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Saudi Arabia arrests 431 ISIL suspects, thwarts bombings

Officials said they thwarted six suicide operations which targeted mosques in the Eastern province

Saudi bond issues to soar as government plugs deficit

Bankers expect heavy issuance in coming months that could change banks’ balance sheets and eventually help to create an active domestic bond market

Etihad signs sponsorship deal with Saudi football club Al Ittihad

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier will serve as the preferred airline for the Jeddah-based club

Former Saudi spy chief says Iran nuclear deal will “wreak havoc”

Officials and Saudi media with close ties to the ruling family have privately railed against the recent nuclear deal

Saudi transport plans in focus as Talgo says train contract scrapped

The Spanish trainmaker won the $201m contract in February, following a feasibility study into building a high-speed rail line between Riyadh and Dammam

Saudi media label Iran deal an assault on Arab interests

A Saudi official said he feared the Iran agreement would make the Middle East more dangerous

Iran deal may make region more dangerous – Saudi official

The official told Reuters Iran had destabilised the whole Middle East through its activities in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen

Obama calls UAE, Saudi leaders to discuss Iran deal

Obama noted the United States’ commitment to working with its Gulf partners to counter Iran’s destabilizing activities in the region

Investcorp acquires Saudi testing services company

The value of the deal, Investcorp’s fifth in Saudi Arabia, was not disclosed

Saudi militant suspect kills father and is shot dead by police

The suspected militant was shot dead by security forces in an exchange of fire

Stock news: Iran nuclear deal may dampen Gulf by depressing oil prices

The deal might specifically affect Saudi bourse, which is the most sensitive in the Gulf to oil prices due to its heavyweight petrochemical sector

Saudi Arabia opens the oil taps, ups June output to record high

The kingdom said it pumped 10.56 million barrels per day of oil last month, up 231,000 bpd from May, according to OPEC

Saudi appoints housing minister from private sector

Majed al-Hogail, former MD of Rafal Real Estate Development, was chosen to head the housing ministry by King Salman

Saudi’s Mobily names former Mobinil executive as new CFO

Ben Hamida served as the CFO at Egyptian phone operator Mobinil from 2011

Saudi’s Mobily names former MTN exec Farroukh as CEO

Mobily said that the new CEO has “a proven track record of success in the area of financial management, audit and operations”

Saudi says Riyadh determined to confront Iranian expansion in region

Saudi actions had helped reduce the interference of Tehran and its regional clout in Yemen and other countries, the Kingdom’s foreign minister said

Saud al-Faisal, Saudi foreign minister for 40 years, dies

Prince Saud was the world’s longest-serving foreign minister when replaced on April 29 by Adel al-Jubeir, the then-ambassador to Washington

Saudi Arabia issues first sovereign bonds since 2007, more to come

The government sold SAR15bn ($4 billion) of bonds to local banks this year, according to a senior official

Will OPEC’s obstinate stand cause long term harm?

The Saudi-led OPEC’s willingness to inflict pain on the US shale industry shows no signs of abating but there may be economic consequences later on

Saudi bank NCB posts 2.6% drop in net profit, misses forecasts

NCB reported a net profit in the second quarter of 2015 of SAR 2.36bn ($629m)

Saudi regulator accepting applications from credit rating agencies

Agencies which apply before the end of August will be allowed to operate until they receive a licence

Saudi’s Mobily unlikely to stabilise before next year – chairman

The company has been rocked by accountancy issues which have forced it to restate financial statements dating back to 2013

Tunneling work begins on mega Riyadh Metro project

The 176 km six-line driverless network is scheduled for completion in 2019

Movenpick Hotels & Resorts to open fourth hotel in Jeddah

The new hotel is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2019 and will be located on Prince Sultan road in Jeddah

Three Saudi brothers arrested over links to Kuwait ISIL bombing

The bombing, which killed 27 people, was Kuwait’s deadliest militant attack

Saudi-led air strikes kill nearly 100 in Yemen

The UN has been pushing for a halt to the air strikes and fighting that has killed nearly 3,000 people in Yemen since March

GCC smartphone market up 21% in Q1 – IDC

The smartphone market’s share in the region is now just under 77 per cent

Saudi Aramco lowers August Arab Light crude price to Asia

The Saudi state oil company has lowered the August price for its Arab Light grade for Asian customers by 10 cents a barrel versus July

Saudi June non-oil business growth at record low

The PMI, a regular survey of businesses, reached its lowest level since August 2009

Saudi’s SABIC unit, South Korea’s SK form polyethylene project

Total investment will be about $640m for the technology and plant construction