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Saudi intercepts drones fired at ‘civilian airports’

Saudi has seen a rise in Houthi drone attacks in the past few months

Temperatures in Saudi during Hajj expected to reach 50 degrees

Over 1.6 million pilgrims have already arrived in the kingdom to perform Hajj

Banque Saudi Fransi quarterly net profit down 4.4% on Islamic tax provision

The drop came despite a 2.5 per cent rise in operating income

Saudi to levy hefty fines on private firms that do not pay salaries on time

Fines will also be levied on companies that make their staff work for more than eight hours a day

Saudi Arabia announces sweeping new reforms for women

Women over the age of 21 no longer need permission from their male guardian to travel

Saudi energy minister says he discussed oil markets with Russian counterpart

Saudi Arabia would continue to comply with production cuts until the end of Q1 2020, he said

MENA fund managers to boost UAE investments, bearish on Saudi

Dubai was one of the worst-performing markets globally last year, but has rebounded with its benchmark index up almost 15 per cent so far

Saudi’s Taif season tourism festival creates 15,000 jobs, say organisers

The 30-day festival runs throughout August and features more than 70 events

Muslims in Saudi urged to report moon-sighting on Thursday

The crescent moon will mark the start of the Islamic month of Dhu Al Hijjah

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Saudi, UAE, Bahrain cut interest rates after Fed

The Federal Reserve lowered US interest rates for the first time in over a decade

Saudi Binladin group seeks adviser for jumbo debt restructuring – sources

The move is the latest in state efforts to restructure the construction giant

Saudi’s biggest bank NCB posts 24% rise in Q2 profit

The bank reported a net profit of SAR2.69bn in the quarter ended June 30

Saudi Arabia deposits $250m into Sudan’s central bank

The financial grant is part of a package with the UAE worth $500m announced in April

Saudi’s ports authority issues licence to Maersk to operate in all ports

Maersk currently has shipping services to the ports of Jeddah, King Abdullah, Dammam and Jubail

Saudi to ban recruitment of expats in several hospitality jobs

The kingdom has implemented a strict Saudisation policy in several sectors

Saudi King Salman’s brother, Prince Bandar, passes away

Prince Bandar was the tenth son of Saudi’s first ruler King Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi to start next phase of flour mill privatisation

The sale is one of the first privatisations the kingdom is planning

Saudi embassy in Netherlands warns tourists of burqa ban, which takes effect this week

The ban will cover hospitals, government departments, schools and public transport in the Netherlands

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SABIC Q2 net profit plunges on lower contribution from associates

The results came after Swiss firm Clariant, in which SABIC owns a 25 per cent stake, announced a loss for the first half of the year

Saudi aims to expand pipeline to reduce oil exports via Strait of Hormuz

Oil importers “have to do what they have to do to protect their own energy shipments”, said Saudi energy minister

Saudi Aramco’s talks with India’s Reliance for refinery stake have ‘not stalled’

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid al-Falih said he was ‘optimistic’ that a deal between the two companies would work out

Saudi sovereign fund PIF to cut banks’ returns with new $10bn loan

PIF raised $11bn through a five-year loan last year and is in advanced talks to borrow $10bn more

Saudi energy minister calls on buyers to secure oil shipments in Hormuz

About 20 per cent of global oil supply is transported daily through the Strait of Hormuz

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Swiss firm Clariant, Saudi’s SABIC halt talks to form chemicals venture

The firms have been working to combine Clariant’s additives and specialty masterbatches businesses with parts of SABIC’s operations

Saudi, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela agree to freeze oil output at Jan levels

Kuwaiti, Saudi officials discuss resuming Neutral Zone oil production

The two countries halted output from the jointly run oilfields – Khafji and Wafra – more than four years ago

Saudi urges global community to deter maritime trade disruptions

Iran said on Friday it had seized Britain’s Stena Impero tanker, which had been heading to a port in Saudi Arabia

Virgin Hyperloop mulls plan to build world’s longest test track in Saudi

A study will look at developing a 35km hyperloop test and certification track in King Abdullah Economic City

Saudi forces destroy Houthi drone targeting civilian areas in Asir

The Houthis have stepped up their attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia in the past few months

Saudi’s Haramain rail adds new trips to serve pilgrims ahead of Hajj

The high-speed rail line will now carry out a total of 64 trips per week

Saudi Aramco to hold first investor call in August ahead of planned IPO

Aramco plans what would be the world’s biggest stock market listing in 2020 or 2021