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Saudi launches RFQ for 400MW wind project

The RFQ period for the project closes on August 10

Saudi bans import of poultry from Zimbabwe on bird flu fears

The kingdom has announced temporary poultry import bans from various countries

Saudi Aramco says first phase of energy industrial city to be complete in 2021

The city will be developed over 50-square km of land allocated for energy-related industries

Dubai’s Jumeirah to enter Saudi with new mega hotel in Makkah

The five-star property will feature four towers with 1,033 rooms and 93 villas

New female physical education degree coming to Saudi universities

The kingdom is introducing physical education classes at girls’ schools from September

Saudi soldier shot dead in Qatif as unrest continues

Qatif, home to the kingdom’s Shia minority, has been witness to rising tensions

French foreign minister visits Doha, Jeddah in attempts to ease GCC rift

Jean-Yves Le Drian is visiting the UAE and Kuwait on Sunday

WHO warns of cholera risk at haj, praises Saudi preparedness

The cholera epidemic in Yemen could spread to Saudi during the haj pilgrimage in September

Is Saudi Arabia ready for the MSCI Emerging Markets Index?

What Saudi Arabia needs to do to prepare for the shift

Saudi Royal Court announces death of prince

Prince Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud passed away on Thursday

Saudi Arabia ranked as world’s least active country in new study

People in the kingdom were found to take an average of 3,807 steps a day, compared to a global average of 4,916

Israel seeks directs flights to Saudi for pilgrims – report

Direct flights are a sensitive issue due to longstanding disagreements between the two states over Palestine

Tillerson ends talks in Jeddah, Qatar crisis drags on

The US Secretary of State returned to Kuwait without making any statement on his talks in Jeddah

Fire in Saudi building kills 11 people

The blaze broke out in a three-storey house early on Wednesday morning

US secretary of state begins tough GCC talks on ending Qatar row

Tillerson arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday to meet the four nations’ foreign ministers

Saudi executes four nationals for terrorist acts in restive Qatif

The executions come following several recent attacks on security forces in Qatif, which is home to the kingdom’s Shia minority

Saudi schoolgirls to take physical education classes from September

Sporting activity for girls was previously limited to some private schools

UAE, Saudi, Bahrain and Egypt stress reasons for continued sanctions against Qatar

Qatar signed an agreement with the US on Tuesday to combat the financing of terrorism

New Radisson Blu hotel to be opened in Riyadh

The hotel will have 163 rooms and suites, and is slated to open in Q1 2019

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt respond to leaked secret documents

The agreements were signed by the GCC states in 2013 and 2014

UK high court rules arms sales to Saudi can continue

The Campaign Against Arms Trade had asked for export licences to be blocked due to alleged breaches of human rights laws in Yemen

Saudi Aramco to invest $300bn in oil/gas production over next decade

Aramco’s CEO said there was an “increasingly worrying” outlook for global oil supplies due to decreasing global investment linked to the current market slump

Saudi awards project to build 17 strategic water reservoirs

Saudi Arabia has 116 water supply and sanitation projects worth SAR4.9bn ($1.3bn), according to reports

Saudi to host G20 summit in 2020

The announcement was made at the end of the G20 summit in Hamburg

Two Saudi policemen injured in latest Qatif attack

The most recent attack follows two others on July 4 and 6

Computer errors, confusion in initial days of Saudi dependents fee

From July 1, foreign workers in the kingdom must pay an SAR100 monthly fee for each dependent

Immediate solution to GCC rift unlikely – UK foreign secretary

Boris Johnson is travelling across the GCC to meet with senior leaders

Saudi Aramco’s oil reserves fall in 2016

The company’s gas reserves rose to 298.7 trillion standard cubic feet from 297.6 trillion

Saudi’s expat dependent fee: Everything you need to know

The fees have to be paid through the government-run SADAD payment banking system

Arab states disappointed with ‘negative’ Qatari response, but no new sanctions

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt will continue political and economic boycott against Qatar