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Saudi King Removes Deputy Defence Minister In Royal Reshuffle

Prince Khaled bin Sultan has been removed from his post, replaced by Prince Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Abdulrahman.

Sabic To Cut Over 1,000 Jobs In Europe

The company, which employs 40,000 people spread across 40 countries, made a net profit of around $6.59 billion in 2012.

U.S. Nears $10bn Arms Deal With Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE

The deal will take V-22 Osprey aircraft, advanced refueling tankers, anti-air defense missiles and 25 F-16 Desert Falcon jets to the region.

Saudi’s Sabic Q1 Profit Falls 10%

Net income for the three months to March 31 was 6.56 billion riyals ($1.75 billion) compared to 7.27 billion riyals in the same period last year.

Saudi Oil Exports In February Jump To 7.45m bpd

The world’s largest oil exporter shipped around 7.09 million bpd in January.

Saudi Arabia Intensifies Crackdown On Illegal Workers

Saudi Arabia has been deporting hundreds of thousands of illegal foreign workers as part of labour market reforms.

Saudi King Tells Ministries To Facilitate $66.7bn Housing Programme

King Abdullah announced the SAR250 billion scheme in 2011 to build 500,000 housing units over several years

Saudi King Condemns Boston Bombs As “Shameful, Terrorist” Acts

Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter and birthplace of Islam, is a key regional U.S. ally.

Zain Saudi Narrows Losses As Revenues Improve

The affiliate of Kuwait’s Zain, made a net loss of 398 million riyals ($106.13 million) in the three months to March 31.

Saudi Aramco Starts Production From Giant Manifa Oilfield

Aramco said Manifa’s output will reach 500,000 bpd by July and 900,000 bpd by the end of 2014.

Prince Alwaleed In Favour Of Saudi Women Driving

The move will “save more than 500,000 jobs”, says the Kingdom Holding chairman.

Saudi Lender NCB Posts 19.4% Q1 Net Profit Rise

National Commercial Bank’s net profit was boosted by higher special commission and fee income.

Banque Saudi Fransi Q1 Net Drops 13.3%

The kingdom’s fifth-largest bank by market cap said it made $182.4 million in the three months ending March 31.

Saudi Awards Jubail Fuel Oil Tender To Shell International Trading ME

The Kingdom has awarded up to 400,000 tonnes of cracked fuel oil to SITME.

Saudi’s Top Bank Al Rajhi Q1 Profit Up 2%

The lender’s profit was boosted by a jump in both lending and customer deposits portfolio.

Saudi Banks Post Strong Q1 Profits, Beat Estimates

SABB saw first quarter net profit rise 11 per cent, while Saudi Hollandi’s net profit rose 19.4 per cent.

Saudi Arabia Denies Man Was Sentenced To Paralysis

Local reports stated that a young man was sentenced to be surgically paralysed after stabbing a friend who was also left unable to move.

S.Aramco, Exxon Offer Up To 90,000 Tonnes Of May Fuel Oil

The 700-centistoke (cst) cargo is scheduled to load between May 5 and 9, traders said.

Malaysia MMC Says Saudis Terminate Rights To Develop $30bn City

Malaysian construction firm MMC’s joint venture with Saudi Binladin Group was awarded the contract to develop the Jazan Economic City in 2006.

Saudi Riyad Bank Posts 5.5% Rise In Q1 Net Profit

The bank said it made $254 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Expatriates Apprehensive Over Saudi Labour Crackdown

More than 200,000 foreigners have been deported from the Kingdom over the past few months.

Saudi King Orders Three-Month Delay To Illegal Worker Crackdown

More than 200,000 foreigners have been deported from the country over the past few months.

Saudi Kings Of Oil Join The Shale Gas Revolution

Inspired by a shale gas surge in the U.S. the kingdom has begun investigating its large unconventional deposits and their potential for fuelling long-term growth.

Yemenis Protest Against New Saudi Labour Ruling

Thousands of Yemeni labourers face deportation following new Saudi regulations that require expats to work only for their sponsors.

Telco Zain Saudi Extends Maturity Of $600m Facility

The operator, which has yet to make a quarterly profit since launching services in 2008, last week extended a $2.4 billion Islamic loan to April 30.

Saudi Arabia Quits IILM Islamic Finance Corporation

IILM faced a major challenge to ensure compliance with laws in all of the 12 member countries situated across Asia and the Middle East.

Saudi Binladin Group Prices $347m Islamic Bond

Pricing came at the tight end of initial price guidance of 170-190 bps, indicating that demand for the transaction was strong.

India’s MRPL Asks For More Saudi Oil In April

State-owned refiner MRPL said it will halt oil imports from Iran in April if insurance cover is not available for its refineries.

Prince Alwaleed: Open Saudi Market To Foreigners

The Prince has said the Kingdom needs to upgrade its equity markets to international standards while protecting its blue-chip companies from hot international money.

Saudi Finance Minister: Spending Growth Will Slow

The Kingdom has budgeted to spend a record 820 billion riyals, up 19 per cent from the amount originally planned for 2012.