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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

Saudi low-cost airline flyadeal launches four new routes from Dammam

Daily flights have been launched from Dammam to Riyadh, Madinah, Jazan and Abha

Netflix pulls comedy episode in Saudi after receiving complaint

The episode discussed Saudi’s role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi

Saudi national executed in Madinah for stabbing man to death

Saudi uses the death penalty for several offences including murder, drug-related crimes and terrorism

New mega entertainment complex launched in Riyadh

The complex will have facilities for sports activities, picnics, live events as well as F&B options and cinema halls

Saudi cabinet approves space agency, new entities for military industries and trade

Plans for the Saudi Space Agency were first announced last week as part of a cabinet reshuffle

One Pakistani national, two Egyptians executed in Saudi for smuggling drugs

The accused were executed in the Makkah area of Jeddah and in Tabuk

Saudi’s Haramain railway mulls 30 daily trips by end-2019

The line transported more than 118,000 passengers through 310 trips since its launch on October 11

Saudi expat remittances drop 17.6% in November

New Saudisation rules have seen hundreds of thousands of legal foreign workers leave the country

Saudi’s economy grows at its fastest rate since early 2016 in Q3

Gross domestic product grew 2.5 per cent from a year earlier

Saudi Real Estate Refinance Co sets up $2.9bn sukuk programme

SRC aims to accelerate housing construction by injecting liquidity into the real estate market

Saudi Aramco creates fuel retail subsidiary

Saudi Aramco Retail Co will create a network of filling stations within Saudi Arabia to sell automotive fuel

New allegations against Ghosn concern payments to Saudi businessman, say sources

Japanese prosecutors arrested Ghosn for a third time last week, in a case that has rocked the auto industry

Electronic visa for Umrah available now

Saudi Arabia set to attract 30 million pilgrims by 2030

The Hajj Ministry and the General Authority of Civil Aviation have agreed to partner to provide better air transport services to pilgrims

Saudi Ports Authority to reduce charges at Jubail Port

The authority will cut charges on import empty containers and increase amount of storage free days

Saudi’s SAFCO seeks banks for acquisition of SABIC stakes in agri businesses

Saudi Arabia Fertilizers wants to buy SABIC stakes in five agri-nutrients businesses

Saudi Riyad bank shares rally after it begins merger talks with NCB

Analysts said Riyad could benefit from NCB’s strong balance sheet

Saudi to appoint new private-sector operator for Jeddah airport in 2019

Saudi’s aviation authority GACA terminated an agreement with a consortium led by Singapore’s Changi Airport in February

Saudi Arabia’s biggest bank NCB in merger talks with rival Riyad

Both banks have a common shareholder in sovereign fund Public Investment Fund

Saudi overtakes Russia as China’s largest crude oil supplier in Nov

Saudi, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is trying to expand its market share in China this year

Saudi’s flyadeal signs $5.9bn deal for up to 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets

The airline committed to ordering 30 airplanes with options for 20 more