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Three Saudi nationals executed in Qatif for brutally killing five Indians

The five Indians were “beaten, shackled and suffocated” to death and robbed of their belongings

Saudi unemployment steady in Q2, foreign labour force down 290,000

Foreign workers continue to leave the kingdom due to rising living costs and job restrictions

Foreigners sold net $1.1bn of Saudi stocks in week to Oct 18

The selloff came during a week when investors were rattled by the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Warnings of heavy rain, thunderstorms issued across Saudi

The Met department has warned people of reduced visibility

Saudi to launch new SAR2.5bn airport project in Jazan

The project will be implemented within three and a half years

Saudi foreign minister says Khashoggi killing ‘grave mistake’, details not yet known

Adel al-Jubeir said the killing was carried out by a “rogue operation”, and said Saudi officials do not yet know where the body is

US treasury secretary says premature to comment on sanctions against Saudi Arabia

Mnuchin said information so far on the investigation was “a good first step but not enough”

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Saudi fund allocates $800m to sustainable rural development

The Agriculture Development Fund’s contribution will help support small farmers, breeders, fishers and livestock breeders

Trump, Europeans call Saudi account of Khashoggi death incomplete

Saudi Arabia said early on Saturday that Khashoggi had died in a fight

Saudi says Khashoggi died in consulate, arrests 18 nationals

King Salman also ordered the dismissal of two senior officials: Saud al-Qahtani, a royal court advisor and deputy intelligence chief Ahmed Asiri

Former Sudanese president Siwar al-Dahab dies in Riyadh

Al-Dahab, a former army officer, served as president of Sudan from 1985 to 1986

Saudi denies reports of meeting with Israeli chief of staff

Israeli media had suggested the two used a conference in the United States to conduct talks

Pompeo discusses missing journalist with Erdogan, IMF MD pulls out of Saudi event

Accusations that Saudi Arabia was involved in Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance have sparked a political crisis

UAE ranks among top 30 most competitive nations in the world

The UAE ranked high for its stable macroeconomic conditions, good infrastructure and one of the highest levels of ICT adoption in the world

Pompeo says Saudi committed to complete probe into journalist’s disappearance

Pompeo met with Saudi’s king, crown prince and foreign minister

Saudi to resume paying annual allowances to all state employees next year

The payments had been linked to annual appraisals, but that will no longer be the case, according to reports

Saudi inspectors find 180 violations of new labour rules, 251 car showrooms closed

New rules requiring vehicle showroom staff to be 70 per cent Saudi came into effect last month

US official Pompeo meets Saudi king over Khashoggi case

The case has strained US ties with Riyadh and provoked an international outcry

HSBC, Standard Chartered CEOs pull out of Saudi investment conference

The moves follow similar decisions by JP Morgan & Chase co-CEO Jamie Dimon and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink

Saudi stocks fall on concern over Khashoggi case

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday to discuss the affair

Saudi air force jet crashes, crew killed

The accident took place on Monday afternoon

Trump says Saudi King has ‘firmly denied any knowledge’ about Khashoggi case

The US President has sent Secretary of State Pompeo to Riyadh over the case

Saudi women-only gym chain NuYu to expand after Arcapita investment

The new centres are expected to create “hundreds of jobs”

Pakistani national executed in Jeddah for drug smuggling

Another Pakistani national was also executed for smuggling drugs in Saudi earlier this month

GCC, allies should ‘boycott’ companies backing out of Saudi summit – Al Habtoor

‘We can no longer trust Western handshakes that soon become slaps’, says Dubai businessman Al Habtoor

Saudi-based ICD halts plan for $1bn fund with India’s IL&FS

The proposed fund would have financed small to mid-sized projects in ICD member countries

UAE expresses solidarity with Saudi over ‘politicised campaign’

Saudi has been facing international scrutiny over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

JP Morgan and Ford will not attend Saudi investor event

The cancellations could add pressure on other US firms to withdraw from the Future Investment Initiative

Saudi says won’t bow to political pressure, threatens response to any sanctions

The kingdom is facing international scrutiny over its alleged involvement in Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance

Saudi stocks see biggest drop since 2014 on Khashoggi fallout

Regional traders said speculation the case might deter some inflows of foreign investment had triggered panic selling