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Ministry of Sport | Tennis great Rafael Nadal signed as an ambassador for Saudi Arabian tennis.

CAUSING A RACQUET | What to Make of Saudi Arabia’s Impending Takeover of Professional Tennis

By Robbie Werdiger, Hoya Sports Columnist March 22, 2024

If you think sports serve as just a trivial form of entertainment, think again.  In a generational effort to diversify its oil-centric economy, Saudi Arabia has turned to sports to spearhead its modernization...

GU Asked To Help Free Former Professor Imprisoned by Saudi Regime

GU Asked To Help Free Former Professor Imprisoned by Saudi Regime

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo April 13, 2021

The son of a jailed Saudi academic sent a letter to Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia (CAS ’79, GRD ’95) last Monday imploring the university to advocate for his father’s release.  Abdulaziz...

ANC Hopes to Rename Street to Commemorate Murdered Journalist

By Will Cassou November 30, 2018

A Washington, D.C. neighborhood advisory commission voted to rename a street outside the Saudi Embassy in honor of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in October.n Advisory...

MAHTANI | European Teams Wary of Saudi Investors

By Rohit Mahtani November 30, 2018

After the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, it is unsurprising that many organizations, including European football teams, are reluctant to engage in any type of business with Saudi...

LIU: Moral and Strategic Failures in Saudi Arabia

LIU: Moral and Strategic Failures in Saudi Arabia

By Victoria Liu November 12, 2018

After the alleged Oct. 2 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, a bipartisan group of U.S. politicians urged President Donald Trump to end U.S. arms sales...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Ahmad S. Dallal, a history professor at the American University in Beirut, will serve as the new Dean of the School of Foreign Service in Qatar starting Sept. 1.

Incoming SFS-Q Dean To Prioritize Academic Freedom, Independent Research

By Christian Paz July 13, 2017

Maintaining Georgetown’s academic freedom and expanding partnerships between the university’s main campus and Qatar campus will be priorities for Ahmad S. Dallal, the newly appointed dean of the...

Wasil Rezk

REZK: Egypt Must Balance Regional Alliances

By Wasil Rezk November 29, 2016

The Syrian civil war has not only been a point of contention between the United States and Russia, but has also entangled regional powers in the Middle East, such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The two countries...

Wasil Rezk

REZK: Reforms Combat Radicalization

By Wasil Rezk September 20, 2016

Today, the presence of the so-called Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq threatens not only the Middle East, but the entire world. The terrorist organization has conquered vast areas of Iraq and Syria...

GREGORY: Keep Your Friends Closer: Dealing with Saudi Arabia

GREGORY: Keep Your Friends Closer: Dealing with Saudi Arabia

By Matt Gregory January 22, 2016

On Jan. 2, Saudi Arabia executed 47 Shiite Muslims accused of sedition, terrorism and plotting to overthrow the ruling royal family. One was prominent cleric Nimr al-Nimr, an outspoken Shiite rights advocate...

Iran, Iran So Far Away

Iran, Iran So Far Away

By James Gadea and Reno Varghese July 21, 2015

Tehran has gained a spectacular victory that shifts the balance of power in the Middle East greatly in its favor. What does Iran have to say about its new diplomatic breakthrough? According to Reuters,...

COURTESY ZIAD JAWADI
Saudi fashion designer Alaa Balkhy discussed fashion in the Arab world in White-Gravenor Hall on Thursday.

Saudi Designer Talks Fashion

By Giovanna Azevedo October 17, 2014

Saudi fashion blogger and designer Alaa Balkhy discussed fashion in the Arab world and her creation of the brand Fyunka at an event hosted by the Georgetown Arab Society in White-Gravenor Hall on Thursday. The...

MSB Enters Partnership With Saudi University

By Joy Ma February 28, 2014

The McDonough School of Business has entered into a partnership with Effat University, an all-women’s university in Saudi Arabia to expand that university’s burgeoning business curricula. The partnership,...

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