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Saudi JV Jubail Refinery To Reach Full Output By Mid-2014

The joint venture, operated by France’s Total and Saudi Aramco, began a gradual startup of operations last year.

Saudi Prince Muqrin Named Second-In-Line To Succeed King

Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, a former intelligence chief in the Kingdom, has been appointed deputy crown prince.

GCC Healthcare: In Sickness And In Wealth

Could a lack of investment in long-term care facilities create a chronic problem for GCC nations focused on large-scale hospital projects?

Obama Aims To Soothe Saudi Fears With Riyadh Visit

Washington’s preliminary nuclear deal with Iran last year caused tensions between the US and Saudi.

Saudi’s Labour Reforms Push 50% Of Contractors Out Of Business

Labour shortage has led to a surge in wages, making it unsustainable for small and medium firms to survive in the market.

Saudi Arabia Hanco Consortium Buys Rental Firm Byrne

Saudi Arabia’s Hanco and Bahrain’s Venture Capital Bank bought Byrne for around Dhs600 million.

Exclusive: Founder Of Islamic Cartoon ‘THE 99’ Denies Knowledge Of Saudi Ban

Reports claimed that a Saudi religious body issued a fatwa banning the popular cartoon series.

Saudi Arabia Approves New Fund To Invest In Manufacturing

The new Saudi Arabian Company for Industrial Investment will have capital of SAR2 billion.

Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Barley Reserves At Four Million Tonnes

The country imported 10.65 million tonnes of barley in 2013.

Millennium To Open 11 Hotels Across The Gulf In 18 Months

The hotel chain is focussing on Saudi Arabia and the UAE with four hotels apiece.

Saudi Market Recovers, Hits Five-Year High

The Saudi index, which includes several large petrochemical companies, eased throughout last week as oil prices retreated.

Saudi Arabia To Add 1.7m Tourism Jobs By 2020

The Kingdom’s tourism sector provided around 751,000 new jobs in 2013, including around 27 per cent of them for Saudis.

Saudi Investment Bank Picks Riyad To Arrange Sukuk – Sources

The sukuk will enhance the bank’s Tier 2 – or supplementary – capital.

Saudi Developer ACWA Picks Adviser For Home Bourse IPO – Sources

The offering is likely to take place before the end of the year or in the early part of 2015, sources say.

Saudi Arabia Sentences 13 For Backing Militants

The 13 sentenced to between three and 14 years in prison were nine Saudi citizens, two Jordanians, an Egyptian and a Syrian.

Xbox One To Launch In UAE, Saudi In September

Microsoft announced that its new gaming console will be made available in 26 additional countries.

Saudi Says Spat With Qatar Won’t Be Solved Unless Doha Changes Policy

Saudi, the UAE and Bahrain recalled their ambassadors from Qatar on March 5, citing policy differences.

Philips To Acquire 51% Of Lighting Firm In Saudi For $235m

The acquisition of General Lighting Company will create a new joint venture, Philips Lighting Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia’s Food Inflation Rate Drops To 4.6% In February

Saudi Arabia’s food inflation rate in February was the lowest since November 2012.

Saudi C.Bank: China Yuan Good Diversifier, But Far From Reserve Currency

Saudi Arabia’s central bank reserves, the vast majority of which are believed to be in U.S. dollars, grew to a record $718 billion in January.

Virgin Mobile Middle East Plans Saudi Launch By June

Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa was one of the winning bidders for three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences in the kingdom.

Saudi C.Bank Gov Says Rates Reasonable, No Impact From Fed

Saudi Arabia, which pegs its riyal currency to the U.S. dollar, has kept its repo rate at 2.0 per cent since January 2009.

Saudi 2014 Economic Growth Of 4.4% Achievable – Central Bank Governor

Saudi Arabia’s central bank governor said that he expected the private sector to drive growth in the Kingdom.

Saudis Hardened By Wars In Syria, Iraq Join Al Qaeda In Yemen

Last month, Yemen said it had handed Saudi Arabia 29 of its nationals wanted as al Qaeda militants.

Saudi Listing Of Brotherhood As Terrorist Group Complicates Gulf Ties

Despite the brotherhood’s taste for populist electoral politics, no other GCC member, apart from Saudi Arabia, has declared it a terrorist organisation.

Saudi Arabia Launches New Housing Scheme To Ease Shortage

Eligible citizens who submit requests through the new programme, ESKAN, are expected to be allocated homes within seven months.

Egypt Says Two Brotherhood Members Arrested In The Gulf

The arrests are the first reported cases of Egypt’s Gulf allies detaining members of the Islamist group on its behalf.

Saudi Arabia To Name And Shame Corrupt Officials

The Shoura Council has also asked the Kingdom’s anti-corruption agency to provide a report on the graft situation in the country.

Saudi To Reportedly Shut Down Al Jazeera Office Over Qatar Spat

The move follows the withdrawal of the Saudi, UAE and Bahraini ambassadors from Doha last week over foreign policy disagreements.

Saudi Aramco To Produce Gas For Phosphate Project, Power Plant

Saudi Arabia aims to develop shale gas for power generation in order to save more of its crude oil for export.