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Saudi central bank foreign assets fall 1% in August

Assets shrank 11.2 per cent from a year earlier to their lowest level since February 2013

Saudi to convert state real estate fund into bank

After its conversion the Real Estate Development Fund will offer financing in cooperation with the private sector, a statement said

UK’s Cameron urges Saudi Arabia not to execute Shi’ite protestor

Ali al-Nimr was handed the death penalty after taking part in demonstrations in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province

Saudi Arabia deters bid for UN human rights probe in Yemen

A Saudi-led coalition of Arab states has been pressing a bombing campaign in Yemen over the past six months to try to restore a Yemeni government forced into exile by Houthi fighters

Saudi forces arrest two foreigners at illegal bomb factory

One of those arrested was a Syrian man, who the interior ministry said was preparing to carry out attacks while the other was a Filipino woman accused of helping him

Saudi Arabia signals easing of tension with Islamist cleric

Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a cleric whose fiery sermons have irked Gulf states, appeared alongside the Qatari prime minister and the Saudi ambassador at an event in Doha

Saudi Arabia to continue energy investments despite oil price drop

The kingdom’s oil minister said that the sharp fluctuations in oil prices have been happening since 1970s

Saudi Arabia’s new oil policy works in reclaiming market share

Saudi Arabia led a shift by the OPEC in November 2014 to defend market share against competing supplies

Saudi Arabia says deeply concerned at Russian attacks on Syria

Officials from the kingdom have said no ISIL targets were present in the areas attacked by Russia

Iran’s leader condemns Saudi over haj crush, demands bodies of pilgrims

At least 239 Iranians pilgrims were killed in the stampede near Mecca and 200 others are still missing

UAE needs 14,000 teachers over next five years – expert

The Gulf region faces teacher shortages as demand outstrips supply

Saudi security forces kill two ISIL suspects

Three more people were arrested in coordinated raids in Riyadh and Dammam

Saudi asserts that investigation into haj tragedy will be transparent

Atleast 769 pilgrims were killed and over 930 injured in a stampede near Mecca on Thursday

Helicopter attack kills 30 civilians in Yemen village

Residents and medics said most of the victims were women and children

Iran denounces Saudi Arabia over haj stampede, demands apology

At least 155 Iranian pilgrims died in the stampede on Thursday near Mecca and 300 other Iranians remain unaccounted for

Saudi’s King Salman warns off countries from “tampering with Arab unity”

The monarch said that the kingdom was dedicated to the safety of all pilgrims coming to perform haj, days after a stampede killed over 750 people

ISIL suspect, Saudi soldier killed in shoot-out in desert north

Abdul Aziz al-Anzi, 18, was killed, while his brother Saad, 21, was wounded and captured in the shoot-out

Haj death toll rises to 769, Iran denounces “crime”

Shi’ite Muslim country Iran says that at least 136 Iranians are among the dead while 300 more Iranians remain unaccounted for

Saudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen

The men were killed by heavy gunfire from the Yemen side of the border on Friday after their patrol vehicle was hit by a mine explosion

Pictures: Deadly haj stampede kills over 700 pilgrims

The stampede, which also left over 800 people injured, took place in Mina on Thursday

UAE pilgrims’ camp away from stampede site in Mina, all safe – official

Over 700 pilgrims were killed in a deadly stampede in Mina on Thursday

Update: Over 700 pilgrims killed in stampede in worst haj disaster in 25 years

The stampede, in which over 800 others were injured, took place on Street 204 of the camp city at Mina

Fatal disasters at annual Muslim haj pilgrimage

More than 450 pilgrims were killed in a stampeded at haj on Thursday

Saudi to implement new labour reforms on October 8 – report

Under the amended labour law, private sector employees are prohibited from working more than 12 hours a day

France urges Saudi Arabia to cancel death penalty for young Shi’ite

Ali al-Nimr, who is 18 now, was given the death penalty after taking part in protests three years ago for democracy and equal rights

Islam’s pilgrims pray for peace in Muslim countries wracked by war

Haj is a duty for all Muslims at least once in their lives if they can afford it

Gulf countries will stick to currency dollar-pegs, Fitch says

Gulf currencies pegged to the US dollar have come under pressure but Fitch said that the decision to remove the pegs will most likely be political

Two Saudi soldiers missing in Yemen, presumed in Houthi custody

Evidence suggests they are alive and detained by the Houthi militias, an official said

Ascott opens first serviced residence in Saudi, plans four more

The group is planning to significantly expand its geographic footprint in Saudi Arabia

Saudi-led air strike kills 20 in Sanaa, medics and local officials say

The attack came a day after similar air strikes killed around 50 people