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  • Border Security
    Saudi forces wrap up weeks-long exercise on Iraq border

    Saudi security forces on Wednesday ended a weeks-long exercise on the Iraqi border where three troopers died in a January attack blamed on "terrorists." Border Guards and other interior ministry units have been conducting daily training as part of the "first joint tactical" exercise north of Arar city, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

  • Retail
    Saudi retail market reaches $99 billion

    The volume of retail market in the Kingdom is exceeding SR370 billion, 44 percent of which is represented by the food sector, or SR160 billion, local media said quoting an expert.

  • Saudi Labor Ministry
    Saudi ministry unveils mechanism for transfer of sponsorship

    The Saudi Labor Ministry unveiled on Tuesday the mechanism for the transfer of sponsorship of expatriate workers hired for projects, which are stalled, to new contractors, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

  • Free Speech
    Kuwait detains political activist over tweets against Saudi Arabia

    Kuwait arrested an opposition activist on suspicion of insulting Saudi Arabia on his Twitter account, the state news agency KUNA reported, extending a crackdown on social media.

  • Art and Culture
    Saudi street art celebrations take over Jeddah

    "Almost half are actually women. They're girls who sort of like dress up as boys and go out at night, spray their work with maybe one or two friends to keep a watch."

  • Savola dampens Saudi stock market

    Saudi Arabia’s bourse was mostly stable and Egypt rose in early trade on Thursday as a dovish US Federal Reserve statement boosted global equities and oil traded off its Wednesday lows.

  • Iran Negotiations
    Iran, West likely to reach nuclear deal: Saudi prince says

    Iran and the United States are likely to reach an agreement in talks over Iran's nuclear program, a senior Saudi Arabian prince said on Wednesday.

  • Saudi-Sweden
    United Arab Emirates recalls ambassador to Sweden after Saudi spat

    The United Arab Emirates has recalled its envoy to Sweden a week after Saudi Arabia did the same. The move came after the Swedish foreign minister denounced Saudi Arabia's flogging of a rights activist.

  • Oil
    Saudi oil: Peak conspiracy

    The Saudis have two choices with their oil: sell it now, or sell it later.

  • Islamic Finance
    The IMF and Islamic Finance

    Islamic finance has grown rapidly, even thought it is still a small share of the global financial market.  It has become systemically important in Asia and the Middle East, while the global issuance of Sukuk - the Islamic equivalent of bonds -  is expanding with remarkable international reach of issuer and investors.