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Egypt-Saudi Company To Invest $245m In Housing Units

Egyptian state news agency MENA said Saudi would inject $124 million dollars into the Saudi Egyptian Construction Company (SECON).

Kerry To Visit Saudi Arabia On Friday To Discuss Iraq and Syria

The U.S. Secretary of State will most likely meet the Saudi monarch in Jeddah.

Saudi’s Yansab Hikes Dividend For H1 2014

The figure is an increase on the SAR1.0 per share which the company paid out for the corresponding period of last year.

Saudi Zain Signs $1.2bn Supply Deals To Upgrade Network

The deal parties are Huawei, Nokia, NEC Corporation, Cisco Systems and Alcatel Lucent.

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Saudi’s Alhokair Completes SAR500m Debut Sukuk Issue

Alhokair did not give the pricing of the sukuk, which was sold in a private placement to investors in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Bourse Posts 37% Drop In 2013 Profit

It attributed the decline in earnings to lower revenues from reduced average daily trading volumes.

Saudi Remains Committed To Supplying Market With Extra Oil If Needed -Official

Saudi Arabia has the ability to pump to its full capacity of 12.5 million barrels per day, an official said.

Saudi To Ease Annual Expat Fees For SMEs

Saudi companies, with a staff of nine or less, will be exempted from paying the fees for four expat workers.

Emaar Launches Commercial Development ‘Emaar Square’ In Jeddah

The development will include three office buildings overlooking Crescent Plaza, which houses luxury retail outlets and F&B options.

Dollar/Saudi Riyal Forwards Jump On Iraq Conflict

One-year dollar/Saudi riyal forwards jumped as high as 50.50 points, their highest level since the Arab Spring uprisings hit the Middle East in March 2011.

Saudi’s GSFMO Says Buys 780,000 Tonnes Of Wheat In Tender

Saudi Arabia has become a major importer of hard and soft wheat since abandoning plans for self-sufficiency in wheat in 2008.

Saudi’s SAFCO Says Plant Start-Up Delayed, Trims H1 Dividend

The delay in the start-up of the plant was due to construction work falling behind the original timetable, a statement to the Saudi stock market said.

Saudi Shipper Bahri Plans Long-Term Financing To Replace Vela Buy Debt

The purchase of Vela paves the way for a deal which makes Bahri the world’s fourth-largest owner of very large crude carriers (VLCCs).

Saudi’s Almarai, Pepsico To Invest $345m In Egypt

The investment will be conducted through Egypt’s International Company for Agro-Industrial Projects.

Saudi King Stops In Cairo To Visit Egypt’s Sisi

King Abdullah, on his way home from Morocco, did not leave his plane, which was on the ground at Cairo airport for just over an hour.

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Growth In UAE, Saudi, Qatar Drawing Global Funds To Set Up Shop

Nomura Asset Management and Lazard Asset Management have opened new offices in Dubai this year.

Saudi’s King Abdullah Economic City Pivots To Tourism

King Abdullah Economic City, the Kingdom’s mega project, is shifting focus to become a local tourism hub from its initial plans of being a financial centre.

GCC Visitors Spend $500,000 On First 4 Days Of World Cup In Brazil – Visa

The amount represents a five-fold increase compared to the same period (June 12 – June 15) in 2013, said Visa.

Dutch Companies Hit By Saudi Retaliation For Politician’s Anti-Islam Campaign

Populist politician Geert Wilders published stickers critical of Islam in the green and white colours of the Saudi flag last December.

Saudi King To Visit Egypt’s New President Sisi On Friday

King Abdullah will stop off in Cairo for just a few hours on his way home from a visit to Morocco, Saudi sources said.

Saudi Says Iraq’s Accusation That It Backs Terrorism Is “Ludicrous”

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has said that the Kingdom backs Sunni militants ISIL.

Saudi’s Al Rajhi Capital To Launch First Sukuk Fund

Al Rajhi is the Kingdom’s biggest listed lender and the world’s largest Islamic bank,

Saudi’s ACWA Signs $2bn Deal To Develop Power Plant In Vietnam

The project will be developed on a build, own, transfer (BOT) basis with a total investment of $2 billion, ACWA said.

Saudi Electricity Co Says Signs $13.2bn Interest-Free Government Loan

The loan has a lifespan of 15 years but there is a grace period of ten years before repayments begin, a statement to Riyadh’s bourse said.

UAE Ranks 12th Globally By Proportion of Millionaire Households

According to the report, 3.3 per cent of UAE households hold private wealth of at least $1million.

Saudis Give Apparent Warning To Iran: Don’t Meddle In Iraq

The toughening of rhetoric about Iraq by the Gulf’s two top powers suggested that they have put on hold plans to explore a curbing of their rivalry across the region’s Sunni-Shi’ite sectarian divide.

US, Saudi Discuss Measures To Curb Terror Funding Amidst Iraq Tensions

Saudi Arabia is one of the important US allies in the fight against terror funding in the region.

Situation In Iraq Shows Signs Of ‘Civil War’ – Saudi Foreign Minister

The minister urged nations racked by violence to meet the “legitimate demands of the people and to achieve national reconciliation (without) foreign interference or outside agendas”.

Saudis To Keep Reserve Management Strategy – Central Bank

The country’s net foreign assets are currently worth about $730 billion.

WHO Says MERS Virus Outbreak Of Concern Before Haj

The virus has been reported in more than 800 patients worldwide, mainly in Saudi Arabia.