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  • Saudi Arabia wins oil battle against Iran
     

    It seems that the first round in the series of the ferocious battles between Iran and Saudi Arabia, the two giant oil-exporting countries, was settled in favor of the latter. The Kingdom continued to produce oil regardless of the Iranian threats warning the Kingdom against filling the shortage in oil supplies that might result from […]

     
  • Showing Pragmatism, Egypt’s Morsi Looks to Saudi
     

    The first official foreign visit of any newly elected president represents a significant symbolic statement. Knowing this, new leaders choose their first visit very carefully, often selecting a country that is either a major strategic ally or an important trade partner. Nonetheless, the Egyptian government’s announcement that President Mohammed Morsi’s first foreign visit will take […]

     
  • Underground in Arabia
     

    Born and raised in Dhahran, I thought I had seen most of the natural wonders of the Eastern kingdom from the towering dunes of the Rub’ Al Khali to the pristine reefs of the Gulf, so it was a true surprise to read the manuscript for John Pint’s Underground in Arabia. I had visited the […]

     
  • Saudi Aramco to invest in new energy ventures
     

    Saudi Aramco has launched an investment arm to buy into companies that have developed technologies of strategic importance to Saudi Arabia and speed their deployment in the kingdom, the state-run energy group said. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures LLC (SAEV) plans to invest in start-up and high-growth ventures offering new technologies to the upstream and downstream […]

     
  • Al Jubayl Saudi Arabia As Seen From Orbit at Night
     

    The city of Al Jubayl (or Jubail) is located on the coast of Saudi Arabia, along the Persian Gulf. The city has a history extending back more than 7,000 years, but since 1975 it has been associated with the petrochemical, fertilizer, and steel industries. At night, these industrial areas form a brightly lit region (image […]

     
  • Study finds ’80 more years of Saudi oil at current production levels’
     

    Saudi Arabia, the biggest oil producer in the world with a proven reserve of 264 billion barrels, could continue oil supplies for the next 80 years at the current production levels, the Kuwait-based Diplomatic Center for Strategic Studies (DCSS) said in a study. Saudi Arabia retains 38.7 percent of world oil reserves whereas the shares […]

     
  • Why Saudi Arabia’s Travel and Tourism Sector Is Ripe for Growth
     

    Saudi Arabia’s travel and tourism sector is poised for rapid growth in the next decade and beyond, and both Saudi and international corporations are looking to cash in on the opportunities ahead. A product of the changing economic and social landscape in Saudi Arabia, the coming tourism boom is likely to contribute to the Kingdom’s […]

     
  • Saudi, UAE, Qatar top Cleantech list
     

    Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan are the most attractive markets for clean technologies, thanks to their government plans, budgets and long-term strategies, said a report by Ernst & Young. These countries have also demonstrated investments in large initiatives such as KACARE, Masdar and the ‘Green’ Fifa World Cup 2022, said E&Y in the […]

     
  • Saudi Mortgage Law Approved – Jadwa Flash Note
     

    Jadwa Investments released a flash note discussing the recently approved mortgage law in Saudi Arabia, which the bank believes “is a very important step in broadening home ownership.” The new mortgage law “will help to tackle one of the most pressing social issues for many in the Kingdom and will generate significant benefits to the economy. However, […]

     
  • The Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh is Arguably the World’s Nicest Hotel
     

    If you look at pictures of the new Ritz Carlton, it might not look like it belongs in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Not because the arguably world’s nicest hotel isn’t worthy for the Kingdom, but because the style of the hotel makes it look like a king’s palace in old Europe, with a […]

     

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  • Multilingual Saudi women welcoming Hajj pilgrims at Medina airport sparks social media buzz

    Saudi Arabia is set to welcome Hajj pilgrims with a multilingual team of women at Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Medina.
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  • HRH Minister of Energy meets with US Secretary of Energy and they sign a roadmap for cooperation in the field of energy

    Within the context of the Partnership for Advancing Clean Energy Agreement, signed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America, in Jeddah on July 15, 2022, the Ministers discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in various energy fields, including carbon management, clean hydrogen, nuclear energy, electricity and renewables, innovation, energy sector supply chain resilience, and energy efficiency.

  • Saudi holdings of US Treasuries rose to $135.9B in March 2024

    Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries reached $135.9 billion in March 2024, up $4.8 billion month-on-month (MoM), new data released by the US Treasury showed. The Kingdom maintained 17th place among the largest holders of US treasury securities for the month.   Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $107.3 billion, representing 79% of the total, and short-term bonds worth $28.6 billion, accounting for 21%.

  • Baker Hughes To Expand Saudi Arabia Facility

    Baker Hughes is expanding its Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) Damman Center in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Once completed, the expansion is expected to create 60 new jobs and will add capacity for the manufacturing and repair of compression trains and seal-gas and control panels. In addition, the expanded site will add capabilities for the manufacturing and testing of vibration monitoring systems and gears repairs.

  • L&T arm opens new manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia

    Larsen & Toubro on Thursday said its wholly-owned arm L&T Valves Ltd has set up a new manufacturing unit in Saudi Arabia. The facility is strategically located at Al Jubail, off the Dammam-Abu Hadriyah Highway.

    L&T Valves is one of the largest suppliers of on-off valves to Saudi Arabia, the company said in a statement.

  • Saudi Arabia offers to buy part of Sharm El Sheikh from Egypt

    Ras Ghamila, which lies at the northern end of Sharm El Sheikh, is one of the resort town’s more upmarket locations, around 15km north of the central district surrounding Na’ama Bay. The local reefs are considered some of the most beautiful of Sharm’s fringing coral reef, and recently made headlines as the site of a Libyan-flagged LPG tanker stranding.

  • Saudi Arabia’s holdings in US treasuries rise to $135.9bn

    Saudi Arabia’s holdings in US treasuries increased for the eighth consecutive month in March, reaching $135.9 billion, a rise of 3.66 percent compared to the previous month. According to official data released by Washington, the Kingdom was ranked 17th among the largest investors in such financial instruments in March.

    The report noted that Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries were distributed among long-term bonds worth $107.3 billion, representing 79 percent of the total. On the other hand, the Kingdom’s short-term bonds were worth $28.6 billion in March, accounting for 21 percent of the total value.

  • Princess Nourah University Organizes Scientific Conference on Conveying Saudi Identity across Languages, Cultures

    The conference aimed to contribute to achieving the first goal of the Saudi Vision 2030 related to enhancing Islamic values and national identity by conveying Saudi identity across languages and cultures and conveying the Kingdom's cultural, literary, historical, and civilizational heritage to the world. It also sought to raise awareness of the importance of languages, translation, and cultural studies in promoting and conveying the national identity to others, ultimately creating a competitive atmosphere among university students in the Kingdom to introduce their national identity through different languages and cultures.

  • Shamoon virus returns in Saudi computer attacks after four-year hiatus

    Shamoon, the destructive computer virus that four years ago crippled tens of thousands of computers at Middle Eastern energy companies, was used two weeks ago to attack computers in Saudi Arabia, according to several U.S. cyber security firms.
    CrowdStrike, FireEye Inc, Intel Corp's McAfee security unit, Palo Alto Networks Inc and Symantec Corp warned of the attacks, though they did not name any victims. They did not say how much damage had been caused or identify the hackers using Shamoon, which cripples computers by wiping drives used to start machines.