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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

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