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Saudi teen released after arrest for dancing on a Jeddah street

The boy was described as a ‘hero’ after he was detained for dancing to the Macarena song

Saudi King Salman returns to kingdom after Morocco vacation

King Salman left for the holiday on July 24

Iran, Saudi to exchange diplomatic visits – Iranian minister

The visits could take place after the hajj pilgrimage ends in the first week of September

Carlson Rezidor opens two Radisson Blu hotels in Saudi

The company said it would open 10 hotels in the kingdom this year alone

Saudi wealth fund PIF hires head of domestic investments

Rashed Sharif was previously CEO of Riyad Bank’s investment banking arm

Saudi halts recruitment of foreign engineers with under 5 years’ experience

Expatriate engineers will also be required to undergo a professional test and a personal interview

Saudi Aramco receives bids for contracts in gas expansion drive

The contracts are part of a $4bn scheme to increase gas production in the country

Saudi eyes joint investment fund with China

The two sides are expanding ties following a visit to China by King Salman earlier this year

Saudi teen arrested for dancing to ‘Macarena’ on Jeddah street

The 14-year-old was questioned for showing “improper public behaviour” and disrupting traffic.

Saudi ministry suspends firm for mass sacking of citizens

The labour ministry said it is investigating the incident

First day of Eid Al Adha has been announced

The first day of Eid Al Adha will fall on Friday, September 1, says Saudi Supreme Court

Saudi calls on tourism companies to employ citizens before deadline

The sector is one of several where authorities are seeking to boost the employment of citizens

Saudi to get $21.3bn boost from expat fees but may face 2017 recession – BoA

The bank said reforms were providing a non-oil revenue boost but may not help the country avoid recession this year

Saudi Supreme Court says Dhul-Hijjah crescent not sighted

The court had called on Muslims in the kingdom to sight the crescent on Monday evening

Fire breaks out at a hotel in Makkah

All the 600 Turkish and Yemeni pilgirms at the hotel were safely evacuated

Saudi executes two nationals for drug smuggling

The kingdom’s laws on drug smuggling are among the strictest in the world

Saudi issues rules for small-scale solar energy generation

The rules will come into force next July 1

Saudi payments start-up PayTabs raises $20m

PayTabs said it would use the funds to expand into more than 20 new markets

Saudi expects increase in Hajj pilgrims after crossing one million arrivals

The kingdom lifted pilgrim quota reductions earlier this year

Saudi exempts contractors on public sector projects from new worker tax

The country is expected to double its monthly fee for private sector workers from next year

Goldman Sachs gets approval for Saudi equities trading licence

Goldman Sachs has been operating in the kingdom since 2009 as an agent and underwriter

Saudi authorities study changes to worker dismissal law

Saudi workers have complained that labour law changes have made it too easy for them to be dismissed

Dubai’s DGCX, Saudi firm plan sharia-compliant spot gold contract

Demand for gold jewellery is high in the GCC

Amazon, Meta join ranks of tech companies slashing thousands of jobs

Saudi government agency seeks applicants for 50+ vacancies

The organisation will start receiving applications from today until Thursday

Key new regulations implemented under Saudi’s new Crown Prince

Several initiatives have been launched under the Vision 2030 reforms programme

GCC project awards fell in H1, but expected to pick up

Saudi was the only regional country where contract awards rose 12 per cent from a year ago

Saudi installing cranes at Yemen ports to boost aid delivery

The cranes are being installed at the ports of Aden, Mukalla and Al-Mokha

Saudi Grains Organisation orders 480,000 tonnes of wheat

The kingdom has made two other major wheat orders this year

Saudi to restart work on $26.6bn Grand Mosque expansion

A crane collapse at the site killed 107 people in 2015

Emirates to operate extra flights to Jeddah, deploy A380 to Medina for haj

Emirates will operate 45 additional flights to Jeddah and 12 extra flights to Medina from August 17 until September 11