Home next GCC next Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

Saudi medical workers protest over unpaid wages

Employees at the Saad Specialist Hospital in Al-Khobar have reportedly not been paid for four months

Saudi forces intercept missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis

The Qaher-1 missile was aimed at Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid Air Base

First smartphone-based MBA launched for students in Dubai

95% of Saudi mobile shops comply with Saudisation drive

Shops are now required to employ only Saudis

Oil up on Saudi, Russia meeting

Saudi crude exports rise to 7.622m bpd in July

The kingdom produced a record high 10.673 million bpd in July

Aramco awards major gas pipeline work to Saudi KAD

The contract was worth in the region of SAR5bn, according to sources

Saudi arrests 17 ISIL supporters plotting attacks across kingdom

Fourteen of those arrested are Saudi nationals, including one woman

Riyad Bank CEO to retire, deputy to take over role

The bank is Saudi Arabia’s fourth-largest lender by assets

Saudi Aramco to shut two refineries for maintenance later this year

Each shutdown could add four million to eight million barrels of crude into global markets

Saudi shares drop on Sunday as activity falls to 12-month low

Oil-related companies and banking shares faced declines

Nesma Airlines to start Saudi domestic operations in November

The Saudi-owned airline received its air operator’s certificate in August

Saudi to increase fees for seven services

The Saudi government is looking to reduce subsidies to increase its non-oil revenue

US removes defunct Saudi-linked American charity from blacklist

The US’ decision in 2004 to blacklist Al Haramain Islamic Foundation sparked a legal battle

Saudi accuses 32 people of spying for Iran

Two policemen shot dead in Saudi’s Dammam

The assailants remain unknown, according to reports

Saudi teenager proposes addition of headscarf emoji

Berlin-based Rayouf Alhumedhi has sent her proposal to the Unicode Consortium

OIC and Saudi Shoura Council say US 9/11 bill could fuel extremism

The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act bill passed on Friday would remove sovereign immunity from governments involved in terrorist attacks in the US

Saudi King hits out against ‘politicising’ haj

Saudi and Iran have been involved in a war of words over the haj pilgrimage

Electronic sheep sacrifice offered at this year’s Haj

Pilgrims in Makkah were able to undertake their Eid Al-Adha sacrifice via a computerised system

Qatar calls for friendly ties between Iran, GCC states

Fresh strains have emerged between Saudi and Iran over the haj pilgrimage

Obama to veto bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi

The US House of Representatives passed the bill without objections on Friday

Drop in haj visitors hits Saudi businesses

One of the reasons for the declining visitor numbers is the absence of Iranian pilgrims

Saudi haj pilgrims begin rite which caused deadly crush last year

Last year, Saudi Arabia said that nearly 800 pilgrims were killed

UAE expresses concern about US house passing 9/11 bill

The bill will allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia in US courts

In pictures: Pilgrims perfom haj in Saudi

Up to 1.855 million pilgrims have gathered in Saudi for the pilrimage

Saudi deploys drones to keep watch over haj pilgrims

The move is part of stepped-up efforts to avoid a repeat of last year’s stampede

Mecca mayor says no delays on pilgrimage expansion projects

The total cost of the expansion work, including both land and infrastructure, is about $100n

Male guardianship in Saudi should apply only to marriage – cleric

Saudi women are required to have male guardians their entire lives

OPEC+meeting

Saudi likely to name new OPEC governor – source

Adeeb al-Aama will replace Mohammed al-Madi as OPEC governor

Construction firm Saudi Oger faces huge debt restructuring

The Saudi government has ended talks to save struggling construction firm Saudi Oger

Egypt eyes $2-3bn deposit from Saudi to help seal IMF deal

Egypt reached a preliminary agreement with the IMF in August for a $12bn three-year lending programme

Saudi’s Grand Mufti says Iran’s leaders ‘not Muslims’ as haj row mounts

Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh said leaders of regional rival Iran saw Sunni Muslims as their enemy