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Saudi Crown Prince arrives in Bahrain as he begins second leg of Arab tour

Prince Mohammed is expected to visit Tunisia on Tuesday

ABB, Siemens CEOs to visit Saudi Arabia for supplier conference

The pair had been among the executives who boycotted an earlier investment conference following the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

More heavy rainfall forecast in Saudi this week

Heavy rain and floods are expected to continue across the kingdom for the next two days

Senior Saudi prince says CIA cannot be trusted on Khashoggi conclusion

Prince Turki al-Faisal says the CIA is not “necessarily the highest standard of veracity or accuracy in assessing situations”

Saudi says reports by Amnesty, Human Rights Watch are baseless

The rights groups accused Saudi Arabia last week of abusing several activists

Engineering firm in Saudi has licence revoked, faces hefty fine for violating new rule

The kingdom has implemented strict rules for overseas engineers

Revealed: Top 10 companies in Saudi Arabia in 2018

The biggest listed companies in Saudi Arabia by market capitalisation

Saudi king launches $2.8bn projects, pardons prisoners in the Northern Border region

The monarch is currently on a domestic tour of the country

Saudi foreign minister says kingdom united around its leadership

He dismissed reports that members of the royal family are discussing the possibility of changing the line of succession

Saudi launches project to boost sustainable tourism-related jobs

The Public Investment Fund will set up a company to develop the project

Saudi King inaugurates $2.9bn of projects in Tabuk, $14.65bn mining city to follow

The monarch is undertaking a domestic tour to key regions of the kingdom

Saudi, UAE announce $500m aid programme for Yemen

Saudi and the UAE are leading a coalition of Arab states fighting against Houthis in Yemen

Saudi launches uranium exploration programme

A project to construct two nuclear plants is proceeding at an excellent pace, says energy minister

Saudi foreign minister says CIA assessment on Khashoggi murder is false

The ‘allegations about the crown prince have no basis in truth’, says foreign minister

Dubai lender Emirates NBD opens second branch in Riyadh

The bank now operates four full-fledged branches across three cities in the kingdom

Saudi king urges action against Iran, backs Yemen peace process

The king’s remarks were made to the Shura Council

Saudi introduces online registration for private sector work contracts

GOSI said the electronic system would reduce labour disputes

Saudi officials form committee in Qassim to investigate flood-related incidents

Saudi officials said last week that at least 30 people died as a result of accidents caused by rain and flooding across the country

Saudi king meets with Iraq’s President

The meeting came just days after the Iraqi premier met with Iranian leaders

Trump says does not want to hear tape of ‘vicious’ Khashoggi murder

The US President also said he wants to maintain a close alliance with Saudi Arabia

Saudi ministry forms new nature reserve outside Riyadh

The land was allocated following damage caused by a contractor

Saudi launches $19bn second phase of private sector incentive plan

The announcement comes as growth in the private sector remains relatively sluggish

Saudi crackdown on illegal expats sees 2.1 million arrests

The crackdown follows an amnesty period launched last year

CIA believes Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi killing, kingdom denies

The Saudi Embassy in Washington rejected the assessment, first reported by the Washington Post

Saudi prosecutor requests death penalty for 5 people linked to Khashoggi killing

The Washington Post columnist disappeared after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Saudi national executed for shooting man to death

Saudi enforces the death penalty for several offences including murder, drug-related crimes and terrorism

Saudi warns residents to be careful as 30 die in flood-related accidents

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been hit hard by rainfall and flooding in the past few weeks

Expat engineers seeking work in Saudi can register in new system to ease entry

Saudi has introduced strict regulation for hiring expatriate engineers in the kingdom

Saudi’s flyadeal aims to decide on 30-jet order by month-end

The airline is planning on Airbus A320neo models or Boeing 737 MAX planes

Revealed: Top 10 ‘simplest brands’ in the UAE, Saudi Arabia

Google tops the UAE list, while fast food chain Al Baik takes the top spot in the Saudi ranking