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Saudi’s Algosaibi Says Creditors To Get Min 20 Cents On Dollar Under Debt Plan

The firm said it would pay 10 per cent of claims as an upfront payment and would target a total recovery for creditors of between 40 and 60 per cent of their due cash.

Saudi Tadawul CEO Says Looking To Go Public “Soon”

The Kingdom’s stock market saw five initial public offers of shares in 2013 worth around $506 million.

Saudi Group Algosaibi Seeks Truce In Debt Dispute

Saudi Arabian conglomerate Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers’ failure in 2009 left debts estimated at more than $7 billion.

Saudi’s Alkhair Capital Predicts 10% Annual AUM Growth

Alkhair, which has been operating in the Saudi market since 2009, opened an office in the Dubai last month.

Saudi Arabia Eyes “Qualitative” Shift In Economic Development

Economy and Planning Minister targets annual economic growth of five percent in the country’s 2015-19 development plan.

Saudi Econ Minister Targets 5% Annual Growth

Growth expected as a result of the country’s next five-year development plan.

King Abdullah Economic City Halts Financial District Plans

Concerns that the KAEC Financial District would not be competitive have halted development.

Saudi Arabia Mulls Lifting Visa Restrictions

Saudi tourism president says the Kingdom will consider changing its policies as systems, airports and the country’s security network improves.

Qatar Airways To Launch Al Maha Airways In KSA In November

CEO Akbar Al Baker said it will operate eight A320s in the Kingdom.

Saudi Arabia Reports 25 New Cases Of MERS, Deaths Stand At 109

The total number of cases in the kingdom is 396, of whom 109 have died.

Saudi Camel Tradition May Hinder Control Of New Disease

Experts fear that the cultural relevance of camels in the Kingdom could hinder preventative measures aimed at limiting the spread of the disease.

Saudi-French Alliance Wins $2bn Bus Deal For Riyadh Metro

The 10-year deal will be linked to the city’s railway project and will handle the procurement, operation and maintenance of the buses.

Saudi Telco Mobily Seeks 20% Stake In Landline Firm Atheeb

Mobily signed a memorandum of understanding in August with four of Atheeb’s founding shareholders to buy a controlling interest in the firm.

Saudi Arabia Starts Payout To Minority Investors In Ailing Telco

A royal decree last May ordered the liquidation of the firm, which never launched services despite making a winning SAR1 billion bid for a fixed telecom licence in 2007.

Unpatched OS Increasing Vulnerability of Saudi PC Users

Cyber security company Secunia found that 17.4 per cent of users had unpatched versions of WinXP, Win7, Win8 or Windows Vista.

King Abdullah Football Stadium To Open Thursday

The 60,000 seat venue has taken 14 months to construct.

Saudi Sets Up Expert Panel To Contain MERS Virus

Saudi Arabia has appointed 10 disease specialists to investigate the spread of the MERS virus and advise the government on future steps.

Saudi Arabia Has 26 More Cases Of MERS Virus, 10 Dead

The 143 cases announced since the start of April represent a 73 per cent jump in total infections in Saudi Arabia this month.

Saudi PetroRabigh Says Oil Unit Back After Maintenance

Work on the unit, which lasted a month from March 27, was originally due to finish on April 19 but was extended by a week.

Saudi Arabia Says Has 10 More Cases In MERS Outbreak

Saudi Arabia has now had 323 confirmed cases of MERS, of which 94 have been fatal.

Saudi Arabia Says MERS Virus Cases Top 300, 5 More Die

In total, 92 people have died of MERS in Saudi Arabia, the ministry said on its website.

Saudi Denies Umrah Cancellations Over MERS Fears

The Haj ministry said that it is yet to receive directives from health officials about the MERS-coronavirus being an epidemic.

Saudi Prince Says Gulf States Must Balance Threat From Iran

Prince Turki al-Faisal said that the Gulf states should be prepared for any possible outcome from Iran’s nuclear talks with world powers.

Saudi Telecom Picks Banks For Debut Sukuk Issue – Sources

The sources said it was currently unclear if STC was looking to complete a sukuk issue in the local Saudi market.

Saudi Arabia Reports 11 New Cases Of MERS Virus, First In Mecca

A health ministry statement said eight of the people were in intensive care, two were stable and one showed no symptoms.

Saudi Watchdog To Regulate Homegrown YouTube Shows

Dissatisfaction over state broadcasters’ staid programming and societal restrictions have created a large audience for web-based entertainment in the Kingdom.

Spread Of MERS In Saudi Arabia Accelerates With 17 New Cases

The jump in infections is particularly concerning due to the large number of pilgrimsset to visit the country in July during Ramadan

Saudi Arabia’s Home Finance Company In Final Stages -Sponsor

Finance ministry and ICD venture Bidaya will submit an application for a licence as soon as regulations under the kingdom’s mortgage laws are finalised.

Saudi Telco Mobily Q1 Net Profit Rises 4.5%, Misses Estimates

Mobily made a first-quarter net profit of 1.4 billion riyals ($373.3 million), up from 1.34 billion riyals in the prior-year period.

Saudi Telecom Q1 Profit Rises 54%

The firm made a net profit of 2.39 billion riyals ($637.3 million) in the three months to March 3.