Saudi Arabia is seeing "intense interest" in its first international bond sale of $15 billion and is considering further issuances given the current appetite, according to a report today in the Financial Times.
An exhibit of contemporary art by Saudis continues its tour of the United States in San Francisco following successful shows in Houston, Texas and Aspen, Colorado.
According to the Saudi Gazette, the CMA has laid out the specific time-frame and requirements for all companies listed on the Tadawul to disclose their adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. The deadline is January 1, 2017.
Saudi Sprinter Kariman Abuljadayel made history as the first woman ever to compete in the 100m dash in the Olympics at Rio, and she did it covered from head-to-toe.
Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority (CMA) Board has approved changes to rules that regulate what type of foreign investor can enter into the Saudi stock market.
Saudi Arabia's has confirmed it was working with German investigators to track Islamist militants behind bomb and axe attacks in July. The news was originally reported by the German outlet Der Spiegel and confirmed in rare comments by a Saudi spokesman.
Jadwa Investment's Saudi Chartbook for the month of August found points of "resilience" in economic activity, according to chief economist and head of research Fahad Al-Turki.
Four people were killed and three wounded in Saudi Arabia when a shell fired from inside Yemen exploded in a town close to the border. The announcement followed news that seven Saudi soldiers and dozens of Houthi fighters were killed in heavy fighting on the border with Yemen on Sunday.
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited the United States for the second time in under two months. The visit is for a defense ministerial meeting of nations involved in the effort to counter ISIS in Iraq and Syria.
The report said the alleged links had not been independently verified. As the New York Times reports, subsequent investigations into the terror attacks "pursued the leads described in the document and found that many had no basis in fact."
