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Banque Saudi Fransi Q1 Net Drops 13.3%

The kingdom’s fifth-largest bank by market cap said it made $182.4 million in the three months ending March 31.

Saudi Awards Jubail Fuel Oil Tender To Shell International Trading ME

The Kingdom has awarded up to 400,000 tonnes of cracked fuel oil to SITME.

Saudi’s Top Bank Al Rajhi Q1 Profit Up 2%

The lender’s profit was boosted by a jump in both lending and customer deposits portfolio.

Saudi Banks Post Strong Q1 Profits, Beat Estimates

SABB saw first quarter net profit rise 11 per cent, while Saudi Hollandi’s net profit rose 19.4 per cent.

Saudi Arabia Denies Man Was Sentenced To Paralysis

Local reports stated that a young man was sentenced to be surgically paralysed after stabbing a friend who was also left unable to move.

S.Aramco, Exxon Offer Up To 90,000 Tonnes Of May Fuel Oil

The 700-centistoke (cst) cargo is scheduled to load between May 5 and 9, traders said.

Malaysia MMC Says Saudis Terminate Rights To Develop $30bn City

Malaysian construction firm MMC’s joint venture with Saudi Binladin Group was awarded the contract to develop the Jazan Economic City in 2006.

Saudi Riyad Bank Posts 5.5% Rise In Q1 Net Profit

The bank said it made $254 million in the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Expatriates Apprehensive Over Saudi Labour Crackdown

More than 200,000 foreigners have been deported from the Kingdom over the past few months.

Saudi King Orders Three-Month Delay To Illegal Worker Crackdown

More than 200,000 foreigners have been deported from the country over the past few months.

Saudi Kings Of Oil Join The Shale Gas Revolution

Inspired by a shale gas surge in the U.S. the kingdom has begun investigating its large unconventional deposits and their potential for fuelling long-term growth.

Yemenis Protest Against New Saudi Labour Ruling

Thousands of Yemeni labourers face deportation following new Saudi regulations that require expats to work only for their sponsors.

Telco Zain Saudi Extends Maturity Of $600m Facility

The operator, which has yet to make a quarterly profit since launching services in 2008, last week extended a $2.4 billion Islamic loan to April 30.

Saudi Arabia Quits IILM Islamic Finance Corporation

IILM faced a major challenge to ensure compliance with laws in all of the 12 member countries situated across Asia and the Middle East.

Saudi Binladin Group Prices $347m Islamic Bond

Pricing came at the tight end of initial price guidance of 170-190 bps, indicating that demand for the transaction was strong.

India’s MRPL Asks For More Saudi Oil In April

State-owned refiner MRPL said it will halt oil imports from Iran in April if insurance cover is not available for its refineries.

Prince Alwaleed: Open Saudi Market To Foreigners

The Prince has said the Kingdom needs to upgrade its equity markets to international standards while protecting its blue-chip companies from hot international money.

Saudi Finance Minister: Spending Growth Will Slow

The Kingdom has budgeted to spend a record 820 billion riyals, up 19 per cent from the amount originally planned for 2012.

Saudi Aramco, Dow JV Raises $2bn From Sukuk

Sadara Chemical Co will use the returns to fund a $19.3 billion petrochemical complex in the east of the Kingdom.

Saudi Arabia Deports Thousands Of Yemeni Labourers

Some two million of Yemen’s 25 million citizens work abroad, more than half of them in larger and richer neighbour Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Dairy Firm Almarai Sells $347m Islamic Bond

The SAR1.3 billion issue attracted orders worth SAR2.4 billion from institutional investors inside Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Oil Export Demand To Rise In Coming Months

Saudi oil minister Ali Al-Naimi said that it “remains to be seen” how much demand will increase.

Saudi Telcos To Ensure Skype, Whatsapp Meet Local Laws

The order did not state how long telcos would be given to comply with the new regulations.

Saudi Arabia May Try To End Anonymity For Twitter Users

Access to the networking site may be restricted to people who register their identification documents, say reports.

Saudi Arabia To Allow Women’s Sports Clubs

Until now women’s exercise facilities have had to be licensed by the Health Ministry and designated as “health centres”.

Saudi’s Illegal Immigrants Draw Fear Of “Infiltrators”

Many illegal immigrants have now lived in the Kingdom for decades, prompting government officials to speak of a “humanitarian crisis”

UAE Man 11th Victim Of New Virus, Says WHO

Seventeen cases have been announced since the WHO issued an alert for the “novel Coronavirus” in September last year.

Saudi Customs Thwart Big Fuel Smuggling Bid From Gulf Port

Smugglers were aiming to ship over 3,260 metric tonnes of refined petroleum products out of the country.

Saudi Telecom Appoints Chairman As Acting CEO – Sources

Abdulaziz al-Sugair will take the helm following the imminent departure of CEO Khaled al-Ghoneim.

Saudi Aramco Says Committed To China Refinery Project

Aramco Overseas signed a deal in March 2011 with oil firm PetroChina to build a 200,000 bpd refinery.