SAUDI ARAMCO IPO

Al-Falih Denies Reuters Report of Cancelled Saudi Aramco IPO

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister Khalid Al Falih announced on Tuesday plans to develop the country's gas resources and extending a grid to UAE, Oman and Kuwait.
Saudi Arabia is refuting a Reuters report yesterday that said the Kingdom was cancelling its planned IPO for Saudi Aramco, according to comments made by the Kingdom's minister of energy Khalid Al-Falih.

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Saudi Aramco IPO

Riyadh denies it’s scrapping plans for Saudi Aramco listing

Khalid al-Falih, the Saudi minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources and chairman of Saudi Aramco, said in a statement on Thursday: "The Government remains...

 

Hajj 2018

Saudi aerial photographer’s snaps show scale and magnitude of Hajj pilgrimage

The pictures of Hajj pilgrims standing on Mt. Arafat, the sight of pilgrims as they stayed the night in Muzdalifah, their movement on the morning...

 

Military

Saudi Patriot PAC-3 capability confirmed

The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) have deployed a Patriot battery with new Lockheed Martin PAC-3 missiles to Mecca, a photograph posted on social...

 

Environment

Air pollution shortens average Saudi’s life by nearly 1.5 years

Air pollution shortens an average Saudi’s life by nearly 1.5 years, according to a new report....

 

Hajj: 2018

King Salman affirms Saudi Arabia’s pride in serving pilgrims, fighting terror

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman emphasized on Wednesday that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was honored to serve the pilgrims and will...

 

Pharmaceutical

Pharma sector warns Saudis on German drug curbs

European and U.S. pharmaceutical associations have waded into a diplomatic row between Germany and Saudi Arabia, warning that ongoing restrictions on German-made drugs could hurt...

 

Saudi-Canada

Saudi trainee doctors in Canada allowed to stay longer

Five Canadian universities said on Wednesday that Saudi trainee doctors enrolled in their programs had been granted an extra three weeks in the country, a...

 

Saudi-Pakistan

Saudi crown prince, Pakistan army chief discuss regional security at Mina meeting

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