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Formerly detained Saudi businessmen in talks for $3bn of loans

International banks are said to be cautious given the lack of clarity over the settlements the two men made

Saudi Arabia revamps education to combat “extremist ideologies”

The education ministry is reviewing school curricula to ensure they do not reflect the Muslim Brotherhood’s agenda

Revealed: Top 10 universities in the Arab region

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University tops the ranking

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Another case of bird flu detected in Saudi

The case was reported in the Al-Quwayiyah governorate

Trump welcomes Saudi Crown Prince, praises US military sales to kingdom

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is set to discuss Iran and nuclear cooperation during his visit

Saudi’s Alwaleed denies torture, confirms government deal after detention

Alwaleed detailed his time in the Ritz Carlton and spoke for the first time of an arrangement reached with the government in an interview

Thousands attend auction of vehicles owned by Saudi tycoon al-Sanea

The initial funds from the auction will go to unpaid workers

On eve of Trump-Saudi meeting, Riyadh calls Iran nuclear deal flawed

“Our view of the nuclear deal is that it’s a flawed agreement,” Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters

Saudi central bank tweaks loan-deposit policy to allow more lending

The bank last raised the loan-to-deposit ratio in February 2016

Saudi national injured from missile debris in Najran

The incident happened on Sunday evening

Saudi crown prince says women can choose to wear abaya

Mohammed bin Salman said Sharia law did not specify that women wear “a black abaya or a black head cover”

Saudi job market to shrink in 2018

GulfTalent said Saudisation policies meant many firms in the country were lowering their headcount

Saudi royals gather after death of Prince Bandar bin Khalid

The royal family member passed away on Monday, March 12

Saudi crown prince says will develop nuclear bomb if Iran does

The world’s top oil exporter has previously said it wants nuclear technology only for peaceful uses

Saudi records new bird flu case in Qassim region

Several cases of the H5N8 virus have been reported across the kingdom since December

Saudi wants mortgage market to grow to $134bn by 2020

The Saudi government wants to increase activity in the real estate market

Saudi denies resumption of citizenship process for foreigners

“The granting of nationality is a sovereign matter,” the interior ministry said

Saudi banks to see 4% lending growth in 2018 – Moody’s

The kingdom’s economy is expected to return to growth this year

Saudi businessman al-Sanea seeks last-chance debt deal

Saudi authorities will start auctioning billions of dollars of assets, including machinery, real estate and vehicles, next week

Saudi Aramco international listing may not happen

IPO preparations have been hit by rows over whether Aramco should list on major Western markets at all

Saudi Prince Bandar bin Khalid dies

His funeral prayers will be performed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Tuesday

Trump to meet Saudi crown prince next week

The crown prince reportedly plans to travel to Washington, New York and Boston from March 19 to 22

UAE plans to have rail link with Saudi by the end of 2021

The planned 2,100km rail network connecting the GCC was pushed back at least three years

Saudi won’t fast-track replacement of foreigners in government roles

The Ministry of Civil Service said last September it aimed to replace 28,000 foreign public sector workers by the end of 2020

UK officials told that Saudi Aramco IPO unlikely until 2019

The Saudi government had targeted a market listing by the second half of 2018

Saudi’s King Salman orders creation of departments to combat corruption

The kingdom is preparing to undertake legal proceedings against 56 individuals still held after November’s corruption purge

Saudi says foreign worker ban won’t apply to all car rental jobs

The ban comes into force on March 18

Divorced Saudi mothers given new child custody rights

Saudi mothers would previously have to file a lawsuit to get custody of their children

UK, Saudi sign deals worth over $2bn during crown prince visit

The two countries have set themselves a $90bn trade and investment target for the coming years

PwC says just a fifth of women in Saudi will drive by 2020

The kingdom is expected to allow women to drive from June 24