#Saudi Arabia

Revealed: Top 10 companies in Saudi Arabia in 2016

The biggest listed companies in the kingdom as ranked by market capitalisation

72,000 Saudi female graduates apply for just 5,000 education posts

Application deadlines extended after e-recruiter site inundated with applications

Saudi Arabia needs 8,000 tourist guides by 2030

Prehistoric Hail rock art and Madain Saleh heritage site pose promising attractions to non-Muslims

Saudi man jailed for using drone to smuggle drugs into Jeddah prison

Kingdom sentences man to 15 years behind bars and 1,500 whip lashes

Saudi calls on Muslims to sight Ramadan crescent moon on Sunday

The first day of the holy month is expected to begin on Monday

Four new job roles opened to Saudi women

Women in the country have faced restrictions as to where they can work

Forbes billionaires list: Top 10 richest people in the GCC

Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed once again tops regional rich list.

Saudi troop deployment in Syria down to US coalition

Saudi troop deployment in Syria down to US coalition

The kingdom sent military aircraft to Turkey over the weekend

Saudi may remove local partner requirement for foreign companies

Reports suggest a new committee will look to remove barriers for FDI

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New Saudi King Seen Holding Line On OPEC Policy

King Salman is expected to broadly continue Abdullah’s policies, analysts say.

Saudi Arabia Plans To Raise Spending In 2015 Budget

The stock market rose in the minutes after the announcement, trading 0.9 per cent higher.

Saudi, UAE Stocks Fall Sharply On Global Cues

Markets fell globally after a raft of weak indicators from Europe and China collided with concerns about the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plans to reduce monetary stimulus.

Saudi Regulator Proposes 10% Cap On Foreign Ownership Of Stock Market

The Capital Market Authority isaid last month that it would open the market in the first half of next year.

UAE Job Market Set To Grow Further – Survey

Forty-four per cent of UAE employers are definitely hiring in the coming three months.

Top 10 Countries With The World’s Biggest Oil Reserves

South American nation Venezuela tops the list, followed closely by Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Downplays Virus Impact On Haj

Although no new cases of the virus have been detected so far, Saudi officials and the WHO are monitoring the situation.