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Saudi Rejects U.N. Security Council Seat, Opening Way For Jordan

Jordan’s place on the Security Council still would need to be approved by two-thirds of the General Assembly.

U.S. To Surpass Saudi As Top Oil Producer By 2016

But by 2020 the oilfields of Texas and North Dakota will be past their prime and the Middle East will regain its dominance.

Prince Alwaleed Makes $600m From Twitter IPO

Kingdom Holding bought a three per cent stake in the micro-blogging site in 2011 for $300 million.

Two Dead, 68 Injured In Saudi Clashes

Security forces in riot gear fired into the air and used truncheons to disperse large crowds in the Manfuhah neighbourhood of southern Riyadh.

Saudis Unconvinced By Kerry’s Show Of U.S. Goodwill

Saudi leaders fear President Barack Obama’s administration has stopped listening to its Arab ally.

Cobone Rebrands Its Travel Arm As Triperna

Cobone is looking to tap into the Gulf’s booming online travel industry by offering greater features.

Two Saudi Healthcare Firms Plan IPOs As Demand Booms

Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group has appointed the investment banking arm of Banque Saudi Fransi to assist with the sale.

Saudis Round Up Thousands Of Illegal Immigrants

The government hopes that reducing the number of illegal workers will create opportunities for Saudi job-seekers.

Revealed: Top 5 Companies In Saudi Arabia 2013

The biggest businesses in the Kingdom, valued by market capital.

Saudi Business Activity Growth Weakens In October

The rate of output growth for non-oil producing private sector companies, at 58.2, was the second-slowest in the survey’s 51-month history.

Foreign Workers Stay Home To Escape Saudi Visa Crackdown

The Saudi government has promised raids on businesses, markets and residential areas to catch expatriates whose visas are invalid.

Kerry Hails Disgruntled Saudi Arabia As Important U.S. Ally

Saudi Arabia is angry over what it sees as a weak foreign policy on the part of the Obama administration.

Kuwaiti Woman Arrested For Driving In Saudi Arabia

Kuwaiti women are free to drive in their country and enjoy far more rights than those in Saudi Arabia.

Four People Injured In Saudi Prison Fire, Riots

Two inmates were admitted to hospital for alleged gunshot wounds while firefighters put out the blaze.

WHO Confirms Four More Cases Of Middle East Virus

The four new cases bring the number of people worldwide struck by the MERS virus to 149, of which 63 have died.

Saudi Telecom Posts 73% Profit Leap, Beats Forecast

STC made a net profit of 3.39 billion Saudi riyals in the three months to September 30, up from 1.95 billion riyals a year earlier.

Saudi’s Kingdom Holding Posts 1% Q3 Net Profit Rise

The firm, owned by billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, attributed the profit gain to an increase in gains on investments

Dubai Holding Arm Plans To Sell Stake In Rivoli Group

Dubai International Capital is in negotiations to sell its 18 per cent stake in Rivoli Group to Saudi-based Al Rajhi Capital, say sources

Saudi Religious Leader Urges Youths Not To Fight In Syria

The Kingdom has backed the rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad

Saudi Electricity Company Posts Slight Drop In Q3 Net Profit

Profit fell to SAR2.853 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30

Zain Saudi Q3 Net Loss Narrows, But Misses Forecasts

The telecoms operator made a net loss of SAR421 million in the three months to Sept. 30

Saudi Women Say They Will Keep Pushing For Right To Drive

Activists posted 12 films on YouTube said to be of women driving on Saturday

SABIC’s 2014 Outlook Improving With Q3 Profit Rise

The company’s sales in the third quarter rose nine per cent to 48.8 billion riyals over the same period in 2012.

Saudi Women Break Driving Ban, Defying Warnings

Organisers of the campaign say their call for women to drive on Saturday was not a political protest

Saudi Arabia Warns Of Shift Away From US Over Syria, Iran

The United States and Saudi Arabia have been allies since the Kingdom was declared in 1932.

Kuwait Emerges As Front-Runner To Fill Saudi Security Council Seat

Saudi Arabia rejected a UN Security Council place in protest at the body’s failure to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues.

Saudi Firm Plans $200m Education Fund For Middle East

Itqan Capital is eyeing up to $200 million for the fund that it plans to launch with Bahrain-based school consultancy firm D3 Consultants in 2014.

Saudi Arabia Under Fire At UN Over Women’s Rights

Critics accused the Kingdom of jailing activists without due process and abusing the basic rights of Saudi women

Saudi PetroRabigh Says Shuts Ethane Cracker After Water Leak

PetroRabigh estimated the financial loss due to the outage at around $22 million.

Arab States Urge Saudi To Keep U.N. Security Council Seat

The Kingdom refused its newly won council seat condemning the UN body’s double standards on the Middle East