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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

Cinemas, opera house to boost opportunities for developers in Jeddah

Saudi Arabia lifted a 35-year ban on cinemas late last year

Saudia in Boeing 777X order talks – sources

Saudi Arabia’s state-owned airline operates a mixed fleet of 148 Airbus and Boeing aircraft

Oil prices rise as Iran backs output cap; UAE expects positive impact

Could Saudi replace all the oil barrels lost from Iran sanctions?

To replace Iranian barrels, Saudi would have to produce more oil than it has ever pumped before, writes Reuters analyst John Kemp

Bodies of two Saudi students who drowned in the US repatriated

The students drowned when they tried to rescue two children in a river in the US

Security officer, expat killed in shootout at Saudi’s Qassim

Two of the “terrorists” involved in the incident were also killed, officials said

Saudi cancels music concert by American rapper Russ

The concert was to be held at King Abdullah Economic City in Jeddah on July 12

Saudi forces intercept missile fired towards Jazan

A five-year-old was injured by a missile in Saudi’s Jazan last week

Saudi raised oil output by around 500,000 bpd in June

OPEC agreed with Russia and other oil-producing allies last month to raise output from July