TAXATION IN SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan: No Income Tax for Saudi Citizens, No Company Profit Taxes

Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Saudi citizens would not pay taxes on income and Saudi companies would not see their profits taxed with economic reforms being introduced in the Kingdom, Saudi Arabia's finance minister Dr. Mohammed Al-Jadaan said on Sunday, Reuters reports.

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Entertainment in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to build entertainment city near Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has announced plans to build a 334sq km "entertainment city" south of the capital Riyadh that will feature sports, cultural and recreational facilities,...

 

Saudi Taxes

Saudi finance minister says no income taxes for Saudi citizens

Saudi Arabia's finance minister said that citizens would not pay taxes on income and Saudi companies would not see their profits taxed under sweeping economic...

 

Brand Value

Saudi Telecom edges past Emirates in brand value

Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has emerged as the Middle East’s powerhouse brand in value terms (at $6.21 billion (Dh22.7 billion) against 2015’s $5.61 billion) and...

 

Contracting

Investors say Saudi contracting sector still facing many obstacles

Based on unofficial figures released in 2016, nearly 243,000 contracting companies are working in the building and construction sector and employing some 4.5 million workers....

 

Saudi Malls

‘Saudi people want to shop in the mall, not from their computer’

Over the past 15 years, Arabian Centres had led the consumer revolution in the Kingdom, and now has 19 malls, accounting for about 10 percent...

 

U.S.-Saudi Relations

Perspective: Back to Basics: The US-Saudi Relationship in the Trump Era

Saudi Arabia is what Saudi Arabia is. The United States can take one of two approaches towards the Saudi government: it can treat the Saudis...

 

Women Driving

Saudi Shura Council denies it will support motion to allow women to drive

A Saudi Shura Council member has rejected claims that the body would discuss and support a motion to allow women to drive in the country....

 

Fitch

Saudi Arabia allows Fitch to conduct credit rating activities

Rating agency Fitch has obtained a licence to operate in Saudi Arabia, the country's capital markets regulator said on Monday, as the kingdom tries to...

 

Freedom of Expressioni

Perspective: Is freedom of expression on the rise in Saudi Arabia?

In terms of freedom of expression, the Saudis are more likely to articulate their opinions on Twitter than in local newspapers. Mohammed al-Bishr, the head of the...

 

Capital Punishment

Saudi executes three expats for heroin smuggling

Saudi Arabia on Sunday executed three Pakistani nationals convicted of smuggling heroin, bringing the number of executions in the kingdom to 26 this year....

 

Saudi Aramco IPO

Aramco board to meet in Shanghai as it seeks Chinese investors for IPO

Saudi Aramco's board will meet in China in May for the first time in seven years, industry sources said, as the state-owned energy firm seeks...

 

Saudi-Sudan

Sudan and Saudi Arabia boost ties with joint air force drill

President Omar al-Bashir said a joint Saudi-Sudanese air force drill that ended Sunday had boosted relations between the countries, two years after Khartoum broke ties...

 

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry says U.S. strike on Syria an aggressive act

Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the missile strike on Syria carried out by the United States was a aggressive act...

 

U.S.-Russia

Can US Warplanes Evade Russian Air Defenses? We May Soon Find Out in Syria

If things go south, high-end American fighters may take on top-of-the-line Russian anti-aircraft missiles....

 

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