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Saudi Central Bank Predicts Stable Q2 Inflation

Saudi consumer prices rose two per cent from a year earlier in March.

Saudi Arabia Mulling Land Operations On Yemen Border

US Secretary of State John Kerry began negotiations in Riyadh on Thursday to pause the campaign of airstrikes launched by a Saudi-led coalition on March 26.

Saudi Market Opening Will Take Time To Boost To Local Managers – Jadwa CEO

Jadwa, Saudi’s largest private investment firm, expects inflows to reach between $40 billion and $50 billion in the medium to long term.

Saudi Regulator Approves IPO Of Aviation Ground Handler

Saudi Ground Services Co, a unit of national carrier Saudi Arabian Airlines, plans to sell 30 per cent of its shares.

King’s Changes Make Saudi Policy Less Predictable

Since inheriting the throne, King Salman has embarked on a war in Yemen, restructured the oil sector and shaken up the line of succession.

Saudi’s Khodari Expects Government Compensation For Labour Fees

In 2012, the Saudi goverment introduced a levy of 2,400 riyals ($640) a year for every foreigner whom a company employs above the number of its Saudi workers.

Saudi’s Khodari Expects Government Compensation For Labour Fees

Partly because of higher labour costs, Khodari’s net profit tumbled 57 per cent from a year earlier to $3.7 million in the first quarter of this year.

Warplanes Strike Yemen’s Saada And Hajja Provinces-Residents

The strikes occurred after Yemen’s Houthi fighters fired mortar bombs and rockets at a Saudi Arabian border town on Tuesday.

Saudi Oil Minister Naimi Optimistic About Kingdom’s Oil Future

The minister said that he saw a bright future for education, training, development and manufacturing in the Kingdom.

Houthi Missiles Hit Saudi Border Town; Airforce To Retaliate

The projectiles struck a girls’ school and a hospital in Najran, which is only two miles from Yemen’s border, officials said.

Saudi Finance Minister: Our Position Is Very Strong Despite Cheap Oil

The minister was also optimistic that the global economy was emerging from its slump, but that one couldn’t expect a return to growth levels of 10 years ago.

Saudi Hardware Retailer SACO’s IPO Meets Strong Demand

SACO, a popular supplier of building tools and mechanical equipment in the kingdom, offered 2.88 million shares to individual investors.

Saudi Non-oil Business Growth Slows, Impact Of Royal Largesse Fades

Employment continued to increase but at a slower pace.

Saudi Sets Ownership Caps As $575bn Bourse Opens To Foreigners

A single foreign investor will be able to hold no more than 5 per cent of any listed company, while total foreign ownership of a firm will be limited to 20 per cent.

UN Urges Saudi-Led Coalition To Stop Targeting Yemen Airport

The statement comes as the UN prepared a plan to set up an air-bridge to bring humanitarian workers into the country.

Saudi-Led Alliance Mulls Humanitarian Truce In Yemen

The Dubai-based channel also quoted Adel al-Jubeir as warning Yemen’s dominant Houthi group against exploiting any truce in the country in its favour.

Saudi Aramco To Cut Jet Fuel Prices Domestically-SPA

Jet fuel prices will be cut by 15 halalas per litre at Riyadh and Jeddah airports and by 20 halalas per litre at other airports.

Hyatt To Launch New Brands In GCC, Expand Presence

At least nine new Hyatt-branded hotels are expected to open across the GCC by 2017A

Saudi’s Al Muhaidib Buys Stake In Kuwaiti Building Supplies Chain Abyat

The deal will help Abyat expand into the wider Gulf region, with Al Muhaidib Group benefiting from an increased presence in the sector.

Saudi’s SAFCO Says New Urea Plant Delayed Further To June-End

The company said the delay would not increase the cost of the plant.

Small Arab Force Reported In Aden, Alliance Accused Of Cluster Bomb Use

Saudi Arabia denied that a major ground operation was under way by the anti-Houthi coalition it leads but declined to comment on special forces.

Saudi Arabia Says It Has Not Begun A Ground Operation In Yemen’s Aden

The statement comes as a group of Arab forces reportedly landed in Yemen to fight Houthi tribesmen.

Movenpick Opens New Hotels In Saudi, Morocco

The group will open a property each in Riyadh and Marrakech in 2017 and 2015 respectively.

Saudi-Led Alliance Hits Airbase In Yemen’s Sanaa -Residents

The aircraft also targeted a camp of forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Arhab district north of the city.

Stock News: Saudi Arabia Rises On Oil, Egypt Falls On Tax Concerns

Brent crude hit a new 2015 high of $66.93 per barrel on Thursday before easing slightly on Friday.

Saudi Sahara Petrochemicals Affiliate Restarting Plant

Al Waha Petrochemical had closed its propylene and polypropylene plant in Jubail for 30 days from April 1.

Bahrain’s GFH Says To Buy Mall In Saudi Arabia For $48m

The investment will produce an average semi-annual cash return of 12 per cent, GFH said.

Yemeni Houthis Call On UN To End Saudi Strikes

The United Nations says the conflict in Yemen has killed 600 people, wounded 2,200 and displaced 100,000 since September.

Saudi Restructures Oil Giant Aramco; Senior VP Named Acting CEO

On Wednesday, Saudi King Salman appointed Saudi Aramco’s CEO as chairman of the state oil firm and health minister.

Saudi Border Guard Killed On Yemen Frontier

Private Gharbi Rajah al-Hassan al-Mujaishi was patrolling on Thursday morning in the Hareth sector in Jizan province when he was killed.