The 2nd US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum was held Dec 5-7, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia with the aim to be a high-level gathering of senior officials and business leaders from Saudi Arabia and the United States that explored opportunities for greater economic collaboration between the two nations as well as providing an unparalleled business networking environment.

The forum was sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) of Saudi Arabia and organized by the Committee for International Trade (CIT), the Saudi-US Trade Group (SUSTG) and the US-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC). For more information visit the SUSRIS.com special section on this topic:
http://www.susris.com/special-sections/2011-spec-sec/us-saudi-business-opportunities-forum/

Speaking at the panel titled “Building the Healthcare Sector Through Innovation and Technology,” was Dr. Afaf Alshammari, Director General of International Health Department, Ministry of Health.

The Discovery Channel (USA) documentary provides a comprehensive view of the history, details, logistics and stores of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for three million Muslims, including two million international pilgrims. Check SUSRIS.com for additional resources on the Hajj.

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Related Material:

• Hajj – 142/2011 – SUSRIS Special Section
• Hajj – 1431/2010 – SUSRIS Special Section
• The Hajj and Its Impact on Saudi Arabia and the Muslim World – David Long – SUSRIS – Nov 4, 2011
• The Hajj in Perspective: A Conversation with David Long – SUSRIS – Nov 4, 2011
• Hajj 1431/2010 Begins – SUSRIS – Nov 14, 2010
• Hajj Reflections- Siraj Wahab
• Hajj Diary: A Reluctant Pilgrim’s Grudging Return Home (Part 5) – Faiza Saleh Ambah
• Hajj Diary: Pelting the Pillars, Again (Part 4) – Faiza Saleh Ambah
• Hajj Diary: A Pilgrim Fends Off Temptation with Pebbles and Prayers (Part 3) – Faiza Saleh Ambah
• Hajj Diary: On Hajj, Battling Sin and Doubt (Part 2) – Faiza Saleh Ambah
• Hajj Diary: The Pilgrimage to Mecca – One Woman’s Journey (Part 1) – Faiza Saleh Ambah

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On SUSRIStube.com: [www.SUSRIStube.com]

• Hajj Live Streaming Video – Youtube.com
• Hajj Videos – Youtube.com
• Saudi Arabia Improves Hajj Safety – SUSRIStube – Nov 20, 2010
• Photos and audio recordings of 1885 Mecca – SUSRIStube – Nov 16, 2010
• The Hajj Train – SUSRIStube – Nov 16, 2010
• Words From a Pilgrim – SUSRIStube – Nov 16, 2010
• Hajj Pilgrims Descend on Mina – SUSRIStube – Nov 16, 2010
• Mecca Diaries 1 – Mar 3, 2010
• Mecca Diaries 2 – Mar 3, 2010
• Reporting on the Hajj (2009)
• Canadian Couple at Hajj

Manal al Sharif is part of an online campaign group determined to get women in the driving seat more in Saudi Arabia, the only country in the world where women are discouraged from getting behind the wheel, Al Jazeera’s Anu Nathan reports.

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Second Chance in Saudi Arabia from francismead@airpost.net on Vimeo.

This is part of a series of films made for the UN looking at how and why people leave terror groups. Khalid Al-Jhani was, at one time, an explosives trainer for Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan. He was later captured and held in Guantanamo for over four years. He was then returned to Saudi Arabia where he passed through a rehab programme that the Saudis created a few years ago. Today he leads an almost normal life.

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Director: Willy Souza
Cinematorgraphy: Emiliano Chaparro, Jose Doctorovich
Music: Enrique Romo

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Saudi Arabian author and painter Soheir Khashoggi talks about her show “Still Life & Portraits” at the National Arts Club, New York City. She talks about her books and gives a tour of the art show.

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Biography: Link Here

Tourism video covering the Saudi Cultural Festival “Janadria”

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This short video offers background behind the planned King Abdullah Economic Cities.

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This project calls for construction of two commercial buildings. The first building is a 14 story hotel located in Plot 108, while the other is a 27 story office tower located in Plot 112. The financial centre is located in Riyadh City.

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The BBC News carried a video report on “Fashioning a menswear style revolution in Saudi Arabia,” on November 7, 2010, that explored Hatem Alakeel’s new designs in traditional thobes.

BBC description: “A Saudi fashion designer is challenging tradition by putting a modern twist on conventional menswear in the Middle East. His creations are proving popular at home but also attracting a lot of attention overseas, as Philip Hampsheir reports.”

LINK HERE

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