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UN Team Investigates Saudi Surge In Cases Of Deadly MERS Virus

The virus has infected close to a thousand people, killing some 360 of them – the vast majority in Saudi Arabia.

Stock News: Saudi Arabia Down, Egypt Firms As Oil Slides

Brent oil traded below $59 per barrel as U.S. crude inventories were expected to hit record highs.

Saudi Aramco Seeks $10bn Loan From Banks – Sources

Sources said the loan would be structured as a revolving credit facility, giving Aramco flexibility to opt when it wants to withdraw cash.

Saudi Crude Oil Exports Drop To 6.934m bpd In December

Exports fell by 362,000 barrels per day from 7.296 million bpd in November 2014.

Saudi Arabia Clamps Down On Visa Trading

The Ministry of Labour said that it will set a limit on the number of workers that each firm is permitted to transfer within a year of recruitment.

UAE, Saudi Arabia Control 74% Of GCC’s Private Wealth

Almost 44 per cent of the GCC’s private wealth is focused in Saudi Arabia, while the UAE controls around 30 per cent, a new study shows.

Hospitals on Alert As Saudi Arabia Finds Six New MERS Cases

Two people have died after being affected with MERS over the last two days, prompting fresh health warnings to prevent an outbreak.

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attacks In Copenhagen And North Carolina

Two civilians died in attacks in Copenhagen on Saturday and five police were wounded.

Saudi’s SABIC Says Appoints Yousef Al-Benyan As Acting CEO

Benyan replaces Mohammed Al Mady, who was appointed as the president of the country’s military industries corporation.

Saudi King Appoints SABIC CEO To Defence Industries Post

The statement did not make immediately clear whether al-Mady would be leaving his post at Saudi Basic Industries Corp.

Eleven People Linked To Philippines MERS Case Show Symptoms -WHO

The WHO is still trying to track down more than half the people who were on the same Saudia airline flight from Riyadh to Manila.

POSCO To Sell Stake In Construction Unit To Saudi Fund

POSCO signed the deal to sell a 38 per cent stake plus new shares of POSCO Engineering & Construction to Saudi’s PIF.

Saudi Builder Khodari Gets $170m Contract From Ma’aden Unit

Saudi Arabian builder Abdullah Abdul Mohsin al-Khodari and Sons said on Thursday it had been…

New Saudi King Shapes Contours Of Power For Future Rule

The Saudi king has created two new super-committees that give Mohammed bin Nayef and his son Mohammed bin Salman extensive control over most aspects of Saudi policy making.

Saudi’s Advanced Petrochemical To Shut Production For Maintenance

The plant in Jubail will go offline on March 1, the company said in a bourse statement,

Saudi Hollandi Bank Proposes 20% Capital Hike To Support Growth

It plans to increase its capital to SAR5.72 billion from SAR4.76 billion by issuing one bonus share for every five held.

Saudi Oil Minister Discusses OPEC With Russian, Algerian Officials

Under Saudi guidance, OPEC decided last November not to cut output, allowing oil prices to plunge.

Filipino Nurse From Saudi Arabia Tests Positive For MERS Virus

A health official said that said that the female nurse was undergoing treatment at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine.

Shuaa Capital Unit Eyes Saudi Leasing Market With New Licence

The licence will allow the firm to fund small businesses and help finance cross-border deals between Saudi and the UAE.

Saudi Central Bank Chief Calls For Energy Subsidy Reform

Fahad al-Mubarak gave no indication that the government actually planned concrete action.

Saudi Mobily’s Acting CEO Says To Stay At Least Until March-End

Okandan, who is also CFO of Mobily’s biggest shareholder, UAE-based Etisalat, took temporary charge in late November.

Saudi Arabia’s Flynas Aims For Profit On Lower Costs, Higher Demand

The airline carried 6.5 million passengers in 2014, almost double the 3.3 million which it carried in 2013.

Prince Charles To Tell Saudi King To Halt Blogger’s Flogging – Report

Charles embarked on a six-day tour of the Middle East this weekend.

Spot Saudi Riyal Back Near Peg After Equities Rebound

Traders attributed the spot market volatility to the plunge of the Saudi stock market, which sank more than 35 per cent between September and mid-December.

Aujan Coca-Cola To Invest $500m In MENA

The company, which manufactures beverage brands such as Rani and Barbican, said that it achieved double-digit growth last year.

Saudi Kayan Gets More Gas For Making Ethylene

The Saudi oil ministry has allocated an extra 10 million cubic feed a day (scfd) of ethane from July 1, Kayan said.

Saudi Cement’s Board Recommends Smaller Dividend For H2 2014

Saudi Cement, the Kingdom’s largest cement company by market value, reported an 8.9 per cent rise in Q4 net profit.

Qatar’s Embattled Brotherhood Exiles See Hope In New Saudi King

King Salman is more sympathetic to religious conservatives than his predecessor Abdullah and is seen as less hostile to the group.

Saudi Ranks 5th For Consumer Confidence Among Emerging Markets

India topped the survey conducted by Credit Suisse, which included nine global economies.

Saudi Supermarket Chain Al Raya Put Up For Sale – Sources

Dubai-based Levant Capital and Citi Venture Capital International originally bought the stake in Al Raya in 2012 for $100 million.