TRANSPORTATION

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Longest Railway’ to Come Online in December

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Saudi Arabia will kick-start operations on the country’s longest railway, running 2,750-km between capital Riyadh and the northern city of Gurayat, on December 24 2017.

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Fiscal Balance

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Energy Subsidies

Saudis May Raise Domestic Gasoline Prices by 80%

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Sadara

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