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Saudi woman driver crashes into shop in Eastern Province

One worker was taken to hospital following the incident

Aramco’s potential SABIC deal to affect IPO timing – CEO

Aramco’s IPO is expected to be launched in 2019

Saudi forms JV with Spain’s Navantia for five warships

Construction will begin in the autumn

Saudi Aramco confirms it is in ‘preliminary’ talks for SABIC stake

SABIC, the world’s number-four chemical firm, is 70 per cent owned by the Saudi wealth fund PIF

Saudi intercepts missile fired towards Jazan

Another missile attack was reported yesterday

Kuwait, Saudi form coordination council

The two countries are reportedly preparing to resume oil production in the neutral zone on their borders

Fire breaks out at Saudi Aramco’s Riyadh refinery

No personnel were injured and there will be no impact on operations, the company said

Saudi forces intercept and destroy missile targeting Najran

This is the second missile attack faced by Saudi so far this week

Saudi grants banking licence to Commercial Bank of Iraq

The lender will be allowed to open one branch in the kingdom

First pilgrims-only flight from Indonesia arrives in Saudi as Hajj season begins

Under the Makkah Road initiative, a pre-clearance system has been set up at the Jakarta Airport

Lebanese national executed in Saudi for drug smuggling

Diab Ahmad Hamad was executed in the Tabuk region for smuggling amphetamine pills

Saudi bans 47 video games including Grand Theft Auto V, Assassins Creed 2

The ban came in response to reports that two children killed themselves after playing the ‘Blue Whale’ game

Saudi court expected to ask for retrial of Makkah crane collapse case

The 2015 incident resulted in the deaths of 110 people and injuries to 209 others

IMF raises Saudi growth forecast

The kingdom’s economy entered recession in 2017

Saudi-based Arabsat denies distributing pirated sports channel beoutQ

Last week, FIFA said it had engaged legal counsel to take action in Saudi Arabia against beoutQ

Saudi aviation academy to train first women pilots

Oxford Aviation Academy, located in Dammam, has already received applications from hundreds of women

Saudi judiciary to speed up processing of female traffic offenders

Saudi women who commit traffic offences punishable by detention are held in female care centres

Saudi woman arrested for hugging male singer on stage

The incident took place during a concert in the city of Taif

Prince Alwaleed in first public meeting with Saudi Crown Prince since detention

Prince Alwaleed was detained for nearly three months last November during a corruption sweep

Saudi forces intercept another missile fired from Yemen

The missile was detected on Saturday afternoon by Saudi air defence forces

Online retailer noon expands to China; to launch grocery delivery soon

The company will launch two entities in China, one in the mainland and the other in Hong Kong

Saudi forces intercept and destroy another missile fired from Yemen

The missile was targeting the governorate of Al-Shuqaiq

Saudi securities regulator awards first two fintech licences

Manafa Capital and Scopeer have been given licences to offer crowdfunding investment services on a trial basis

Saudi defence ministry official arrested on SAR1m bribery charge

The official was also accused of abusing his position

India’s PVR cinemas eyes UAE, Saudi expansion via JV with Al Futtaim

The new JV plans to open cinemas in Dubai Festival City and Festival Plaza in Dubai

Saudi bid to protect pre-Islamic sites could risk backlash from fundamentalists

Al-Ahsa, one of the world’s largest natural agricultural oases, became Saudi’s fifth UNESCO World Heritage site last month

Saudi’s Leejam Sports to issue IPO next month

The sports and fitness business will offer 30 per cent of its existing shares

Saudi issues draft law for public-private projects worth billions

The draft offers investors exemptions from labour laws, real state ownership restrictions and other regulations

Saudi Aramco more resilient to oil slump than listed rivals

Documents seen by Reuters show that Aramco made more money than any other oil company in 2016

Pakistani national executed in Jeddah for smuggling narcotics

The man was executed on Sunday for smuggling heroin into the kingdom