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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Visits South Korea ahead of G20 Summit in Japan
- June 27,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, en route to the G20 meetings in Japan this weekend, made an official and high-level visit to South Korea in a sign of strong ties between the two nations. Photos released by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) show the Crown Prince was warmly received in South Korea. During the visit, […]
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Saudis Celebrate One Year Anniversary of Women Drivers in the Kingdom
- June 24,2019
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- SUSTG Team
One year ago today, women in Saudi Arabia were legally allowed to drive on the Kingdom’s roads for the first time, a landmark and life-changing event for many Saudi women and an undeniable leap forward for Saudi Arabia’s ongoing economic and social reforms. June 24, 2018 was the first day in which Saudi women were allowed […]
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Houthis Strike Abha International Airport in Saudi as Fears of Widening Conflict Grow
- June 13,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked an airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, wounding 26 people, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) and other reports confirmed. Eighteen people were treated at Abha International Airport for minor injuries and another eight were taken to a hospital, according to the SPA, which quoted Turki al-Malki, spokesman of the US-backed Saudi-led coalition […]
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Putin Highlights Price Difference with Saudis and OPEC+ with Key Production Decision Looming
- June 6,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Saudi Arabia and Russia may not see eye-to-eye on the targeted price of crude oil, which could complicate the two sides’ efforts to reach a joint decision on supply, according to multiple reports. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had differences with OPEC over what constituted an acceptable price for oil, but […]
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Fragile Ceasefire in Key Yemen Port Broken with Fresh Fighting after Cross-Border Drone Attack on Saudi Oil Pipelines
- May 15,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Fresh fighting broke out in a key port in Yemen yesterday, breaking a fragile cease-fire and threatening to complicate a troop withdrawal agreement intended to pave the way for wider peace talks, according to reports. Hodeidah port on the Western coast of Yemen “is a lifeline for millions of Yemenis threatened by starvation because of the war […]
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70 Percent Increase in New Licenses for Foreign Businesses in First Quarter, Al-Omar Says
- April 29,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The number of new licenses approved for foreign businesses in Saudi Arabia rose by 70 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, the head of Saudi Arabia’s General Investment Authority (SAGIA) said. According to Bloomberg, applications from British and Chinese companies drove the increase, rising by 86 percent and 71 percent, respectively. The data […]
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Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Abizaid as US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- April 11,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The Senate overwhelmingly voted to confirm retired Gen. John Abizaid as the new US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a 92-7 vote, paving the way for the former head of then U.S. Central Command to be the first person to fill the post since President Trump took office. President Trump’s choice for the next U.S. Ambassador to Saudi […]
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House, Senate Vote to End U.S. Support of Yemen War, Setting Stage for Trump Veto
- April 5,2019
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- SUSTG Team
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution on Thursday that would end all U.S. involvement with the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, Reuters reports. President Trump is likely to veto the resolution, the second veto of his presidency. The vote in the House was 247-175. 16 Republicans joined the majority Democrats in […]
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Saudi Aramco Opens its Books, Officially the World’s Most Profitable Company
- April 1,2019
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- SUSTG Team
State-owned Saudi Aramco is the world’s most profitable firm, eclipsing global heavyweights like Apple and Samsung, according to new data revealed ahead of a major bond issuance. Saudi Aramco’s earnings last year before interests, taxes, and depreciation stands at $224 billion, almost three times as much as Apple. Net income last year was $111.1 billion. The revelation of […]
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Oil Notches Third Straight Week of Gains, but Global Economy Fears Still Weigh on Prices
- March 22,2019
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- SUSTG Team
Concerns that a looming economic slowdown might soon impact fuel consumption around the world are weighing down oil prices after Saudi Arabia and the OPEC+ group of oil producing nations have successfully reversed a downward trend for oil since the start of 2019. Brent hit a four-month high of $68.69 per barrel on Thursday, up from $51 […]
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AfghanistanIn Kabul’s Valley of Death, hints of Afghanistan’s security woes
An afternoon spent along a particularly violent stretch of the route — the Kabul-Jalalabad Road — helps illustrate the challenges in securing this capital city, as most U.S. and international forces prepare to withdraw by the end of this month. Here, it’s difficult to distinguish the enemy from local residents, and the targeting of foreigners is fueled by perceptions they are engaged in nefarious activities.
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Saudi-IraqSaudi Arabia, Iraq to bolster ties through security cooperation
The visit by the Iraqi president to Riyadh can be said to have been successful after years of disputes that had long marked their relationship. Fighting terrorism and drying up the sources of its revenues are the two most prominent themes of Masum’s meetings with Saudi officials, after which an agreement was reached that will be finalized with the upcoming visit of a Saudi security delegation to Baghdad.
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Turkey's BordersTurkey’s border security problem
A senior security official in Ankara who has dealt with border security both in the field and at headquarters summarizes the situation: “In Turkey, the military gives priority only to the security of the border strip to a width of up to 600 meters, as it has no legislative authority in border areas outside the border strip and customs gates. The Ministry of Customs is tasked with dealing with exports and imports. Border crossing security is its secondary mission. Police are responsible for law and order in cities, and their presence at the border crossings is a secondary function. In short, while in Europe borders are supervised by a single body, we do exactly the opposite. If you study how the Reyhanli bombing attack in 2014 was carried out, you will see that the Turkish security bureaucracy has miserably failed on border security.”
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Saudi-IndiaSaudi Arabia an ‘important pillar of India’s energy security’
Answering questions from Saudi Gazette, Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian minister of state for petroleum and natural gas, who arrived in Riyadh on Monday for a three-day official visit for the second round of Saudi Arabia, India Energy Consultations, said the Kingdom is an important pillar of India’s energy security.
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Chemical AttackIslamic State militants allegedly used chlorine gas against Iraqi security forces
Chlorine bombs are an easy-to-create but inexact weapon, experts say. All that is needed is a small explosive charge to rupture containers filled with the substance. “It’s difficult to deliver on target in combat situations,” said Jean Pascal Zanders, an independent researcher who specializes in chemical and biological weapons and disarmament. “Chlorine dissipates fast unless someone is able to concentrate it in a confined area.” Fighters in Duluiyah say it was not the only time chlorine has been used against them. Another attack this month caused minor injuries, and the fighters were treated locally, police officials said.
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U.S.-AfghanistanWe Finally Have a Security Agreement With Afghanistan—What’s Next?
Approximately 9,800 soldiers are expected to stay in Afghanistan after the end of 2014, down from about 38,000 at the beginning of the year. By the end of 2015, that number will be cut in half to about 4,900, and soldiers will be located in two areas: the capital city of Kabul and Bagram Air Base, roughly an hour north of the capital.
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Yemen UnrestSaudi Arabia warns Yemen violence could threaten global security
In some of his strongest language about Yemen to date, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal told the U.N. General Assembly that hopes for an end to the crisis had been wrecked by what he suggested was the Houthis' failure to honor the deal. "The lack of implementation of the security annexe of the agreement and the lack of implementation of the agreement itself in the required manner by the Houthi group has dashed these hopes," he said in a speech circulated by the Saudi mission at the United Nations in New York.
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U.S. - YemenUS orders evacuation of embassy staff in Yemen citing security concerns
The US State Department on Thursday ordered some of its diplomats and other government workers at the US embassy in Yemen to leave the country because of deteriorating security amid unrest and sectarian clashes that have left Shia rebels in control of the capital.
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Saudi Mobile MarketSecurity, rival operators delay mobile newcomers’ entry to Saudi
State security requirements and a lack of cooperation from Saudi Arabia's existing telecom operators have delayed the launch of two new mobile companies until later this year, their chief executives said. The national telecom regulator, trying to increase competition, instructed the kingdom's three mobile operators to each host a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), announcing winning bidders as long ago as June 2013.
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AfghanistanAfghan inauguration next week; no word on security pact with US
Ashraf Ghani will be inaugurated next week as president of Afghanistan, but it remains uncertain how soon he might sign a long-awaited security agreement that will set the terms for U.S. forces to remain in the country into next year.
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