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Saudi’s Mobily Denies Asking For Help To Spy On Customers

A software engineer claimed that the company had asked him to build surveillance tools to intercept customers’ messages on Twitter.

Carlyle-Backed General Lighting Plans Saudi Share Sale

Carlyle acquired its 30 per cent stake in General Lighting for an undisclosed amount in March 2010.

Virgin Among Five Bidders For Saudi Telecom Licences

The Kingdom plans to sell three mobile virtual network operator licences as part of a plan to liberalise its telecom market.

Saudi Arabia Confirms Four New Cases Of Deadly SARS-Like Virus

On Sunday Saudi Arabia said it had had a total of 24 confirmed cases since the disease was identified last year, of whom 15 had died.

Tanzania Releases UAE, Saudi Citizens Held Over Church Bombing

The UAE Foreign Ministry announced that the Emiratis had been released on its Twitter account late on Sunday.

Saudi Banks To Reserve More Jobs For Locals

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency sent banks a circular in April giving them three months to list the types of jobs that could be reserved entirely for Saudis.

SARS-Like Virus In Saudi Can Pass Person-To-Person

A virus from the same family triggered the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome that swept the world after emerging in Asia and killed 775 people in 2003.

Saudi Stock Market Caps First-Day Price Volatility

Previously, firms debuting on the Tadawul had unrestricted price movement on their first day of trading, meaning shares often soared before falling back later.

Investment Guru Mobius Eyes The Gulf

Veteran emerging markets investor Mark Mobius reveals why he wants to double investments in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi In No Rush To “Import Tourists”

The Kingdom is currently investing heavily in building tourism facilities for domestic visitors.

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Jeddah’s IDB Unit Launches Sovereign Sukuk Insurance

The insurance product is designed to boost the credit ratings of sukuk for sovereign issuers.

WHO Experts To Visit Saudi Hospital Where Coronavirus Spread

The total known infections worldwide to have risen to 31, of which 18 have died.

Saudi Dairy Firm Almarai Eyes $500m Sukuk Sale

The company, the Gulf’s largest dairy firm, has previously sold two Islamic bonds in local currency, open only to Saudi institutional investors.

JPMorgan’s Saudi Chief Leaves For Central Bank Job

Abdulaziz Al Helaissi is rumoured to become the new deputy central bank governor.

Saudi Finalising Rules For Foreign Stock Ownership

Currently, foreign investors can only buy shares in the largest Arab market through swap deals involving international investment banks.

OPEC Appoints Saudi In Top Research Post Over Iranian Candidate

Saudi Aramco’s Omar Abdulhamid was appointed as the head of research, the second most senior post at OPEC.

Two More Die In Saudi From SARS-Like Virus

Saudi Arabia has reported 23 confirmed cases in total of people infected by the coronavirus, says WHO.

Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Plans Hotel Sale

The Saudi billionaire’s investment vehicle plans to sell its stake in 20-30 hotels in the next two years.

Japan Signs Nuclear Technology Deal With UAE, Wants More Oil

Japanese Oil Development Co. owns 12 per cent of the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company oil and gas concession which expires in 2018.

JW Marriott Jeddah Opening 2016

The 370-room hotel marks the company’s eighth signed property in Saudi Arabia and follows recent agreements for JW Marriott hotels in Doha and Casablanca

Saudi Arabia Says Five Dead From New SARS-Like Virus

Globally, there have been 17 confirmed cases of human infection with the novel coronavirus (NCoV), including 11 deaths.

Saudi Embraces US Oil Boom As Kingdom’s Output Steadies

KSA’s oil minister said it is good news that U.S. crude output has jumped to the highest level in around 20 years.

Saudi-US Relations Can Withstand North American Oil Boom – Experts

Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi is giving a major energy speech in the US on Tuesday.

Saudi Kayan Restarts Plant Shut For Maintenance

The SABIC unit shut its ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol plant for scheduled maintenance.

Saudi May Confiscate Unused Land For Housing

A shortage of land in big cities has frustrated efforts to build half a million homes – a project ordered by King Abdullah in 2011.

Saudi Royal Decree May Ease $67bn Housing Logjam

Some 60 per cent of nearly 20 million Saudis are estimated to live in rented accommodation rather than homes they own.

Saudi Mulls Switch To Friday-Saturday Weekend

The Kingdom’s Shura Council has recommended changing the country’s official weekend.

Saudi Telecom Posts 38.5% Fall In Q1 Net Profit

The firm posted a net profit of SAR1.55 billion, attributing the profit drop to charges relating to an Indian affiliate.

Saudi’s Kingdom Holding Sees 9% Q1 Profit Rise

The firm made a net profit of 110.1 million riyals ($29.4 million) during the three months ended March 31, compared with 100.8 million riyals in the same period a year earlier.

Saudi’s Mobily Misses Estimates With 11% Profit Rise

Mobily’s revenue for the three months to March 31 was 5.63 billion riyals, up from 5.01 billion riyals from the prior-year period.