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Saudi’s Alwaleed denies torture, confirms government deal after detention

Alwaleed detailed his time in the Ritz Carlton and spoke for the first time of an arrangement reached with the government in an interview

Thousands attend auction of vehicles owned by Saudi tycoon al-Sanea

The initial funds from the auction will go to unpaid workers

On eve of Trump-Saudi meeting, Riyadh calls Iran nuclear deal flawed

“Our view of the nuclear deal is that it’s a flawed agreement,” Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters

Saudi central bank tweaks loan-deposit policy to allow more lending

The bank last raised the loan-to-deposit ratio in February 2016

Saudi national injured from missile debris in Najran

The incident happened on Sunday evening

Saudi crown prince says women can choose to wear abaya

Mohammed bin Salman said Sharia law did not specify that women wear “a black abaya or a black head cover”

Saudi job market to shrink in 2018

GulfTalent said Saudisation policies meant many firms in the country were lowering their headcount

Saudi royals gather after death of Prince Bandar bin Khalid

The royal family member passed away on Monday, March 12

Saudi crown prince says will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does

The world’s top oil exporter has previously said it wants nuclear technology only for peaceful uses

Saudi records new bird flu case in Qassim region

Several cases of the H5N8 virus have been reported across the kingdom since December

Saudi wants mortgage market to grow to $134bn by 2020

The Saudi government wants to increase activity in the real estate market

Saudi denies resumption of citizenship process for foreigners

“The granting of nationality is a sovereign matter,” the interior ministry said

Saudi banks to see 4% lending growth in 2018 – Moody’s

The kingdom’s economy is expected to return to growth this year

Saudi businessman al-Sanea seeks last-chance debt deal

Saudi authorities will start auctioning billions of dollars of assets, including machinery, real estate and vehicles, next week

Saudi Aramco international listing may not happen

IPO preparations have been hit by rows over whether Aramco should list on major Western markets at all

Saudi Prince Bandar bin Khalid dies

His funeral prayers will be performed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Tuesday

Trump to meet Saudi crown prince next week

The crown prince reportedly plans to travel to Washington, New York and Boston from March 19 to 22

UAE plans to have rail link with Saudi by the end of 2021

The planned 2,100km rail network connecting the GCC was pushed back at least three years

Saudi won’t fast-track replacement of foreigners in government roles

The Ministry of Civil Service said last September it aimed to replace 28,000 foreign public sector workers by the end of 2020

UK officials told that Saudi Aramco IPO unlikely until 2019

The Saudi government had targeted a market listing by the second half of 2018

Saudi’s King Salman orders creation of departments to combat corruption

The kingdom is preparing to undertake legal proceedings against 56 individuals still held after November’s corruption purge

Saudi says foreign worker ban won’t apply to all car rental jobs

The ban comes into force on March 18

Divorced Saudi mothers given new child custody rights

Saudi mothers would previously have to file a lawsuit to get custody of their children

UK, Saudi sign deals worth over $2bn during crown prince visit

The two countries have set themselves a $90bn trade and investment target for the coming years

PwC says just a fifth of women in Saudi will drive by 2020

The kingdom is expected to allow women to drive from June 24

UK’s May defends Saudi ties as crown prince gets royal welcome in London

Prince Mohammed’s visit to Britain is part of his first foreign trip since becoming heir to the Saudi throne last year

Forbes removes all Saudis from rich list following corruption purge

Saudi investor Prince Alwaleed was previously ranked as one of the world’s richest people

Saudi allows women to work as tour guides

The kingdom has recently opened several other job roles to women including in public security

Aramco IPO venue in the balance during Saudi prince’s trips

Saudi authorities have said they intend to list Aramco in Riyadh and on one or more foreign exchanges

Mega wrestling event set to be hosted in Jeddah next month

The Royal Rumble match will feature 50 WWE superstars