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Saudi amends labour law, prevents employers from keeping passports, IDs of staff

Under the new rules, an employee who verbally attacks a manager – even by electronic means – will not receive end-of service benefits

Air France to suspend flights to Riyadh due to route’s poor ‘economic performance’

Saudi Arabian Airlines will continue to operate the Paris-Riyadh route

Saudi man killed, others injured after clash in Jeddah over parking issue

All those involved in the “mass quarrel” have been arrested

Saudi teen who fled family welcomed as ‘brave new Canadian’ in Toronto

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun grabbed international attention after she barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room last week

Saudi Arabia to set up $10bn oil refinery in Pakistan

Last year, Saudi offered Pakistan a $6bn package that included help to finance crude imports

Power letters 2019: Paddy Padmanathan, CEO and president of ACWA Power International

The swing to renewable energy will be faster than any one expects and what can be reasonably forecasted

Foreign investors flock to Saudi bond sale

The order book for the $7.5bn sale of longer-term debt sale peaked at $27.5bn

Saudi to extend expat work visas for two years for no additional fee

In 2017, Saudi had cut the duration of work visas issued to expats at private sector firms to one year

Saudi awards its first wind power project under renewables strategy

A consortium led by France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar won the bid

Aramco to set up refinery in Pakistan under investment pact with Saudi – report

Pakistan expects to sign investment agreements with Saudi and the UAE

Makkah clears up swarms of black crickets at the Grand Mosque, across the city

The insects were seen covering the walls and floor of the mosque

Saudi Aramco to issue bonds in Q2 2019, list in 2021 – energy minister

The oil giant previously considered issuing bonds to help it buy a controlling stake in chemicals firm SABIC

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Saudi announces rise in oil reserves after external audit ahead of Aramco IPO

The kingdom’s reserves of easily recoverable oil have long been the world’s largest but few details were public

Pakistani national executed in Dammam for beating to death a Saudi man

The accused was found guilty of hitting the victim on the head with an iron pipe and killing him

Saudi Arabia tests demand for Gulf debt with dollar bond

The kingdom has sold $52bn in international bonds since its debut in 2016

UN asks Australia to consider granting asylum to Saudi woman who fled family

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrived in Bangkok on Saturday appealing for asylum

Saudi private jet industry stalls after corruption crackdown

Dozens of planes worth hundreds of millions of dollars are stranded at airports across the kingdom, according to sources

Consortium led by Saudi’s ACWA Power to raise over $2bn for Dubai solar project

The loan will fund the $4.3bn Noor Energy 1 project, expected to become the world’s largest single-site concentrated solar power plant

Two killed, others arrested in Saudi security operation

The two people killed were wanted for their involvement in disruptions to security in Al Qatif

Saudi woman to seek asylum after fleeing family to Thailand

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun barricaded herself in a hotel room at the Bangkok airport

Landmine explosion kills 10-year-old, injures three in Saudi

The incident took place on Friday in Jazan province

Saudi women to be notified about divorce by text message

Courts will be required to notify women about a change in their marital status

Saudi arrests over 2.3 million in continuing crackdown on illegal workers, residents

The kingdom began the crackdown on violators of residential, labour and border security regulations in November 2017

Saudi to apply job restrictions for expats in five retail roles this week

Nationalisation restrictions will apply to shops selling medical devices and equipment, construction materials, auto spare parts, carpets and confectionery

All domestic flights from Jeddah to shift to new airport this year

The King Abdulaziz International Airport had a soft launch in May 2018

Italy’s Serie A soccer league under fire for men-only seats in Saudi final

The high profile cup final between Juventus and AC Milan will be played in Jeddah on January 16

Saudi’s plan to privatise its football clubs could be delayed beyond 2020

The kingdom is seeking to make the Saudi Professional League one of the top 10 football leagues in the world

Khashoggi trial: Hearing begins in Riyadh, prosecution seeks death penalty for five suspects

Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Saudisation of jobs in the grocery sector could cut expat remittances by $1.6bn – report

Nationalising the sector could also generate more than 35,000 jobs for Saudis

Saudi Arabia may cut Feb heavy crude prices to Asia

Weaker fuel oil margins and an expected drop in Asia’s crude demand could lead to the fall in prices