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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

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt set to deliver verdict on Qatar

Qatar could face further isolation and possible expulsion from the GCC

Saudi tightens its grip on Japan, its biggest Asian oil market

Japan’s imports of Saudi crude between January and June reached 1.3 million bpd, 7.7 per cent higher than a year ago

Over 2.2 million expat dependents registered in Saudi as new fee takes effect

The fee, which took effect on July 1, requires expatriates to pay SAR100 per month for each of their dependents

Saudi soldier killed, three injured in explosion

The soldier was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade in the town of al-Awamiya

GCC states receive Qatar’s response to demands

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have said they will respond “in due time”

Qatar says response to GCC demands in line with state sovereignty

The heads of intelligence from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain met in Cairo on Tuesday

Accor opens first Ibis Styles hotel in Makkah

The 286-room budget hotel was opened ahead of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr

Saudi Arabian Airlines expects US laptop ban to be lifted by July 19

Saudia is working with the country’s civil aviation authority, GACA, to implement new security measures for US-bound flights

Saudi says hoping for ‘positive’ response from Qatar to end GCC crisis

Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir says Qatar’s compliance with the demands can end the crisis

Saudi king suspends newspaper columnist for piling on the praise

The columnist lauded the king, equating him with God

Expat dependent fee takes effect in Saudi Arabia

Residence permits will not be renewed and exit/re-entry visas will not be issued for expatriates unless the fees are paid

Saudi bans import of poultry from Belgium on bird flu fears

The kingdom has also banned the import of poultry from Vietnam, Tennessee and Malaysia