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Saudi prince freed in $1bn settlement, says official

Prince Miteb bin Abdullah is the former head of the elite National Guard and was once seen as a leading contender to the throne

Saudi Arabia studying proposals to protect whistleblowers

Protection is being sought for people who report financial crime, following the government’s anti-corruption crackdown

Thousands of Saudi women apply for workplace support programmes

Two programmes have been developed to help support Saudi women working in the private sector

Foreigners still net sellers of Saudi stocks in wake of corruption crackdown

Foreign investors sold $223m of Saudi stocks in the week through November 23

Military coalition will ‘chase terrorism until it disappears’, says Saudi Crown Prince

Defence ministers, diplomats and leaders from 41 Muslim-majority countries gathered in Riyadh for the inaugural meeting of the anti-terror coalition

Saudi mall IPO hit by corruption crackdown

Fawaz Alhokair Group’s plans for IPO of its Arabian Centres mall unit halted by arrest of its co-founder, according to reports

US backs Saudi ‘first step’ in addressing Yemen crisis

The Saudi-led coalition has said it will allow aid into the country, as well as UN flights to Sanaa

Saudi aims to issue tourist visas next year, official says

A senior official said the move would target people who want to experience “the grandness of this country”

Saudi’s PIF ‘to take over Riyadh financial district’

The first phase of the $10bn business hub is due to open next year

US pressed Saudis to ease Yemen blockade, say sources

The Saudi-led military coalition previously said it would let aid flow through the Yemeni port of Hodeidah and allow UN flights to the capital

Saudi Arabia agrees to buy $7bn in precision munitions from US firms – sources

Raytheon and Boeing are the companies said to be involved in the deal

Saudi receives first payments from detained businessmen, royals

The kingdom has reportedly demanded cash in exchange for the dropping of corruption charges

Saudi opens all-women municipality office

The move is the latest step to encourage women to play a more active role in society

Three killed in Saudi after heavy rains

Flooding was seen across the kingdom’s western province

Agribusiness firms discouraged by Saudi mills sale terms

The grain mills on sale come under the kingdom’s monopoly state grain buyer the Saudi Grains Organisation

Saudi arrests nearly 37,000 in visa crackdown

The kingdom ended an extended amnesty for illegal workers and residents last Wednesday

Saudi officials complete Haramain rail trial from Jeddah to Makkah

The train line is expected to open to the public at the beginning of 2018

Saudi expects to recover up to $100bn from corruption settlements

The kingdom is reportedly demanding assets in exchange for the freedom of individuals arrested under a corruption investigation

Saudi tax authority warns VAT registration deadline approaching

Companies that fail to register will be unable to obtain work permits and residence visas

Saudi driving schools to accept women from March

Many Saudi women are already travelling abroad for driving lessons

Saudi state budget deficit shrinks nearly 10% in Q3

The government is working to eliminate a deficit caused by low oil prices

Saudi to apply 5% tax to fuel

Separately the kingdom is also said to be working on a mechanism for fuel price increases

Saudi Aramco converts Jeddah refinery to distribution hub

Aramco had for years been considering whether to shut the refinery because of age and environmental concerns

Saudi Arabia, Arab allies to hold Cairo talks on Iran, Hezbollah

Regional tensions have risen over Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s surprise resignation

Saudi arrests 24,000 in opening days of visa crackdown

The kingdom ended an amnesty for violators of residency and labour laws last week

Saudi’s Kingdom Holding plans to sell two hotels in Beirut

Prince Alwaleed was one of several princes, ministers and former ministers detained in a government crackdown

Saudi demands cash for freedom in corruption probe

More than 200 people businessmen and royals have been arrested under the kingdom’s corruption purge

Saudi foreign minister says message to Iran is: “enough is enough”

Jubeir also said that Lebanon’s Hezbollah must disarm

Japan’s SoftBank to invest up to $25bn in Saudi

Ties between SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman have deepened this year

Lebanon’s Hariri to fly to Paris within 48 hours

Hariri and Saudi Arabia have both denied he is being held in Riyadh or was coerced to resign