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In pics: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regional tour

The Crown Prince left Turkey on Wednesday, June 22, bringing an end to his regional tour that also took him to Egypt and Jordan

UK launches negotiations for free trade deal with GCC

The deal would add at least £1.6bn a year to the UK economy and support new jobs across key industries

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Saudi investments in Jordan amount to $14bn: Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry

The figures were cited in an economic report issued by the Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Jordan

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Dubai’s Emirates to operate additional flights for Hajj season

The airline will be deploying 31 additional flights to Jeddah and double daily flights to Medina from June 23 until July 20

Carlyle seeks $325m from Gulf Domino’s Pizza operator IPO

Carlyle is selling a 41.7 per cent stake in Alamar, or 10.6 million shares, to institutional and retail investors

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Amazon backs Saudi entrepreneurs to establish logistics startups

The programme aims to establish more than 30 new startups and create hundreds of job opportunities during the first three years

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US President to visit Saudi Arabia in July

Joe Biden will visit the country on July 15-16

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Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-19 precautionary measures

The kingdom registered 905 new Covid-19 infections on June 12

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Saudi Telecom to raise capital by $8bn in bonus shares

The company plans to issue 1.5 bonus shares for every existing share, through capitalising retained earnings

HSBC boosts Saudi investment banking team amid flurry of deals

International banks including Citigroup and Bank of America have been expanding in the kingdom

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Aramco executive becomes first woman on Saudi Central Bank board

Sheila Alrowaily is among a growing number of women taking on leadership roles in finance across the Gulf region

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Saudi wealth fund’s $3bn Jordan unit aims to ramp up deals

The investment is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs and will be the first of several deals announced by the fund over the next year

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Campaign Saudi Briefing 2022: Vision and Ambition is coming to Riyadh

For the first time in Campaign Middle East’s 14-year history, the publication is taking the ‘Breakfast Briefing’ format on the road to Saudi Arabia

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Saudi wealth fund to take $185m Jordanian bank stake

The Public Investment Fund signed a subscription agreement that would involve it buying 63 million newly issued shares

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Saudi raises oil prices amid Asia rebound

Saudi Arabia sends more than 60 per cent of its crude exports to Asia, with China, Japan, South Korea and India being the biggest buyers

Electronic visa for Umrah available now

Saudi Arabia launches electronic visa processing app for Umrah pilgrims

The visit visa for Umrah will be issued now within 24 hours and applications can be submitted from outside Saudi Arabia through the app

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Middle East IPOs on track for best ever first half as oil surges

IPOs in the Middle East have fetched $11.4bn in the first five months of the year

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Alpha Wave leads $57m funding in edtech platform Cuemath

Funds will be deployed to help Cuemath expand to over 100 countries by FY’23

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Open banking platform Tarabut Gateway partners with four banks in Saudi

Traditional financial institutions and fintechs can connect and build their own apps using Tarabut’s solutions

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UAE’s Agthia Group to invest Dhs90m into manufacturing facility in Jeddah

It is being built for Nabil, one of Agthia’s protein brands, with sales expected to commence from the new facility in H2 2023

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Saudi tourism official clarifies country’s stand on alcohol consumption

Princess Haifa Mohammed Al-Saud, the kingdom’s assistant minister of tourism, spoke on the subject at the World Economic Forum in Davos

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Saudia to operate hundreds of extra flights during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

From November 21, the airline will operate 60 special daily flights for fans which will run from both Riyadh and Jeddah to Doha

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ACWA Power, OQ, and Air Products sign agreement to build green hydrogen-based ammonia facility in Oman

The facility would be powered by renewable energy and produce green energy products

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Saudia, NEOM to start regular international flights from NEOM Bay Airport

Saudia will operate direct flights to select regional and international destinations, with weekly flights to Dubai set to start by the end of June

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The Middle East’s first Ritz-Carlton Reserve to be established in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea project

Apart from the property in Saudi, there are only five other Ritz-Carlton Reserves worldwide

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Saudi Arabia to use oil windfall to boost private sector

Saudi Arabia’s posted a $15.3bn budget surplus in the first quarter

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Saudi Arabia buys $1.5bn stake in Prince Alwaleed’s firm

The Public Investment Fund acquired a 16.9 per cent stake in Kingdom Holding Company

Saudi food delivery firm Jahez seeks to acquire rival Chefz

Jahez is the biggest locally owned food delivery group in Saudi Arabia

Oil declines as OPEC+ decision on production takes center stage

OPEC+ ministers say pumping more oil won’t ease gasoline prices

Soaring demand ahead of the peak US driving season is sending refining margins to extraordinary heights