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Saudi brings forward state spending deadline in budget clampdown

The kingdom is grappling with a budget deficit which economists estimate could total $120bn or more this year

UK seeks release of Briton facing 350 lashes in Saudi Arabia

Karl Andree, 74, was jailed for 12 months in August last year after being caught with homemade wine in Saudi

Saudis tell Russia: Syria action will have “dangerous consequences”

The Saudis urged Russia to help fight terrorism in Syria by joning the already established anti-Islamic State coalition

Russia’s Putin, Saudi defence minister agree to cooperate in Syria

Russia’s intervention in Syria has infuriated Syrian President Assad’s regional foes, including Saudi Arabia

France to agree aerospace deals with Saudi Arabia – sources

Saudi Arabia has shown interest recently in purchasing flexible assault naval vessels like the Mistral helicopter carriers sold to Egypt as well as multi-purpose Fremm frigates

Trading in Saudi Arabia’s Mobily suspended -regulator

Mobily restated 27 months of earnings to March 31, 2015, slashing its total profits over the period by nearly SAR 1.76bn ($470m)

Oil market needs a leader, Saudi adviser says

The advisor called for greater international cooperation to reduce speculation and support a healthy oil market

Saudi Arabia seeks 715,000 tonnes of hard wheat in tender

The tender deadline is Friday, October 9 with shipment sought between December and February

Rights watchdog says second young Shi’ite faces beheading in Saudi

A Saudi court upheld a conviction against Dawoud al-Marhoon for taking part in anti-government protests three years ago and ordered him to be executed

Two killed in bank robbery attack in Saudi Arabia

A gunman stormed into one of the branches of Al Rajhi bank, reportedly to rob the bank, and opened fire on customers and employees

Saudi’s Kingdom Holding pays $50m to raise Twitter stake to 0.72%

Kingdom Holding, owned by billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, originally invested $50m in the tech company in 2011

SABIC chief expects decision on $30bn Saudi project in Q2

Yousef Abdullah Al-Benyan said the economics of the project were being assessed and there was a 50/50 chance it would proceed

Saudi opposition clerics make sectarian call to jihad in Syria

Riyadh, along with Turkey and other Gulf states, is a main supporter of rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Saudi Aramco in talks to buy some of China’s CNPC assets -sources

The deal value is currently estimated around $1bn to $1.5bn

Saudi central bank foreign assets fall 1% in August

Assets shrank 11.2 per cent from a year earlier to their lowest level since February 2013

Saudi to convert state real estate fund into bank

After its conversion the Real Estate Development Fund will offer financing in cooperation with the private sector, a statement said

UK’s Cameron urges Saudi Arabia not to execute Shi’ite protestor

Ali al-Nimr was handed the death penalty after taking part in demonstrations in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province

Saudi Arabia deters bid for UN human rights probe in Yemen

A Saudi-led coalition of Arab states has been pressing a bombing campaign in Yemen over the past six months to try to restore a Yemeni government forced into exile by Houthi fighters

Saudi forces arrest two foreigners at illegal bomb factory

One of those arrested was a Syrian man, who the interior ministry said was preparing to carry out attacks while the other was a Filipino woman accused of helping him

Saudi Arabia signals easing of tension with Islamist cleric

Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a cleric whose fiery sermons have irked Gulf states, appeared alongside the Qatari prime minister and the Saudi ambassador at an event in Doha

Saudi Arabia to continue energy investments despite oil price drop

The kingdom’s oil minister said that the sharp fluctuations in oil prices have been happening since 1970s

Saudi Arabia’s new oil policy works in reclaiming market share

Saudi Arabia led a shift by the OPEC in November 2014 to defend market share against competing supplies

Saudi Arabia says deeply concerned at Russian attacks on Syria

Officials from the kingdom have said no ISIL targets were present in the areas attacked by Russia

Iran’s leader condemns Saudi over haj crush, demands bodies of pilgrims

At least 239 Iranians pilgrims were killed in the stampede near Mecca and 200 others are still missing

UAE needs 14,000 teachers over next five years – expert

The Gulf region faces teacher shortages as demand outstrips supply

Saudi security forces kill two ISIL suspects

Three more people were arrested in coordinated raids in Riyadh and Dammam

Saudi asserts that investigation into haj tragedy will be transparent

Atleast 769 pilgrims were killed and over 930 injured in a stampede near Mecca on Thursday

Helicopter attack kills 30 civilians in Yemen village

Residents and medics said most of the victims were women and children

Iran denounces Saudi Arabia over haj stampede, demands apology

At least 155 Iranian pilgrims died in the stampede on Thursday near Mecca and 300 other Iranians remain unaccounted for

Saudi’s King Salman warns off countries from “tampering with Arab unity”

The monarch said that the kingdom was dedicated to the safety of all pilgrims coming to perform haj, days after a stampede killed over 750 people