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• Saudi Oil Exports
  Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Dropped 11% In 2019

  The total Saudi oil exports, including crude oil and petroleum products, averaged 8.339 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2019, down from an average 9.344 million bpd in total oil exports in 2018, according to JODI data quoted by Mubasher.

• Satellite Communications
  Inmarsat launches satellite connectivity services in Saudi Arabia

  Satellite communications provider Inmarsat has launched connectivity solutions to customers based in Saudi Arabia, through new partner agreements, across sea, air and land. Inmarsat’s maritime, aviation and enterprise businesses are seeking to meet growing demand for mobile satellite connectivity in Saudi Arabia with partner Sada Al Ammah.

• Yemen Civil War
  Saudi jet ‘downing’ in Yemen stirs alarm over Huthi weaponry

  Claims that Yemeni rebels shot down a Saudi warplane have spotlighted the increasingly potent Huthi arsenal -- cause for alarm in Riyadh as fighting escalates amid faltering efforts to end the five-year conflict. The Iran-aligned Huthi rebels said they downed the Tornado aircraft on Friday over the volatile northern province of Al-Jawf, in a setback for the Riyadh-led military coalition that has always enjoyed air supremacy in the conflict.

• Dar Al Arkan
  Saudi Dar Al Arkan starts marketing $300-$400 mln 7-year sukuk – document

  Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co has begun marketing $300-$400 million in seven-year sukuk at 7.375-7.5%, a document from one of the banks leading the deal showed on Wednesday.

• WWE in KSA
  Saudi’s WWE king of the ring eyes Riyadh Super ShowDown glory

  The first WWE talent tryout in Jeddah in April 2018 resulted in three Saudi talents signing WWE Developmental Contracts: Mansoor himself, Faisal Kurdi and Hussain Al-Dagal. Mansoor went on to win the first-ever 50-Man Battle Royal at WWE Super ShowDown in Jeddah last June before October’s success at Crown Jewel.

• Trump Peace Plan
  Saudi minister calls for direct talks between Israel and Palestinians

  However, he said that the Palestinians should have a say about the plan and what it contains. “At the end, the Palestinians must decide what can they accept of it, and we will support them,” he said.

• IT
  Total IT spending in Saudi Arabia forecast to hit $37bn in 2020

  "The Saudi ICT market is grappling with a wave of new digital transformation realities," said Naqshbandi. "The growth we are seeing in ICT spending is primarily being driven by an increased focus on giga projects and smart governance.

• Syria
  A disaster in Syria as Russia and Turkey clash

  For years, Syria’s besieged province of Idlib has served as a final haven for those escaping forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. But they are now running out of places to go. Turkey, which already hosts upward of 3.6 million Syrian refugees, has closed its border, even as it threatens to launch a retaliatory campaign against Assad’s regime.

  • Reuters = Turkey's Erdogan says Syria talks with Russia unsatisfactory, offensive 'matter of time'
• Lebanon
  Lebanon’s Yields Hit 1,000% as Government Calls in Bond Advisers

  The Beirut-based Al-Akhbar newspaper reported Wednesday that the Lebanese government will formally ask financial and legal advisers how it should handle its Eurobonds, with a view to potentially restructuring them. Lebanon is reaching out to banks including Citigroup Inc., Rothschild & Co. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., the newspaper said. It didn’t say where it got the information.

• OPEC+
  Russia, Saudi Arabia Discuss OPEC+ Cooperation: Video

  The conversation between Alexander Novak and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman comes amid pressure to deepen production cuts to counter the impact from coronavirus which has sent prices plunging.

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