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Saudi Car Owners Fined For Allowing Women To Drive

Traffic police issued fines totalling SAR5,400 ($1,400) for allowing “an unqualified person to drive.”

Saudi Arabia Worst On Women’s Legal Issues

A World Bank report found the Middle East and North Africa have made the least progress over the last 50 years in improving women’s economic opportunities.

UAE, Saudi Economies To Show Steady Growth In 2014

UAE and Saudi economies are set to grow four per cent and 4.5 per cent in 2014 respectively.

Saudi Group Campaigns Against Ban On Women Driving

The “October 26 Driving” campaign says it has gathered 8,700 signatures for a petition

Saudi SMEs Eye Major International Expansion

New survey finds that in the next three years, the number of Saudi SMEs operating in six or more countries will rise from 16 to 41 per cent.

Saudi Arabia To Complete Jizan Industrial Project In 4 Years

Saudi oil minister Ali Naimi said that work is ongoing in the project, which includes a 400,000 barrels per day refinery.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Approve New Pipeline To Feed Bapco Refinery

The 350,000-barrel per day oil link between the two countries is expected to be commissioned by the third quarter of 2016

France’s Alstom Wins $227m Saudi Steam Turbine Deal

The company will supply four 720MW steam turbine generator sets for the Shuqaiq power plant.

Damac Awards $94m Contract To Saudi Binladin Group

The contract has been awarded for the Damac Esclusiva Luxury Serviced Apartments tower in Riyadh.

Prince Alwaleed To Retain Twitter Stake, Sees IPO By Early 2014

The Saudi billionaire invested $300 million in the social media giant in late 2011.

Sofitel Jeddah Opening In 2014

Luxury hotel on the Corniche will seek to draw in business and leisure travellers

Saudi PetroRabigh Says Complex Back Online After Power Cut

A power outage on Wednesday forced the complex to shut operations.

Bahrain’s Investcorp Acquires 25% Stake In ‘Fitness Time’ Operator

Investcorp buys stake in Saudi-based Leejam, a health and fitness club company that operates the Fitness Time brand.

Saudi Khodari Sees Labour Fee Impact Continuing

In 2012 the Labour Ministry began charging companies a fee of 2,400 riyals for each foreign worker they employed above their number of Saudi staff.

Saudi Arabia “Capable For Meeting Any Demand”

Saudi Arabia produced record high volumes of crude in August as it boosted output for the second time in two years.

Saudi’s Pharmaceutical Policies Restrict Multinationals From Entry

Despite ample opportunities in the market, strict registration, pricing and drug distribution policies present challenges to market entry.

Saudi Diplomat Kidnapped In Yemen Asks Family To Stage Protests

Militants seized Saudi vice consul Abdullah al-Khalidi in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden in March 2012.

Saudi Sees Strong Growth In Digital Arabic Content

The Kingdom accounts for more than half of the region’s active users on Twitter with 90 per cent preferring to tweet in Arabic.

MERS-Coronavirus Kills Two More People In Saudi, Qatar

The virus has claimed 45 lives in the Kingdom so far.

No Date Yet On Saudi Bourse Opening Up To Foreign Investors

Officials are still discussing the issue, says head of the Capital Market Authority

Two Saudi Women Dead From MERS-Coronavirus, Two Men Infected

The death toll in the Kingdom has now reached 44, according to health ministry officials.

As Obama Blinks On Syria, Israel, Saudis Make Common Cause

Saudi Arabia, like Israel heavily dependent on the United States for arms supplies, is engaged in a historic confrontation with Iran for regional influence – a contest shaped by their leading roles in the rival Sunni and Shi’ite branches of Islam.

Inefficient Oil Plants Can Lead To ME Energy Crunch

Use of natural gas to generate electricity will help reduce CO2 emissions.

GCC Education System Needs “Drastic Reforms”

A study finds that Gulf students want better trained teachers and up-to-date teaching methods.

Booming Saudi Retail Market Fuels Alhokair Expansion Drive

Alhokair net profit rose nearly 37 per cent year on year in the three months to June 30.

LinkedIn Crosses One Million Members In Saudi

Private and public sector firms in the Kingdom are increasingly using LinkedIn for recruitment, the company said.

Saudi Q2 Annual Growth Picks Up, Non-Oil Expansion Is Firm

In a quarter-on-quarter comparison, Saudi GDP fell 1.1 per cent in April-June 2013, the first such decline in a year.

Saudi Prince Buys 50% In Sheffield United

Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has promised to invest substantial new capital into the club.

Aramco Extends Bidding For Ras Tanura Clean Fuels Project

Bids are now due by Oct. 20, pushed back from Sept. 8, for the multi-billion-dollar project.

Attackers Torch Saudi Religious Police Building

No one was injured in the incident, which reportedly occurred at dawn on Saturday.