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    Jaishankar welcomes Saudi counterpart on his first-ever India visit

    "Delighted to welcome FM of Saudi Arabia HH Prince @Faisalbinfarhan for his first-ever visit to India," Jaishankar tweeted and posted a picture of two of them. A few hours ago, Prince Faisal bin Farhan arrived in New Delhi on a three-day visit. During his visit, he will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 20.

    Going 'where money is,' Gulf Islamic Investments readies its biggest deal with Saudi Arabia and India investment

    Gulf Islamic Investments (GII) co-founder Mohammed Alhassan said the firm plans to buy a stake in a Saudi healthcare company for around $600 mn. Another priority area for GII is India, where the total asset value of the firm’s healthcare investments doubled in the last two years, according to co-founder Pankaj Gupta.

    Saudi economy grows 1.8% in Q2 but non-oil sector loses steam

    The figures, published on Monday by the General Authority for Statistics, revised upwards earlier estimates of a 1.5% overall growth in the second quarter, but they also revised non-oil growth to 8.4% from an earlier 10.1%.

    Newly released FBI memo hints at Saudi involvement with 9/11 hijackers

    The memo from April 4, 2016, which had been classified until now, showed links between Omar Bayoumi, at the time a student but suspected to have been a Saudi intelligence operative, and two of the Al-Qaeda operatives who took part in the plot to hijack and crash four airliners into targets in New York and Washington.

    Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: 'A country in the making'

    "It's a new country. It is a country in the making," says Raghida Dergham, founder of the Beirut Institute think tank and a longtime columnist in Saudi papers. What has happened over the past 20 years in Saudi Arabia, Dergham says, has amounted to "a major cleanup of extremism ... and it has not been easy."

    Two decades after 9/11, Saudi Arabia seeks softer image

    The kingdom, a long-time American ally, denied any involvement but faced harsh US rhetoric over its social and education systems that critics said promoted extremism.

    Saudi Arabia lowers light crude prices to Asia; US, Europe prices steady

    Oil giant Saudi Aramco lowered the price differential of light crude for delivery to the Far East in October to a premium of $1.7 per barrel versus the average of Oman and Dubai crudes, according to a company pricing document. The price differential in September was a premium of $3 dollars per barrel.

    Saudi Arabia's first batch of female soldiers graduate from Armed Forces Womens Cadre Training Centre

    Saudi Arabia started allowing women to drive vehicles in 2018 after a decades-old ban. It was one of many initiatives to integrate women into the Saudi society, especially by providing them with job opportunities.

    Saudi TV: Drone attack on airport wounds 8, damages plane

    The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen did not elaborate on the attack or provide details about the casualties, beyond saying that its forces had "intercepted" the explosive drone.

    Saudi students return to school after 17 months

    Only fully vaccinated students aged above 12 can return to school, while elementary and preschool students are not allowed to return for the moment, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.

    How Saudi Arabia’s NEOM aims to be Bollywood’s next powerhouse production partner

    How Saudi Arabia’s NEOM aims to be Bollywood’s next powerhouse production partner

    A sustainable proposition, NEOM is delivering targeted vocational education to develop world-class talent; support entrepreneurs with start-up and incentive-based funding; and provide world-class infrastructure across screen production, gaming, and digital publishing, exploiting technology to expand the creative process beyond current boundaries.

    Qatar appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia, says emir's office

    Qatar appoints ambassador to Saudi Arabia, says emir's office

    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain resolved in January to lift a boycott imposed in mid-2017 and restore political, trade and travel ties with Doha.

    Saudi Arabia's economy returns to growth after pandemic slump

    Saudi Arabia's economy returns to growth after pandemic slump

    The data, which showed the economy growing 1.5% from a year ago, prompted economists to expect faster expansion in the second half of the year with the oil sector benefiting from higher output.

    Saudi non-oil sector expansion continues but at slower pace - PMI

    Saudi non-oil sector expansion continues but at slower pace - PMI

    The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) stood at 55.8 in July down from 56.4 in June, due to weaker growth in output, new orders, and employment compared to the previous month.

    Saudi lender Al Rajhi reports 48% rise in Q2 net income

    Saudi lender Al Rajhi reports 48% rise in Q2 net income

    The Islamic lender said income from special commissions, financing and investments rose 27% from a year earlier to 5 billion riyals.

    Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month Covid closure

    Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month Covid closure

    However, Saudi Arabia did not announce any lifting of restrictions on the umrah, a pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, which usually attracts millions of Muslims from across the globe each year.

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