Dow Chemical plans to buy an additional 15 percent stake in its $20 billion joint venture with Saudi Aramco, the companies said on Monday according to reports.
Saudi Arabia has issued a regulatory framework for electricity consumers to operate their own, small-scale solar power generating systems and export unused power to the national grid, according to a Reuters report citing a government statement.
The Saudi Ministry of Justice issued four important decisions and proposals to limit the abuse of women, including raising the age that a woman is allowed to marry to 17 years old.
Saudi Arabia is the largest arms importer in the world by total sales amount, with regional rival Qatar surging to third largest importer, according to a data released by the UK's Ministry of Justice.
Growth in Saudi Arabia's non-oil private sector accelerated in July, albeit at a moderate pace, while the expansion in employment slowed, according to a Reuters report citing a Emirates NBD survey.
Saudi Arabia and 3 Arab nations leading a boycott of Qatar are no longer insisting it comply with a list of 13 specific demands they tabled last month, according to reports.
Saudi public schools will begin offering physical education for girls in the coming academic year, the education ministry announced on Tuesday, in another step forward for women and girls in the Kingdom.
Global oil markets have entered a period of oversupply, putting downward pressure on prices and eliciting calls for the world's largest producers like Saudi Arabia to act on top of March 2017 OPEC cuts to reduce the glut.
Four Arab states lead by Saudi Arabia agreed to extend until late on Tuesday a deadline for Doha to comply with a list of demands, as U.S. President Donald Trump voiced concern to both sides about the dispute, according to Reuters and other reports.
