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Two Saudia crew members missing after Sri Lanka attacks

Another crew member was hurt and hospitalised for minor injuries, the airline said

Close to 3 million foreigners arrested as Saudi clamps down on illegal workers

A total of 750,504 expatriates have been deported to their respective countries since the crackdown began in November 2017

Saudi Arabia, UAE to send $3bn in aid to Sudan

The aid is the first major publicly announced assistance to Sudan from Gulf states in several years

Saudi Arabia’s Al Rajhi Bank to boost mortgage lending – CEO

The bank’s mortgage book grew 27 per cent year-on-year in 2018 and it is looking for double digit growth for the coming years

Aramco to buy Shell’s stake in Saudi refining JV for $631m

Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Co has a crude oil refining capacity of 305,000 barrels per day

Four die as attack on Saudi police station foiled – Al Arabiya

Attackers reportedly carried out an attack at a police station in Zulfi, 250 km northwest of Riyadh

Saudi to host G20 Leaders’ Summit in November 2020

Saudi said it is fully committed to the G20’s objectives

Oil up on Saudi, Russia meeting

Saudi Arabia oil exports fall to 6.977m bpd in Feb

The kingdom pumped 10.136 million bpd in February, down from 10.243 million bpd in January

Dubai’s Emirates to operate first scheduled A380 service to Riyadh

The jumbo jet will operate the route five times a week

Iraqi Prime Minister Abdul Mahdi met Saudi Crown Prince in Riyadh

The trip marked the Iraqi PM’s first official visit to the kingdom

Iraqi PM Abdul Mahdi meets Saudi King Salman on first visit to kingdom

Mahdi’s office said the leaders had signed 13 agreements in areas such as trade, energy and political cooperation

Saudi Aramco in talks to buy stake in refining business of India’s Reliance

Aramco is expanding its refining and petrochemical business globally

Saudi princess Reema sworn in as kingdom’s first female ambassador to the US

Princess Reema replaces Prince Khaled bin Salman, who was appointed as Saudi’s deputy defence minister

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince meets with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh

The two leaders discussed ways of consolidating bilateral ties

Saudi court rejects AHAB bankruptcy filings after decade-long dispute

The conglomerate was the first high-profile company to file for a settlement under Saudi Arabia’s new bankruptcy law

UAE minister hails Trump’s veto of US Congress resolution on Yemen

The resolution sought to end US involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen

Saudi regulator approves IPO of Alhokair’s Arabian Centres Company

Arabian Centres is a developer, owner and operator of 19 malls across 10 cities in Saudi

Saudi Crown Prince meets commander of US Central Command

They discussed cooperation between the two countries, especially in the military arena

Another Pakistani national executed in Jeddah for smuggling drugs

The man is the second in less than a week to be executed in Jeddah for drug smuggling

Saudi Aramco buys $1.2bn stake in South Korean refiner Hyundai Oilbank

Aramco has agreed to buy a 17 per cent stake in Oilbank’s oil processing operations

Video: Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi’s Madinah infested by swarms of crickets

Authorities are carrying our fumigation procedures on a daily basis across the city

Saudi wealth fund PIF in talks to raise up to $8bn bridge loan

The loan will be repaid from the proceeds PIF gets from selling its SABIC stake, a source said

Pics: Saudi unveils Expo 2020 pavilion design

The pavilion will be second in size only to that of the UAE pavilion

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Saudi Arabia’s SAGO buys wheat replacing green fodder planting

The kingdom has steadily reduced wheat cultivation to rely completely on imports in a bid to save water

Saudi Aramco team in Pakistan for talks on first LNG deals

Pakistan’s demand for LNG could more than triple in the next three to five years

UAE, Saudi welcome Sudan’s transitional military council

Saudi has also promised to send an emergency aid package to Khartoum

Saudi Aramco Trading signs supply deal with Poland’s leading oil refiner

Aramco said the agreement showed the company’s strategy to place set volumes of crude oil across different geographies

Pakistani national executed in Saudi’s Jeddah for drug smuggling

The man was found guilty of smuggling heroin into the kingdom in his stomach

Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children deny considering settlement over his murder

Eleven suspects are on trial for Khashoggi’s murder

US Senate confirms John Abizaid as ambassador to Saudi Arabia

The 68-year-old retired four-star Army general led U.S. Central Command during the Iraq war