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Saudi carrier flynas in talks to purchase four new aircraft – CEO

The airline currently has about 26 aircraft in its fleet with the average age of eight and half years

US, Saudi Arabia to bolster support for moderate Syrian opposition

US Secretary of State John Kerry met King Salman and other Saudi officials on Saturday

SABIC affiliate Saudi Kayan starts trial runs at new Butanol plant

The plant is designed to produce 330,000 tonnes per year of normal butanol once operational

Saudi transport projects going ahead as scheduled -minister

Minister of Transport Abdullah al-Muqbil said the government had allocated SAR 200bn to be spent on public transport plans

Lebanon’s Hezbollah takes aim at Saudi Arabia on Ashura

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah condemned what he called the “US-Saudi aggression” against Yemen

Saudi’s automotive ambitions grow

Saudi Arabia is planning to become the region’s car manufacturing hub

Saudi says Russian actions in Syria “very dangerous”

Foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir also said Assad was the “magnet” attracting foreign fighters from all over the world to fight for ISIL

Revealed: Worst countries for expats to live and work in

Kuwait was ranked the worst country for expats to live and work in, a new survey showed

Saudi appoints former investment chief as new US ambassador

Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al Saud served as governor of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority from 2000-2004

Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia for second time in China crude supply

China bought 983,590 bpd from Russia last month, up 42 per cent year-on-year, while imports from Saudi were down 16.5 per cent at 961,710 bpd

Saudi Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding reports 10% increase in Q3 net profit

Kingdom Holding made a net profit of SAR 291.55m in the third quarter of 2015, up from SAR 265m in the same period a year earlier

Saudis looking at wide range of fiscal reforms -IMF official

The IMF estimates Riyadh faces a record budget deficit of well over $100bn this year, amounting to 21.6 per cent of gross domestic product

Saudi rights activists sentenced to years in prison – Amnesty

All 11 founding members of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association are either jailed or awaiting trial

Iran returns Saudi accusations of cross-border meddling

Saudi’s foreign minister said this week that Iran’s military role in Syria disqualified it from playing a role in peacemaking efforts there

Saudi CMA may relax investor rules to join world indices

Limitations on market access are frowned upon by index compliers such as MSCI and FTSE, whose indices are tracked by trillions of dollars of institutional wealth globally

Saudi to impose a maximum of $26.67 per square metre on undeveloped lands

The fees would encourage landowners to develop their land instead of just holding it for profit, the country’s housing minister said

Saudi says difficult to see role for Iran in Syria peacemaking

Adel al-Jubeir said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had to leave power if peace was to be achieved

UAE to see 62% rise in number of millionaires by 2020 – Credit Suisse

The number of millionaires in the country is expected to increase from 59,000 in 2015 to 96,000 by 2020

Saudi Aramco says fraud foiled between trading unit and India’s ONGC

Cyber criminals had duped Aramco into making a payment for an order of naphtha from ONGC into their own bank account

Saudi’s SABIC eyes joint-ventures in China, U.S.

SABIC could make an announcement regarding the potential joint ventures in the first quarter of 2016, a senior official said

Dubai’s Aster DM Healthcare in $245m Saudi hospital investment

The investment brings Aster DM Healthcare’s total ownership stake to 97 per cent in Sanad Hospital

Saudi Electric signs $1.07bn utility contract for housing projects

The contract, signed between the firm and the Ministry of Water and Electricity, is for 29 projects being implemented by the Ministry of Housing

Saudi’s Naimi says sees oil demand improving

Oil prices have almost halved in the past year because of excess supply

ISIL claims responsibility for deadly attack on Saudi Shi’ites

A gunman killed five people in an attack on a Shi’ite Muslim meeting hall in Saudi Arabia on Friday

Saudi state claws back unspent money as finances tighten

Ministries are being told that if money is not fully spent on the projects for which it was originally allocated, the remainder must be sent back to the Treasury

US approves $495m deal to sell Black Hawk helicopters to Saudi Arabia

The deal is expected to help improve Saudi’s defense capabilities

Saudi Arabia targets Russia in battle for European oil market

Russia has for years been muscling in on Asian markets where Saudi Arabia was once the unchallenged dominant supplier

Arab coalition slowing aid efforts in Yemen – U.S. Navy report

The Arab coalition denied the allegation and said it was keen for ships to take in relief

Saudi bourse regulator tightens curbs on anonymous investors

The Capital Market Authority told licensed brokers that they would have to open an account in the name of each client rather than using the name of the broker or someone else

Saudi foreign minister: No future for Bashar al-Assad in Syria

Adel al-Jubeir said that Riyadh’s position on Syria had not changed