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Saudi authorises finance minister to set soft drinks tax date

The selective tax will apply to goods harmful to human health

Saudi’s Samba Financial Group appoints female CEO

Nashar is the first female CEO of a listed Saudi commercial bank

Saudi Stock Exchange appoints first female chairperson

Sarah Al-Suhaimi, the CEO of NCB Capital, has been appointed to the role

Saudi crude oil production, exports fall in Dec

The kingdom’s oil exports dropped to 8.014 million barrels per day

Saudi’s Tadawul to list seven companies on new SME market Nomu

The new market is set to open on February 26

Saudi rail operations expected to resume on Friday after flooding

Torrential rain caused a train to derail near Dammam last week

Saudi labour ministry allows transfer of domestic workers

The new rules allow housemaids, drivers and other workers to transfer their sponsorship under a number of circumstances

Saudi gamers get together at kingdom’s first-ever Comic Con

Saudi is trying to boost its entertainment sector as part of an economic and social reform drive

Saudi Binladin obtains fresh payments from government

The Saudi building sector was hit hard last year as the government delayed paying contractors for their work

GCC States to maintain defence spending despite oil price slump

Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s defence spend as a share of their GDP is the highest in the world

One person dies in Saudi Aramco oil pipeline leak

The oil leak also injured three other people, including an Aramco employee

Floods cause train to derail near Saudi’s Dammam, injuring 18

The 193 passengers and six crew members were transferred to another train

Saudi says it has broken up four ISIL cells

The cells which comprised 15 Saudis, two Yemenis and a Sudanese man

Saudi intercepts and destroys missile from Yemen

The missile was fired towards the city of Khamis Mushayt

Massive automobile manufacturing cluster to open in Saudi’s Jubail

The cluster is being developed by Sadara and Saudi National Automobiles Manufacturing Company (SNAM)

Saudi to handover 120,000 homes to citizens in 2017

The programme is part of efforts to distribute homes and financial support to 280,000 families

Shoura Council to review law allowing Saudi workers to be dismissed

A Shoura committee will review 8,000 requests of alteration and suggestions submitted by the public

At least one killed, 10 injured after Saudi’s Asir region hit by floods

The Saudi Civil Defense said it rescued over 280 people from the region

Saudi to maintain bread subsidies

The kingdom is the highest per capita consumer of bread in the world, according to reports

Jeddah gets set to host Saudi’s first ever Comic Con event

The event will take place from February 16-18

Ministry’s punishment for dismissing Saudis to discourage recruitment

New rules introduced last month freeze recruitment at firms that dismiss Saudi staff without justification

Saudi clamps down on government worker sick leave

Public sector workers will now require a signed document from a doctor for a single sick day off

Saudi’s CMA approves listing of two companies on Saudi parallel bourse

Both offers will be confined to Qualified Investors

Saudi partnership to invest $1.3bn in 100 international schools

The partnership reportedly includes Saudi-American Schools and Abdullah Bin Mohammed Saeedan & Sons

Saudi Aramco inks first oil contract with China’s Huajin

Saudi Aramco will supply Arab Extra Light crude to Huajin

Saudi government approves $24.5bn support for agriculture, water, environment

The government is aiming to achieve 16 strategic goals in line with Vision 2030

Saudi to soon start granting licences for women’s gyms

Licences will be restricted to gyms that focus on weight loss and fitness activities

Iraqi Airways plane evacuated at Jeddah after wheel catches fire while landing

Emergency crews evacuated 356 passengers from the plane

Saudi arrests several terror suspects in Jeddah, Madinah – reports

The raids in Jeddah reportedly lasted two hours and took place in three districts

Saudi Crown prince says ties with US ‘historic and strategic’

His remarks came during CIA director Mike Pompeo’s visit to Riyadh