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Policeman killed, six wounded in Saudi attack

The town of Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia has been witness to growing unrest

Saudi, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain say ready for Qatar dialogue with conditions

The four states want Qatar to respond to the 13 demands submitted by them

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Saudi’s SABIC reports 25% fall in Q2 net profit

The fall in profit was blamed on weaker performance at SABIC’s Hadeed iron and steel unit

Region’s largest semi-permanent exhibition hall takes shape in Saudi

The King Abdullah Exhibition Centre is being built by Dutch company De Boer

Saudi remittances drop by more than a third in June

The decline was the largest seen in the last 11 months

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt expected to impose more sanctions on Qatar

The four Arab states cut ties with Qatar on June 5

Illegal workers in Saudi face prison, SAR50,000 fine as crackdown begins

The kingdom ended a four-month amnesty period for illegal workers last week

Saudi Aramco advisers favour London for mega IPO

The IPO is expected to be the world’s biggest and is targeted to raise $100bn

Saudi foreign reserves rise in June for first time in a year

The central bank’s net foreign assets climbed to $493.3bn last month

Saudi, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain to meet on Saturday to discuss Qatar

The four states are meeting in Manama on Saturday

Saudi courts uphold death sentences for 29 – reports

The men are part of two high-profile groups accused of spying for Iran and carrying out terror attacks

New Saudi city to house 6.5 million people

Al-Faisaliah City includes an airport, seaport, malls and other facilities

Saudi passports head says no extension to amnesty

Major general Solaiman Al-Yahya warned that those who failed to utilise the four-month window would be punished

Saudi Aramco to complete phase 1 of expanded gas pipeline by year end

Aramco plans to nearly double its gas production to 23 billion standard cubic feet per day over the next decade

Saudi conducts Haramain Express Train passenger trial

The train is expected to be ready for service next year

Two Emiratis killed, 13 injured in three-vehicle crash in Oman

The accident occurred at around 8pm on Tuesday in Oman’s Adam province

Saudi hires Goldman for Riyadh airport’s stake sale

Saudi Civil Aviation Holding plans to sell a minority stake in Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport

Saudi to ban foreign workers from grocery shop jobs

The Ministry of Labour expects the change to create thousands of jobs for Saudis

Saudi raises SAR17bn in first domestic sukuk

Saudi Arabia’s government auctioned sukuk with maturities of five, seven and 10 years

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt blacklist 18 individuals and entities

The nine individuals and nine organisations are said to have “direct and indirect ties with Qatari authorities”

Saudi calls OPEC members to stick to limits, sees oil demand up

Weaker compliance with cuts by some OPEC members and a rise in OPEC exports are softening prices, says minister

Saudi king heads on holiday, appoints crown prince in charge

It is not known where the king is travelling or how long he will be absent

Qatari websites unblocked in Saudi due to technical glitch

On Monday morning, Saudi viewers reported that beIN sports channels and websites were unblocked

Thousands rush to leave Saudi as amnesty deadline looms

The amnesty allows foreigners staying in the kingdom illegally to leave without penalty

Saudi Shoura members call for end to child marriage

The group called for strict conditions for girls to marry below the age of 18

NASA names asteroid after female Saudi student

Fatima Abdel-Moneim Al-Sheikh was recognised for her efforts in the field of botany

Saudi security forces kill three suspected militants in Qatif province

The men’s suspected crimes included killing at least eight soldiers, armed robberies and weapons smuggling

Saudi king overhauls security services weeks after interior minister’s dismissal

The changes centralise authority in security matters to the king and the crown prince

Saudi Aramco refinery operations not affected by transformer fire

The incident reportedly happened due to hot weather

Turkey’s Erdogan to meet with Saudi’s King Salman in attempt to ease Qatar tensions

Turkey has drawn the ire of Saudi and its Gulf neighbours after bolstering a military base in Qatar