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Saudi economy avoids crisis but outlook remains murky

It is not clear whether the government can continue cutting its deficit rapidly without pushing the country into recession

New Saudi punctuality system increases staff attendance to 55.5%

The fingerprint registration system led to protests from workers last month

Saudi graduates angered over university officials handing roles to relatives

In one incident eight relatives of a university president have been employed at the institution

Saudi Arabia appoints new minister of finance

Alassaf had been the last veteran member of cabinet to remain in a key post through a series of government reshuffles

Nearly 500 expat workers denied contract renewal at Saudi university

The Ministry of Civil Service has reportedly refused to renew the contracts of a significant number of staff

Saudi police foil ISIL plot to bomb UAE football match

ISIL leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi has called for attacks against Saudi Arabia

Saudi central bank foreign assets shrink $7.4bn in September

The decrease saw assets hit their lowest level since January 2012

Saudi Aramco confirms former employee took bribe in Embraer plane deal

The statement came three days after Embraer said it would pay a $205.5m fine to settle an investigation by US and Brazilian authorities

Yemen’s Houthis launch missile towards Makkah, coalition says

The Houthi rebels claimed the missile was aimed at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah

Bound by business: Saudi, the US and UK

While the US and UK might not share cultural values with Saudi Arabia, their trade links have ensured a solid and prosperous relationship

US pre-clearance coming to Jeddah, Riyadh airports

The facilities will speed up entry to the country for passengers upon arrival in the US

GCC states must cut spending further, impose VAT to cope with low oil - IMF

Saudi finance minister says IMF’s growth forecast “reasonable”

Growth has slowed sharply this year as low oil prices strained the budget

Saudi women call for cut to domestic worker wages

Families in the kingdom are being encouraged to pay maids less than the standardised wage

Saudis angered by accusations of working an hour a day

High ranking officials accused government workers of laziness on a popular television show

Saudi’s SABIC begins commercial operations at new rubber plant

The polybutadiene industrial rubber plant is part of its KEMYA joint venture with a unit of Exxon Mobil

Truce in Yemen between Saudi-backed forces and Houthis expires

Each side accused the other of repeatedly violating the three-day truce

Saudi’s North-South railway to begin operations in early 2017

The project will launch within months, according to reports

Indian workers fly home from Saudi after talks

In August, there were estimated to be 10,000 stranded Indian workers in the country

Two workers die in fire at Saudi Aramco plant

The fire broke out last week at the Wasea crude oil plant in central Saudi

Civilians injured in Saudi by missiles fired from Yemen

A UN-brokered 72-hour truce between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition began just before midnight on Wednesday

Saudi Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Q3 net profit down 38.3%

The company blamed a drop in hotel revenue and dividend income

Saudi sets record with mammoth $17.5bn bond issue

The bond attracted investor orders totaling almost four times the amount

Payments to construction firms will rise – Saudi finance minister

The construction industry has been hit hard this year by state spending cuts

Saudi energy minister: Oil market at the end of downturn

Producer action to limit supply will help the market improve further, said Al Falih

Saudi’s SABIC expects challenging sales environment in 2017

Petrochemical firms have been hit hard by low oil prices

Saudi has little room to slow austerity drive – IMF

The Saudi government has slashed capital spending this year and delayed payments

New punctuality system prompts complaints from Saudi workers

Workers at municipality offices in Madinah are being forced to register their attendance multiple times a day

Saudi Prince executed in Riyadh for murder

Prince Turki bin Saud bin Turki bin Saud Al-Kabeer pleaded guilty to shooting to death another Saudi national

Iran meeting to decide fate of oil deal

Saudi says August oil output fell from record high

August output dropped to 10.630 million bpd from 10.673 million bpd in July

Saudi says prepared for ceasefire in Yemen if Houthis agree

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Houthis would have to agree that Yemen was free