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Saudi fiscal health may mean less resistance oil weakness

Rising spending and falling oil revenues have created a state budget deficit which the International Monetary Fund projects at 20 per cent of GDP this year

Saudi central bank curbs credit card cash withdrawals -source

Previously, customers could obtain cash advances equivalent to as much as 50 per cent of their monthly credit card spending limits

Saudi citizen killed in shelling from Yemen

A shell reportedly fell on a house around dawn in Najran province

Private equity investments into MENA reach Dhs 1.5bn in 2014

Private equity investments in the Middle East and North Africa rose 118 per cent last year, a new report shows

Scandal-hit Saudi Mobily swings to Q2 net loss due to Zain dispute

The Saudi telecom operator slashed 27 months of profits last week

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding posts 13% Q2 profit rise

The firm attributed the profit rise to higher income from its associates and joint ventures and lower costs

Russian foreign minister to meet US, Saudi counterparts in Qatar

Lavrov is visiting Qatar to discuss about Syria, Yemen and Libya, stability in the GCC and bilateral relations

Saudi-led coalition: First aim is to restore Yemeni government in Aden

Senior members of Yemen’s exiled administration flew into Aden on July 16 to make preparations for the government’s return

Three members of bin Laden family killed in UK jet crash

Media reports said the victims included bin Laden’s half-sister along with her husband and mother

Three Saudi soldiers killed in cross-border shelling with Yemen

The shelling took place in Dhahran Aljanoub, a governorate in the Saudi border region of Aseer

Middle East funds turn negative as oil drops again

Only 13 per cent of investment firms expect to raise their equity allocations to the Middle East in the next three months, a survey shows

Foreign firms bid for Saudi Aramco’s mega Fadhili gas project

The new plant is to have a processing capacity of 2.5 billion standard cubic feet per day

Saudi soldier killed in shooting in eastern district

Authorities have reportedly arrested two people suspected of being linked to the incident

Saudi-led raid on Yemen plant appears unlawful – Rights Watch

The coalition may have committed a war crime when it bombed two residential compounds, killing 65 people including 10 children, HRW said

Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of making threats to Bahrain

The kingdom’s foreign minister said Tehran was intervening in its neighbours’ internal affairs

Houthis, Saudi-led coalition fight on as Yemen ceasefire quickly unravels

The Arab coalition fighting the Houthis had announced a five-day truce from 11:59 pm on Sunday to allow in emergency aid

Houthis, Saudi-led coalition fight for Yemen air base

The al-Anad base, 50 km from Aden, has been held by the Iranian-allied Houthi movement

Thousands sign petition against beach closure as Saudi king visits French Riviera

Section of public beach closed off as King Salman vacations at his villa in southern France

Saudi-led coalition announces five-day ceasefire in Yemen

News of the ceasefire came after 80 people were killed in an air strike on the central Yemeni city of Taiz

Saudi Arabia says relations with Hamas have not changed after meeting

The kingdom has emphasised that Hamas delegation’s visit to Saudi Arabia was religious rather than political

EU foreign policy chief to visit Saudi Arabia and Iran next week

Federica Mogherini will arrive in Saudi Arabia on July 27 and then proceed to Iran to discuss the nuclear deal

Saudi-Kuwait joint Wafra oilfield staff told to take leave

The Wafra field was first shut for maintenance on May 11 for two weeks

Pentagon chief tells Saudi Arabia: Iran threat is shared concern

In talks with US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, King Salman reiterated support for the deal while voicing some concerns

U.S. defence chief in Saudi Arabia to reassure after Iran deal

Ash Carter said ahead of his trip that he aimed to discuss American strategy to counter “Iranian aggression” in the region

Saudi Arabia considers its own nuclear options after Iran deal

Some Saudis close to the ruling family have warned that if Iran still manages to weaponise its nuclear programme, then the kingdom will have to follow suit

UAE’s NMC Health to invest in Saudi, Qatar for Gulf expansion

The company secured an $825m loan from banks in February to pay debt and fund acquisitions

Record Saudi oil inventory seen tied to new refinery, not global glut

The kingdom’s domestic crude oil inventories jumped to a record above 300 million barrels in May

Saudi outreach to Hamas part of wider effort against Iran

Saudi King Salman’s met with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal on Friday

Saudi crude oil exports fall to lowest in five months in May

The kingdom exported 7.737 million barrels a day in April

Hamas chief and Saudi king hold rare meeting

Relations between Hamas and Saudi have improved since King Salman assumed the Saudi throne in January