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US backs $650m air-to-air missile sale to Saudi Arabia

The Aim-120 missile is one of the US Air Force’s top air-to-air weapon systems

Saudi Aramco raises oil prices sharply after OPEC+ sticks to output plan

Saudi Arabia sends more than 60 per cent of its crude exports to Asia

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Saudi forces intercept another drone attack on Abha airport

The Abha International Airport has faced several drone attacks in recent months

Saudi bourse Tadawul ends IPO wait, plans to list 30% stake

The offering could value it at between $3bn and $4bn

AlUla to welcome guests on ‘Museum in the Sky’ flight by Saudia

Visitors are invited to book a unique inflight experience on November 4

Saudi budget sees first quarterly surplus since 2019 on high oil

Oil revenue was about SAR148bn, an increase of 60 per cent from the same period last year

Medina's Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque) is a major pilgrimate site for Muslims Saudi Arabia mosque

Etihad to restart flights between Abu Dhabi and Madinah in Saudi Arabia

The thrice weekly flights will commence on November 27

Saudi Aramco earnings surge on higher oil output and prices

The world’s biggest crude producer’s third-quarter profit climbed to $30.4bn

Buy-now-pay-later provider tabby partners with Saudi’s fashion platform Styli

Styli has grown 400 per cent since its launch two years ago

Saudi Arabia tells Lebanon ambassador to leave in 48 hours

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said in a statement on the cabinet’s website on Saturday that Cordahi’s position does not represent that of the government

Saudi Arabia announces Riyadh’s bid to host World Expo in 2030

The UAE this year became the first Middle Eastern nation to host the World Expo event

Billionaire Olayan family considers reviving plans for Saudi IPO

Established in 1969, Olayan Financing controls the billionaire family’s investments in the Middle East

Saudi’s Red Sea project signs agreements for nine hotels with 1,700 keys

The nine hotels are part of the 16 properties currently under development in the first phase of the project

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Saudi: 44 global companies shift regional HQ to Riyadh ahead of 2024 deadline

The licenses were issued at the 5th edition of the Future Investment Initiative

Kuwait’s wealth fund plans to invest in Saudi green initiatives

The Kuwaiti authority is a founding member of the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Fund Working Group established in Paris in 2017

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Oracle signed on as first tenant of hyperscale data centre in Saudi Arabia’s NEOM

Oracle’s second cloud region in Saudi Arabia will enable support of Vision 2030 technology ambitions

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Saudi forces destroy armed drone attacks targeting Abha airport and Najran

The Abha International Airport has faced numerous drone attacks in recent months

Saudi Crown Prince says climate goals to boost Mideast economies

The kingdom will establish a fund to improve carbon-capture technology and back an initiative to develop clean fuels

Saudi Arabia to use $110bn gas project for blue hydrogen

The kingdom also has plans to export green hydrogen

Brent oil rises above $85 as Saudi Arabia vows caution on supply

Oil has more than doubled over the past 12 months as the global economy rebounded from the dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic

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Saudi VC firm STV looking to raise $1bn for Middle East tech fund

Interest in the technology industry in the Middle East has increased the past few years

Saudi to start electric-vehicle push in Riyadh

The kingdom aims to ensure at least 30 per cent of the cars in its capital are electric by 2030

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Saudi Arabia aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2060

It involves an investment of SAR700bn, with the minister of energy adding that the initiative will not have an adverse economic impact on oil exporters

Saudi’s Dar Al Arkan and Katara Hospitality join hands to develop sea-front project in Qatar

The project marks Dar Al Arkan’s first entry into Qatar with the aim of driving the development of the luxury property market

Mobily and Ericsson sign agreement to recycle old electronic devices in Saudi Arabia

The partnership is in line with Mobily’s efforts to reduce its emissions through using environmentally responsible methods for recycling old devices

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Saudi hoard of US Treasuries shrinks most since oil-price rout

The kingdom sold $4bn in US government debt, the most in over a year

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Aramco oil pipeline investors ready multi-billion dollar bond

The consortium, led by Washington-based EIG Global Energy Partners, may raise at least $4.5bn

Saudi warns citizens not to travel to Lebanon

The warning comes after deadly clashes in Beirut last week

Saudi wealth fund PIF announces oil platform themed tourism project, ‘The Rig’

According to PIF, it is the world’s ‘first tourism destination on offshore platforms’