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Saudi foreign minister says CIA assessment on Khashoggi murder is false

The ‘allegations about the crown prince have no basis in truth’, says foreign minister

Dubai lender Emirates NBD opens second branch in Riyadh

The bank now operates four full-fledged branches across three cities in the kingdom

Saudi king urges action against Iran, backs Yemen peace process

The king’s remarks were made to the Shura Council

Saudi introduces online registration for private sector work contracts

GOSI said the electronic system would reduce labour disputes

Saudi officials form committee in Qassim to investigate flood-related incidents

Saudi officials said last week that at least 30 people died as a result of accidents caused by rain and flooding across the country

Saudi king meets with Iraq’s President

The meeting came just days after the Iraqi premier met with Iranian leaders

Trump says does not want to hear tape of ‘vicious’ Khashoggi murder

The US President also said he wants to maintain a close alliance with Saudi Arabia

Saudi ministry forms new nature reserve outside Riyadh

The land was allocated following damage caused by a contractor

Saudi launches $19bn second phase of private sector incentive plan

The announcement comes as growth in the private sector remains relatively sluggish

Saudi crackdown on illegal expats sees 2.1 million arrests

The crackdown follows an amnesty period launched last year

CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi killing, kingdom denies

The Saudi Embassy in Washington rejected the assessment, first reported by the Washington Post

Saudi prosecutor requests death penalty for 5 people linked to Khashoggi killing

The Washington Post columnist disappeared after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Saudi national executed for shooting man to death

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

Saudi warns residents to be careful as 30 die in flood-related accidents

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been hit hard by rainfall and flooding in the past few weeks

Expat engineers seeking work in Saudi can register in new system to ease entry

Saudi has introduced strict regulation for hiring expatriate engineers in the kingdom

Saudi’s flyadeal aims to decide on 30-jet order by month-end

The airline is planning on Airbus A320neo models or Boeing 737 MAX planes

Revealed: Top 10 ‘simplest brands’ in the UAE, Saudi Arabia

Google tops the UAE list, while fast food chain Al Baik takes the top spot in the Saudi ranking

Trump to nominate retired army general as US ambassador to Saudi

The US has not had an ambassador to Saudi Arabia since Trump took office in January 2017

Saudi Aramco CEO says IPO will ‘certainly’ happen

Aramco said it is still in discussions to buy a stake in petrochemicals company SABIC

Saudi King to visit and launch projects in northern regions, mining city next week

King Salman launched several projects during a domestic tour last week

Pictures: Luxury African-style resort with wildlife park, golf course opens outside Riyadh

The Nofa Wildlife Park, featuring more than 700 animals, offers an African safari experience

UK foreign minister expects ‘rapid progress’ in Khashoggi case after Saudi meet

British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt met with the Saudi King and Crown Prince in Riyadh

Saudi crown prince orders reconstruction of 130 historic mosques

The first phase of the project is expected to cost more than SAR50m

Saudi warns of thunderstorms, strong winds across the country

A warning has been issued of the possibility of flooding in Riyadh

Saudi crown prince meets British special envoy

British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said he will visit Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Monday

Saudi’s KAEC awards construction contracts worth over SAR1.2bn in 2018

King Abdullah Economic City recently signed a contract worth SAR32m for phase four of the development

Auction of detained Saudi tycoon Maan al-Sanea’s properties to start in Dec

The auction, originally planned for late October, was delayed by a last-ditch attempt to reach a settlement

Saudi crackdown on illegal workers, residents nets 2 million in a year

The kingdom began the crackdown last November after an extended amnesty period

Iraq and Saudi agree to work together to stabilise oil markets

Iraq’s oil minister has said the country plans to increase its oil output and export capacity in 2019

Five minutes with…Nawaf Al Sahhaf, CEO of Saudi’s Badir Program

The programme has served more than 280 tech startups in the last 10 years with total funding reaching $40.25m