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Saudi’s Yansab Q3 Net Profit Falls 20% As Sales Drop

The firm made a net profit of SAR691.3 million ($184 million) in the third quarter, down from SAR864.8 million in the same period of 2013, a statement to the Saudi bourse said.

Saudi Contractor MMG Says Board Approves Recovery Plan

Under the plan approved at a board meeting on Thursday, MMG’s capital will be cut from SAR1.25 billion to SAR125 million, creating one share for every 10 shares currently possessed.

Saudi’s SAFCO Q3 Net Profit Rises 24% As Sales Increase

The company, a unit of Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC), said it made a profit of SAR913 million ($243.5 million) in the third quarter, up from SAR734 million in the year-earlier period.

Saudi-Kuwait Oilfield Halted Due To “Environmental Issues”

The field, whose production is around 280,000 bpd-300,000 bpd, will be brought offline “immediately”.

Saudi Retailer Jarir To Invest $293m In Doubling Stores Over Five Years

The Kingdom’s largest listed retailer aims to open six new stores on average each year.

Saudi’s Al Khodari Q3 Net Profit Rises 23.1%

The firm attributed the rise to a 5.6 per cent rise in revenue and a reduction in costs and marketing expenditure.

Saudi Oil Pipeline Briefly Set Alight After Shots Fired At Patrol

An industry source said there was no impact on oil operations in the world’s top crude exporter.

Oil Market Proves Mightier Than OPEC

Prices above $100 are unsustainable because they lead to too much new supply and too much demand destruction, writes Reuters columnist John Kemp.

Saudi British Bank Q3 Net Profit Rises 25.2%

The bank attributed the rise in quarterly profit to higher operating income, which increased 12.1 per cent.

Saudi Aramco Trades First Fuel Oil Derivative On Platts

Saudi Aramco Products Trading Co sold a November 180-centistoke derivative to Glencore at $466.25 a tonne.

Stock News: Saudi Index Tumbles 5%, Dubai Drops 4.7%

The Saudi index sank to 9,407 points, its lowest level since mid-April.

Saudi Convicts 22 On Militant Charges, Sentences One To Death -SPA

The group was convicted of embracing militant ideology, the possession of ammunition in their apartment and firing on security services during a raid on their apartment in Mecca, killing one security officer.

Al Rajhi Bank Posts Fifth Straight Quarterly Profit Drop

The bank said it made SAR1.66 billion ($442.6 million) in the three months ending September 30, compared with SAR1.71 billion in the same period a year earlier.

Saudi Arabia Sentences Outspoken Shi’ite Cleric To Death

Last year a prosecutor said he was seeking to convict Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr for “aiding terrorists” and “waging war on God”, which carry the death penalty.

Saudi Bank’s $6bn IPO Ignites Religious Controversy

The controversy underlines how Saudi Arabia’s conservative brand of Islam can complicate economic decision-making in the Kingdom.

Saudi’s Riyad Bank Meets Expectations With 7.8% Q3 Net Profit Gain

The bank said it made SAR1.08 billion ($280 million) in the three months ending September 30, compared with SAR998 million in the same period of 2013, according to a bourse filing.

US National Shot Dead In Saudi Capital Riyadh

The assailant, who was wounded in the attack and then detained, is a Saudi national who was born in the United States.

Qatar Emir Tells Saudi King He Met Terms To End GCC Rift – Source

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE recalled their ambassadors to Qatar in March, accusing Doha of failing to abide by an accord not to interfere in each other’s internal affairs.

Middle East’s Mega Refineries Up Diesel Output Just As Demand Fades

The IEA forecast that the Middle East’s net oil product exports will reach nearly one million barrels per day in 2015.

Saudi Prince Alwaleed Warns Against Oil Prices Slide

Brent crude oil touched just above $88 a barrel on Tuesday – its lowest in almost four years.

Saudi Arabia and Iran Swap Accusations As Tensions Persist

Shi’ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia are enmeshed in a struggle for influence across the Middle East and they support opposing sides in political disputes across the region.

Saudi Hollandi Bank Meets Expectations With 6.6% Q3 Profit Gain

The lender said it made SAR461.8 million ($123.1 million) in the three months to September 30 compared with SAR433.3 million in the corresponding quarter of 2013.

U.S., Saudi Arabia Hit Militant Targets In Syria -U.S. Military

Strikes destroyed a machine gun firing position, a militant unit, damaged a staging location and several buildings.

Banque Saudi Fransi Q3 Net Profit Jumps 35%

The bank said it made SAR926 million ($246.9 million) in the three months ending September 30, compared with SAR685 million in the same period a year earlier.

Privately, Saudis Tell Oil Market: Get Used To Lower Prices

The Saudis now appear to be betting that a period of lower prices will be necessary to pave the way for higher revenue in the medium term.

Accor Announces Three Jeddah Properties

Today’s trio takes the French Group’s Middle East portfolio to 100 hotels

Stock News: Saudi Arabia Shares Tumble, Dubai Extends Drop

Dubai plunged 6.7 per cent, Abu Dhabi slid 2.1 per cent and Qatar dropped 2.7 per cent.

Saudi Arabia’s Almarai Q3 Profit Rises 13.4%

Almarai made a profit of SAR539.4 million ($143.8 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from SAR475.6 million in the year-earlier period

Saudi Arabia Tells OPEC It Raised Output In Sept Despite Oil Drop

The lack of a Saudi cut could add to perceptions of traders and analysts that the Kingdom is looking to defend market share, not prices.

US Vice President Apologises To Saudi Over His Comments On Islamic State

Biden earlier apologised to Turkey and the UAE for saying that regional US allies were partly to blame for the rise of IS in Syria.