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Saudi car rental offices shut shop as foreign worker ban nears

Car rental offices must employ only Saudi staff from March 18

Saudi crown prince goes West to woo allies, but could it be a tough sell?

Prince Mohammed bin Salman has won Western plaudits for seeking to reduce Saudi Arabia’s reliance on oil

Saudi king promises football stadium for Iraq

There have been improved relations between the two countries in recent times

Saudi Crown Prince visits Cairo Coptic cathedral, meets pope

The visit was part of a three-day stay in Egypt for Prince Mohammed

Saudi-owned broadcaster MBC to stop airing Turkish dramas

Tensions have been growing between Turkey and some GCC states

Saudi, Egypt sign $10bn deal for mega-city in Sinai

The deal came at the start of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed’s visit to Cairo

Saudi’s $16bn syndicated loan to cut funding costs

A group of 16 international banks will provide the new loan

Saudi expands $10bn loan refinancing to $16bn

A $16bn facility would be one of the largest syndicated loans ever extended in emerging markets

Saudi Crown Prince to visit Egypt

The three-day visit will start on March 4

Saudi’s new expat charges – is your company footing the bill?

Expats now have to pay a monthly sum of SAR100 for each of their unemployed dependents

Saudi crown prince to visit several US cities

Prince Mohammed was named heir to the throne last summer

Saudi court jails rights activist over tweets

The defendant was reportedly accused of criticising Saudi Arabia’s intervention in Yemen

Lebanon’s Hariri meets Saudi king for first time since crisis

Western officials have privately criticised Saudi Arabia over the move against Hariri

UK Cabinet discusses Aramco ahead of Saudi Crown Prince’s visit

The heir to the Saudi throne will visit Britain next month

Saudi’s corruption purge needed to support budget – Crown Prince

The government says it arranged to seize more than $100bn through the crackdown

Saudi to monitor drivers’ use of mobile phones, seat belts from next week

Authorities are aiming to bring down the rate of deaths from road accidents

Lebanon’s Hariri arrives in Saudi on first visit since ‘resignation’

The premier last travelled to the kingdom on November 3 and unexpectedly resigned in a televised statement

Saudi extends foreign investment licence duration

The kingdom is seeking to lure foreign investment

Saudi king replaces senior officials in sudden shake-up

The services of key officials in the defense ministry have been terminated

Saudi Arabia to auction detained billionaire’s real estate, cars

Maan al-Sanea was ranked by Forbes as one of the world’s 100 richest people in 2007

SaudiGulf Airlines to start twice-daily Dubai flights

The carrier will operate a two-class A320 between the two cities

FIFA could strip Qatar of 2022 World Cup – reports

Saudi minister reportedly calls for venue to be shifted if Qatar found guilty of wrongdoing

Saudi January inflation spikes on VAT, gasoline price hike

Government figures suggested the new tax and more expensive fuel had a large impact on Saudi consumer spending power

Saudi government to hire first women ‘soldiers’

Military roles are being opened to Saudi women across the kingdom

Saudi schools closed due to bad weather

The closures came following warnings from the kingdom’s General Authority for Meteorology and Environmental Protection

Saudis attend country’s first jazz festival

Locals and foreigners flocked to the festival to watch bands from Riyadh, Beirut and New Orleans

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in Saudi Arabia

The highest ranking entries originating from Saudi Arabia in Gulf Business’ annual Arab power list

Saudi moves ahead with plans to bar foreign workers from some sectors

Heads of Saudi chambers of commerce and industry are concerned that companies are struggling to cope with Saudisation measures

Saudi council calls for SMEs to be exempt from new expat levy

From January 1 companies are being charged up to $107 a month for each foreign worker

Saudi’s Public Investment Fund climbs sovereign rankings after active 2017

The PIF is closing the gap with Qatar Investment Authority and other funds