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German shipyard suspends production after Saudi export ban

Saudi Arabia makes a major contribution to Germany’s defence industry

Saudi King orders release of prisoners jailed over debts in Hail

The decision was announced during the king’s visit to the region

Abu Dhabi film becomes first GCC movie to be aired in Saudi cinemas

Saudi opened up cinemas in the country this year

Saudi makes $1bn bid for partnership with South African defence group Denel

Saudi Arabia is seeking partnerships to develop its own domestic defence industry

Heavy rains, snow forecast for Saudi, thunderstorms continue in Kuwait

Kuwait was forced to shut down government offices and schools on Tuesday due to the severe weather

Saudi shipper Bahri targets acquisitions in Asia, Middle East – CEO

Bahri is the world’s largest owner and operator of very large crude carriers (VLCCs)

Saudi Arabia in joint venture with Spain’s Navantia to build navy vessels

The JV will to jointly manufacture five corvettes for the Saudi navy

Up to 77% of UAE, Saudi Twitter users find the platform ‘trustworthy’

Users from the two countries depend extensively on Twitter for news, finds study

Saudi king to inaugurate $4.26bn of projects in Qassim

The stopover forms of a kingdom-wide tour by the monarch

Saudi’s Shoura Council approves draft law to protect whistleblowers

The law is intended to protect informants, witnesses, experts and victims,

Saudi Arabia’s Savola makes third-quarter loss on lower sales

Savola and other consumer goods companies in Saudi Arabia are suffering from the effects of subsidy cuts

Saudi crown prince launches kingdom’s first nuclear reactor

Saudi Arabia plans to build two nuclear plants to diversify its energy supply

Saudi Prince Alwaleed: Khashoggi probe will exonerate Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia should publicly release the findings of the murder investigation, the billionaire said

Sons of slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi appeal for return of his body

Jamal Khashoggi was killed after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Saudi king to take week-long domestic tour, launch new projects

It is the first such trip for the 82-year-old king since he acceded to the throne in 2015

Saudi executes third Pakistani national in last two months for drug smuggling

Qul Afdhal Nadir Khan was executed in Jeddah for smuggling heroin into the country

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Saudi’s SABIC to combine agricultural investments under new unit

Saudi Aramco is currently looking to buy a majority stake in SABIC

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed’s brother released from prison

Prince Khaled was reportedly detained in the weeks after his brother was also apprehended last November

New women-only theme park launched in Saudi

The park, located in Al Khobar, features a Sky Zone trampoline park and a Snow Forest

Saudi schools closed on Sunday as bad weather continues

The kingdom has endured adverse weather conditions for the past two weeks

WWE’s ‘Crown Jewel’ wrestling extravaganza to be held in Saudi

This is the second WWE event to be held in Saudi this year

Saudi posts big decline in Q3 fiscal deficit as oil revenues rise

Riyadh aims to balance its budget by 2023

Saudi prince urges US to avoid ‘demonising’ the kingdom over Khashoggi murder

The former Saudi intelligence minister said that US-Saudi ties have been “threatened” by the incident

Saudi national executed in the kingdom for smuggling drugs

The man was executed in Tabuk for smuggling a large quantity of prohibited amphetamine pills

Mideast funds wary, not bearish on Saudi over Khashoggi affair

Gulf investors sold a net $147m of Saudi stocks last week

Saudi to waive $6bn debts of less-developed countries

The Cabinet also approved a number of measures regarding the procedures of filing labour lawsuits

Saudi temporarily releases 19 Filipino women arrested for attending Halloween party

The women were among several Saudis and foreign nationals who were arrested on Friday in Riyadh after a raid

Saudi’s Alkhabeer to list property trust on market

The fund invests in seven income-producing real estate assets in Riyadh, Jeddah and Tabuk

Saudi civil defence says 14 deaths linked to heavy rains, flooding

Major cities across the kingdom have been hit by heavy rains and flooding in recent days

Two Saudi sisters found dead in New York, family denies suicide reports

The bodies of Rotana Farea, 22, and Tala Farea, 16 washed up on the shore of the Hudson river last week