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Saudi Arabia awards seventh cinema license

Local company Next Generation aims to open six cinemas with a total of 50 screen by the end of 2019

Lockheed gets $1bn down payment for Saudi THAAD missile system

The $15bn system is part of a broader $110bn arms package

Saudi Arabia says it is too early to restore ties with Syria

Saudi ally, the UAE, reopened its embassy in Damascus in December

EFG Hermes advising on $500m M&A deal in Saudi Arabia, more in pipeline – exec

The bank’s head of investment banking also revealed it was also working on an IPO in the kingdom

Revealed: Top 5 most powerful Arabs in Saudi Arabia

The highest ranked Arabs originating from Saudi Arabia in Gulf Business’ annual Arab power list

Saudi’s Shoura Council could debate keeping shops open during prayer times

The proposal has led to a heated debate on social media platforms in the kingdom

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Saudi Arabia buys 625,000 tonnes of wheat in tender

The wheat was purchased at an average price of $248.16 a tonne

Emirates chosen as top brand by women in UAE, Apple tops Saudi list

Technology brands have seen their popularity decline in the last year in both the UAE and Saudi Arabia

Saudi cabinet approves tourism visa for foreign travellers

It is not yet certain when the visas will become available

Saudi Arabia has deposited $334m in Jordan central bank

Saudi, Kuwait and the UAE put together a $2.5bn package in June to help shore up Jordan’s struggling economy

Saudi official denies reports of detainee torture

The public prosecution said it has prepared an indictment list and that the cases are set to be heard soon

EU states block putting Saudi Arabia on dirty-money list

Member state unanimously rejected the move to put the kingdom on the blacklist

Trump warns Saudi on oil prices as focus turns to re-election

Trump’s top priority is being re-elected in 2020 and so he is trying to eliminate all factors that could threaten a recession, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp

After Saudi king’s letter, EU states move to block dirty-money list

Saudi Arabia was among 23 nations put on a money-laundering blacklist by the EU in February

Foreigners invest over $1.5bn into Saudi stock market since start of 2019

Foreign investors have put more than $1.5bn into the Saudi market since the start of the year

Saudi market cross-listing regulations expected in Q2

There is growing interest from foreign investors ahead of Saudi’s inclusion in the FTSE Russell and MSCI’s emerging market indexes later this year

Saudi’s SAGO seeking 595,000 tonnes of hard wheat for April-June

The shipments are sought for delivery to the ports of Jeddah, Dammam and Jizan

Saudi’s Falih tells Trump ‘we are taking it easy’

US President Donald Trump Tweeted a request to oil producers on Monday to relax efforts to boost oil prices

Projects worth $133bn offered to Saudi contractors

The projects were presented at an event in Riyadh designed boost the kingdom’s contracting sector

Oil up on Saudi, Russia meeting

Saudi to boost oil exports to China with strategy shift

Saudi has been surpassed by Russia in the past three years as the top crude supplier to China

Standard Chartered gets approval to open unit in Saudi Arabia

Saudi currently has 27 banks operating in the kingdom, 15 of which are foreign banks

Saudi smartphone women Inside Riyadh's Kingdom Centre Shopping Mall

Saudi smartphone market fell 15.3% in 2018 – IDC

A reduction in government subsidies and the implementation of expat dependent taxes have all hit the market

Saudi Aramco CEO says oil industry facing ‘a crisis of perception’

The oil industry must “push back on exaggerated theories like peak oil demand”, said Amin Nasser

Saudi oil exports up 12.7% in December

The value of Saudi non-oil exports rose 11.8 per cent in December

Saudi crackdown on illegal residents, workers sees over 2.6 million arrests

The kingdom has warned of strict penalties for hiring and sheltering illegal residents

Saudi central bank governor says does not expect more bank mergers for now

Ahmed al-Kholifey said liquidity in the market was ‘strong’

Saudi telco Mobily appoints new CEO as part of Saudisation efforts

Salman Abdulaziz R. AlBadran replaces Ahmed Abou Doma, who has been in the role for two years

Saudi King pardons Egyptians detained in the kingdom

The order came with an official visit to Egypt by the king

Saudi princess appointed as kingdom’s first female ambassador to the US

Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan is the daughter of a former long-time ambassador to the US

Why the GCC’s fitness industry is working up a sweat

As the regional fitness market continues to take strides, we look at some of the players disrupting the industry