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Gulf Business gears up for debut Saudi summit on 3 September

The discussions will cover key themes relevant to any business aiming to operate or expand within Saudi Arabia

Saudi labour ministry to investigate company that displayed maids at kiosk

The company involved could face human trafficking charges, according to reports

Saudi to make 2,000 government schools ‘independent’

Government seeks to reduce financial burden of education and improve its quality

Saudi Shoura member calls for foreign recruitment firms for domestic workers

Domestic worker recruitment is currently restricted to local firms

Saudi soldiers in Yemen to receive one-month bonus

Ministry employees on the front line will also be awarded the bonus

Saudi to introduce six projects to boost Saudisation

Labour ministry seeks to reduce cost difference between employing locals and expats

Saudi central bank says riyal will remain pegged to US dollar

The central bank said it has “sufficient tools” to support the exchange rate of the riyal

California man gets life in prison for stabbing Saudi student

Agustin Rosendo Fernandez, 30, stabbed Saudi student Alkadi to death two years ago

Saudi accuses 32 people of spying for Iran

Saudi stops 3 women, 7 children from joining Syria war

The three sisters and their children were detained by Lebanese authorities in Beirut and flown back to Saudi Arabia

Saudi lifts hiring ban on Bangladeshi workers – report

A ban on workers has partly been in force since 2008

Saudi aims to employ 100,000 nationals in the healthcare sector

The ministry expects to achieve the target by 2030

Saudi’s stock market to further ease restrictions on foreign investment

Ownership limits and minimum qualifications for overseas institutions will be eased next month

Saudi’s first women-only telecoms complex fails to attract vendors

The lack of activity at the complex comes despite wide media attention

US approves $1.15bn sale of tanks, military equipment to Saudi

General Dynamics will be the principal contractor for the sale

Saudi to nationalise health, automobile sectors

Plans come after the kingdom announced the complete Saudisation of the mobile sector

Saudi Oger owes $800m to workers, banks – reports

The troubled firm has been the subject of thousands of complaints by workers

Saudi increases visa fees, traffic fines to boost revenues

A multiple exit and re-entry visa costing SAR500 will only be valid for three months, compared to six months earlier.

Saudi confirms cooperating with Germany to investigate attacks

The investigation will track Islamist militants behind bomb and axe attacks in July

Saudi’s petrochem firms beat profit forecasts, but will soon face slump

Combined net profits of Saudi’s 14 listed petrochemical firms fell by a fifth from a year earlier

Saudi’s King Salman issues new directives on unpaid salaries for foreign workers

In recent months, local construction firms Saudi Oger and Saudi Binladin Group have made headlines following thousands of complaints from workers over unpaid wages

Saudi soldier dies in cross border fire with Yemen

The soldier faced the attack on Saturday morning at Jalah in the Jazan region

Private sector must employ 4m Saudis by 2030, says study

Saudis make up just 16 per cent of private sector, according to report by the Oxford Consulting Group

Saudi royal reports theft of $1.1m watch in Paris

The woman said she had been violently assaulted by two men who grabbed her watch

Women launch civil case following Twitter comments insulting Emiratis

Are Saudi’s Prince Alwaleed and Steve Ballmer mulling Twitter buy?

Rumours this week boosted Twitter’s share prices

Saudi govt discussing rescue of construction company Oger

Oger has been hit hard by a slowdown in the Saudi construction sector

Saudi coalition will stay off UN blacklist, says secretary general

Saudi ambassador to the UN claimed safety of children in Yemen is at the top of its priorities

Dubai billionaire offers to hire 3,000 laid-off Indian workers in Saudi

Ravi Pillai made the offer following reports that thousands of workers in Saudi are facing a ‘food crisis’

Indian minister visits Saudi to repatriate 10,000 stranded workers

Indian officials said employers had not paid the workers’ wages and that they now faced a food crisis

Saudi princess to lead new women’s sports initiative

Appointment of Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan comes days ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, where four Saudi women will compete

Saudi prepares rules for real estate funds amid housing push

Saudi Arabia aims to build 1.5 million homes over the next seven or eight years

Heritage hotel planned for Saudi UNESCO site Ad’Diriyah

The property will aim to imitate the design of the site’s mud buildings