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Indian PM Modi to meet King Salman in Saudi next week

The two sides are expected to finalise a refinery in the state of Maharashtra

Saudi’s hyperloop track project to create over 120,000 jobs – study

The study reveals plans for an R&D centre and manufacturing facility

Saudi King appoints third foreign minister in four years

Prince Faisal Al Saud, 45, was serving as the kingdom’s ambassador to Germany

Saudisation to increase in the kingdom’s public sector

Certain jobs may see up to 100 per cent localisation

Saudi Aramco pushing to complete mammoth IPO this year

The state-owned oil producer is considering making a formal announcement of the listing plan as soon as the next few weeks

Saudi levies hefty shisha tax, causes outrage among consumers

The kingdom’s 100 per cent tax on shisha ignites social media criticism

Saudi plans to issue $2.5bn sukuk

The kingdom has already raised $10.9bn of Eurobonds this year

Saudi Arabia is looking to tourism to help lower unemployment

More Saudis are joining the hospitality sector as the kingdom rolls out an ambitious drive to draw millions of tourists

Saudi mulls permitting women to perform Hajj without male guardian – report

The kingdom is studying the possibility of issuing special visit visas for women

Saudi Aramco IPO hangs on same old question: Is it worth $2 trillion?

The outlook for what could be the largest IPO ever is likely to dominate the Future Investment Initiative at the end of the month

Kuwait, Saudi evacuate citizens from Lebanon as public protests continue

Anti-government protests have been gaining momentum across Lebanon

Kuwait sees neutral zone oil pact with Saudis within 45 days

The neutral zone hasn’t produced anything since the fields were shut after spats between the two countries in 2014 and 2015

Saudi Aramco delays launch of its mega IPO

A listing of the oil giant is unlikely before December or perhaps January

Aramco’s IPO comes as Saudi markets head for even rougher waters

The Tadawul All Share Index is down 14 per cent since the end of June

Saudi’s Shoura Council calls for study on keeping expat fee unchanged in 2020

The study will look into the expatriate fee charged on companies and as well as the dependents fee that foreign nationals pay

Selling Aramco: The Wall Street A-listers on the Saudi oil giant’s IPO

A former Donald Trump national security adviser is among the list of top bankers working on the mega IPO

Saudi bus crash leaves 35 expat pilgrims dead

A private chartered bus transporting 39 Asian and Arab expatiates collided with a heavy vehicle in Madinah

Saudi Arabia venture investor considers second $500m fund

STV expects venture capital investments in Saudi Arabia alone to grow tenfold by 2025

Saudi Aramco is set to pay up to $450m in fees to IPO advisers

The payment would represent a fee of about 1 per cent on the $40bn Aramco is seeking to raise

Saudi, Russia sign multi-million dollar investment deals during Putin visit

The key deal was an agreement to bolster cooperation in the OPEC+ group

International celebrities including Jackie Chan and Shah Rukh Khan attend Saudi forum

The kingdom is looking to grow its entertainment industry

Pakistan’s Imran Khan on a mission to enable Iran talks with US, Saudi

During a visit to Iran on Sunday, Khan said he was acting “not as a mediator but as a facilitator” for talks between Tehran and Riyadh

Saudi denies involvement in Iran tanker attack in Red Sea

The attack on Friday caused a spike of more than 2 per cent in crude prices

Saudi, Russia to sign $2bn in deals during Putin’s visit

Putin will visit Saudi Arabia on October 14 and attend a meeting of the Russia-Saudi economic council

Pics: Saudi Aramco showcases recovery from attack though damage remains

Workers at Aramco worked 24 hours a day to restore output after the attacks on Khurais and the Abqaiq processing plants disabled 5 per cent of global supply

Saudi Arabia gets US defensive reinforcements

The additional support will be mobilised to conserve national security, officials said

The rise of sports tourism in the Middle East

A number of high-profile sporting events in the region could just be the beginning for a booming industry

Saudi Aramco to give green light for world’s biggest IPO next week

About 2 per cent of Aramco may be sold, which could raise $40bn

Saudi fixes licence fee of up to SAR100,000 for outlets selling tobacco in five-star hotels

The fees vary for hotels across different regions in the kingdom

Singapore’s Temasek to rule out investment in Saudi Aramco IPO

Aramco is expected to list with a valuation of between $1.1 trillion to $2 trillion later this year