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US singer Cher calls for release of Saudi prince

Cher said Prince Turki bin Abdullah was a good friend of her son

Saudi closes $16bn loan

Pricing on the deal is 30 per cent lower than a previous 2016 loan

Saudi to join FTSE emerging index from next March, attract billions

Saudi Arabia is the Arab world’s largest equity market with a capitalisation of about $500bn

UN Security Council condemns Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia

Saudi forces shot down three missiles over Riyadh on Sunday, with debris killing an Egyptian man and wounding two

Saudi Arabia’s Farabi Petrochemicals said to shortlists banks for $1bn project

The money is reportedly for a new project in the port city of Yanbu on the kingdom’s Red Sea coast

Saudi signs $400bn deals with US to create 750,000 jobs

The defence sector accounted for $128bn of the 46 agreements

Gulf markets subdued as investors take stock of missile attacks

Saudi air defences shot down seven ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi forces on Sunday

World leaders condemn missile attack on Saudi

The seven ballistic missiles were intercepted, but still led to the death of one person

Saudi’s NADEC agrees to acquire dairy competitor

Under the deal, NADEC will buy all the shares in ASD, while Al Safi shareholders will own 38.8 per cent of NADEC

Saudi consortium to build mixed use property development in Riyadh

The multi-billion dollar project is in line with the kingdom’s 2030 strategic economic plan

US approves proposed sale of TOW anti-tank missiles to Saudi Arabia

The potential sale is part of a bigger $1bn package that would include helicopter maintenance and spare parts for military vehicles

VAT: What are the regulatory challenges for businesses in UAE, Saudi?

Most local businesses do not have VAT capabilities already built into their IT systems

Saudi tycoon al-Sanea’s creditors weigh multi-billion dollar debt deal

Banks met in Dubai on Wednesday as they seek to resolve the debt crisis

Riyadh court sentences man to death for terrorism

The man was accused of being part of a terrorist cell in the town of Al-Awamiyah

Saudi finance minister says no plans to revise expat fee, other reforms

The $80-107 monthly levy was introduced in January

Saudi blames Iran for coalition jet missile attack in Yemen

The fighter jet operated by the Saudi-led coalition was intercepted by a missile on Wednesday

Trump, Saudi crown prince discuss Yemen, Iran

The leaders discussed the “threat the Houthis pose to the region”

Formerly detained Saudi businessmen in talks for $3bn of loans

International banks are said to be cautious given the lack of clarity over the settlements the two men made

Saudi Arabia revamps education to combat “extremist ideologies”

The education ministry is reviewing school curricula to ensure they do not reflect the Muslim Brotherhood’s agenda

Revealed: Top 10 universities in the Arab region

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University tops the ranking

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Another case of bird flu detected in Saudi

The case was reported in the Al-Quwayiyah governorate

Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince, praises US military sales to kingdom

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is set to discuss Iran and nuclear cooperation during his visit

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