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UAE completes Arab world’s first nuclear plant
Abu Dhabi's Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant will produce 40 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity annually after its fourth and final reactor entered commercial operation, the state-owned Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) said in a statement. It will generate 25% of the electricity needs of the hot, desert Gulf state, where air-conditioning is ubiquitous – nearly the equivalent of New Zealand's annual consumption, ENEC said.
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Dr. Basma AlBuhairan: A Story of Cross-Sector Leadership
The Kingdom’s ranking in global innovation and technology indices is continuously improving. Saudi Arabia jumped 10 ranks to achieve 2nd place among the G20 countries according to ITU’s ICT Development Index (IDI) 2023
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How a Saudi university’s AI solution is revolutionizing Red Sea coral conservation
The groundbreaking technology, Coral-AI, combines real-time environmental monitoring with automated delivery of beneficial microorganisms, offering a proactive approach to preserving coral health not just in the Red Sea, but potentially across the world’s oceans. The Red Sea, the world’s northernmost tropical sea, is a semi-enclosed body of water connected to the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea through the narrow Suez Canal and Bab Al-Mandab Strait.
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Iran’s president visits Iraq amid Middle East tensions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visited Iraq on Wednesday on his first foreign trip, signalling the clerical establishment's intention to strengthen ties with a strategic ally of both Tehran and Washington as regional tensions rise. Pezeshkian, a relative moderate who was elected in July, met Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at the start of a three-day visit that Tehran and Baghdad said would include the signing of a number of agreements and discussion of the Gaza war and the situation in the Middle East.
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23 years later, September 11 families continue quest for accountability from Saudi Arabia through civil lawsuit
Now, as survivors and the victims’ families commemorate another anniversary, they await a federal judge’s pivotal decision in their yearslong legal battle with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over their claim of KSA’s role in backing an extremist support network that assisted the hijackers in the US leading up to the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. The Kingdom denies the allegations.
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Saudi FM discuss Palestine, Syria and Somalia crises with counterparts in Cairo meeting
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with his counterparts at the sidelines of the Arab League foreign ministers meeting in Cairo on Tuesday. During the meeting, ministers discussed joint Arab action to intensify coordination on the Palestinian issue and other matters of concern. Regional and international developments were also discussed at the meeting that was attended by a Turkish foreign minister for the first time in 13 years.
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Saudi Arabia says Israel humanitarian aid blockade in Gaza amounts to ‘war crime’
Saudi Arabia said, Tuesday, that Israel’s obstruction of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip is a “war crime” and a “humanitarian catastrophe”, according to Saudi state channel, Al-Ikhbariya. The failure to reach a ceasefire in Gaza for nearly a year is evidence of the “repeated failure of the international security system,” Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, said at a news conference in Cairo with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, Anadolu Agency reports. Bin Farhan criticised Israel’s intransigence and refusal to agree to a ceasefire.
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