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Saudi king appoints new head of grains business

Ahmad bin Abdelaziz Al-Fares replaces Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al-Ruwatie, who was the acting director-general of the GSFMO.

Al Qaeda in Yemen execute 2 Saudis accused of spying for America

Two Saudis, named al-Mutairi and al-Khaledi, were reportedly killed

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed, Forbes settle libel case

The Prince and Forbes have been embroiled in a dispute ever since the magazine’s annual billionaires list was published in 2013

Saudi bourse CEO sees flurry of foreign investor licenses soon

Saudi’s market regulator has said foreign institutions can buy stocks directly from June 15, but it has not so far announced the award of any licences

Saudi Arabian Airlines purchases 50 Airbus aircraft

The company did not disclose the value of the deal but other media reports valued it at $8.2 billion.

Saudi opening may be non-event with no licences awarded yet

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority has indicated it does not want or expect large, sudden fund inflows

Airbus in talks to sell up to 50 planes to Saudi Arabian Airlines

The deal could include 30 A320neo planes and up to 20 A330 aircraft, sources said

Saudi Arabia to reconsider applying Nitaqat system in select sectors

The government said that it will rethink quotas in some sectors which failed to attract citizens due to the nature of work involved

Will the Tadawul’s opening be a turning point for Saudi’s economy?

The region is holding its breath as Saudi Arabia finally opens up the Tadawul to foreign investors, but are the doors fully ajar?

Crunch time coming for Saudi campaign as options narrow in Yemen

Riyadh may soon have to face a choice: accept the de facto control of its foes over Sanaa and cut a deal, or keep fighting with the risk of Yemen sinking into total chaos.

Saudi Aramco says no cut in oil exports despite local demand

The company officials said while Chinese oil demand was stabilizing, the highest growth was likely to come from India in the second half of this year.

Luxury Belgian chocolatier Godiva plans major UAE, Saudi expansion

The company aims to double the number of outlets in the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the next six to 12 months

Saudi Arabia summons Iran ambassador after poisoning of Saudis

A group of 33 pilgrims from Saudi was exposed to poison on Sunday while staying at a Mashhad hotel.

Saudi regulator suspends trading in Mobily shares from Tues

The regulator has been investigating Mobily after the firm slashed 18 months of previously announced profits.

Saudi Supreme Court upholds blogger’s sentence

Raif Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, a 10-year jail term and a fine of SAR 1 million last year.

Saudi-led air strikes kill 44 in attack on Yemeni army compound

More than 100 people, including civilians, were also wounded in the attack, according to reports.

Saudi Arabia arrests 45 suspects in mosque bombing case

The arrests come after the government declared a reward for helping nab the suspects in the mosque bombing case and for providing information about future attacks.

Attacks on Shi’ites create pivotal moment for Saudi state

The government has allowed Shi’ites to set up community protection groups to search people entering mosques and checkpoints to monitor entrances to villages after the attacks.

Egypt’s EFG-Hermes plans Saudi Islamic fund as market opens up

EFG-Hermes says nearly a third of its $3 billion of assets under management is in Saudi Arabia, with $265 million managed by its Saudi unit.

Foreign firms wary of Saudi expansion on opening up of bourse

Regulatory obstacles and uncertainty about the size of fund inflows are deterring foreign firms from undertaking any quick build-up in their staffing and office space in Riyadh.

Saudi stadium plan scaled back as oil drop bites -sources

About 11 new grounds were to be built as a means of growing the game in the kingdom but sources said only two will be built as state spending is hit by low oil prices.

Saudi names suspects in mosque bombing, offers $1m bounty

The ministry also offered a $1.9 million reward for information that would avert any future attacks.

Saudi may issue government bonds this year -IMF official

Bond issues are being considered after global oil prices plunged last year.

Five Saudi stocks to be closed to foreign investors -bourse

The Capital Markets Authority did not specify the reason for these stocks to be off-limits to foreign investors.

Saudi lost $49bn of foreign reserves in 4 months due to low oil prices

The kingdom’s foreign reserves fell to $683 billion in April, from $732 billion at the end of 2014, a new report shows.

IMF lifts outlook for Saudi GDP, sees bigger budget gap this year

Economic growth is expected to slow in 2016 as lower oil revenues hit state spending, the IMF said.

Naimi says Saudi oil strategy working, sees stronger demand

The comment indicates Saudi Arabia will likely propose not to change output policy at producer group OPEC’s meeting on Friday.

Revealed: Biggest banks in Saudi Arabia

The top 10 biggest lenders in the Kingdom by 2014 total assets, taken from Gulf Business’ Top 50 GCC Banks list.

Saudi bourse opening could fuel international partnerships – JP Morgan

The market opening could lead to a flurry of foreign funds, paving way for more partnerships among local and international firms.

Saudi’s Kingdom Holding sells 50% stake in Mauritius resort to JV partner

Kingdom Holding, owned by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, sold its stake in Four Seasons Resort Mauritius to Sun Resorts.