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Trump to nominate retired army general as US ambassador to Saudi

The US has not had an ambassador to Saudi Arabia since Trump took office in January 2017

Saudi Aramco CEO says IPO will ‘certainly’ happen

Aramco said it is still in discussions to buy a stake in petrochemicals company SABIC

Saudi King to visit and launch projects in northern regions, mining city next week

King Salman launched several projects during a domestic tour last week

Pictures: Luxury African-style resort with wildlife park, golf course opens outside Riyadh

The Nofa Wildlife Park, featuring more than 700 animals, offers an African safari experience

UK foreign minister expects ‘rapid progress’ in Khashoggi case after Saudi meet

British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt met with the Saudi King and Crown Prince in Riyadh

Saudi crown prince orders reconstruction of 130 historic mosques

The first phase of the project is expected to cost more than SAR50m

Saudi warns of thunderstorms, strong winds across the country

A warning has been issued of the possibility of flooding in Riyadh

Saudi crown prince meets British special envoy

British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said he will visit Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Monday

Saudi’s KAEC awards construction contracts worth over SAR1.2bn in 2018

King Abdullah Economic City recently signed a contract worth SAR32m for phase four of the development

Auction of detained Saudi tycoon Maan al-Sanea’s properties to start in Dec

The auction, originally planned for late October, was delayed by a last-ditch attempt to reach a settlement

Saudi crackdown on illegal workers, residents nets 2 million in a year

The kingdom began the crackdown last November after an extended amnesty period

Iraq and Saudi agree to work together to stabilise oil markets

Iraq’s oil minister has said the country plans to increase its oil output and export capacity in 2019

Five minutes with…Nawaf Al Sahhaf, CEO of Saudi’s Badir Program

The programme has served more than 280 tech startups in the last 10 years with total funding reaching $40.25m

German shipyard suspends production after Saudi export ban

Saudi Arabia makes a major contribution to Germany’s defence industry

Saudi King orders release of prisoners jailed over debts in Hail

The decision was announced during the king’s visit to the region

Abu Dhabi film becomes first GCC movie to be aired in Saudi cinemas

Saudi opened up cinemas in the country this year

Saudi makes $1bn bid for partnership with South African defence group Denel

Saudi Arabia is seeking partnerships to develop its own domestic defence industry

Heavy rains, snow forecast for Saudi, thunderstorms continue in Kuwait

Kuwait was forced to shut down government offices and schools on Tuesday due to the severe weather

Saudi shipper Bahri targets acquisitions in Asia, Middle East – CEO

Bahri is the world’s largest owner and operator of very large crude carriers (VLCCs)

Saudi Arabia in joint venture with Spain’s Navantia to build navy vessels

The JV will to jointly manufacture five corvettes for the Saudi navy

Up to 77% of UAE, Saudi Twitter users find the platform ‘trustworthy’

Users from the two countries depend extensively on Twitter for news, finds study

Saudi king to inaugurate $4.26bn of projects in Qassim

The stopover forms of a kingdom-wide tour by the monarch

Saudi’s Shoura Council approves draft law to protect whistleblowers

The law is intended to protect informants, witnesses, experts and victims,

Saudi Arabia’s Savola makes third-quarter loss on lower sales

Savola and other consumer goods companies in Saudi Arabia are suffering from the effects of subsidy cuts

Saudi crown prince launches kingdom’s first nuclear reactor

Saudi Arabia plans to build two nuclear plants to diversify its energy supply

Saudi Prince Alwaleed: Khashoggi probe will exonerate Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia should publicly release the findings of the murder investigation, the billionaire said

Sons of slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi appeal for return of his body

Jamal Khashoggi was killed after he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2

Saudi king to take week-long domestic tour, launch new projects

It is the first such trip for the 82-year-old king since he acceded to the throne in 2015

Saudi executes third Pakistani national in last two months for drug smuggling

Qul Afdhal Nadir Khan was executed in Jeddah for smuggling heroin into the country

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Saudi’s SABIC to combine agricultural investments under new unit

Saudi Aramco is currently looking to buy a majority stake in SABIC