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• MERS
  Saudi Arabia tackles MERS virus, still hunting source

  MERS was first identified in humans in 2012 and is caused by a coronavirus from the same viral family as the one that caused a deadly outbreak of SARS in China in 2003. Some 808 people in Saudi Arabia are known to have been infected with it since it was discovered, and 346 of them have died.

• GCC Politics
  Saudi Arabia leans on Gulf states to close ranks as region boils

  "GCC disunion was probably deemed as too dangerous by Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries for the stability of the region," said Jean-Marc Rickli, assistant professor at the department of defense at King’s College London, based in Doha. The Gulf's Sunni Muslim dynasties also want to counter Iran, which they regard as an expansionist Shi'ite power bent on exporting its Islamic revolution to the Arab world.

• Drifting
  Car drifting championship to kick off in Saudi Arabia

  Saudi motorsport developer Abdullah Bakhashab has announced the launch of Saudi Star Drift Championship under the supervision of the Saudi Arabian Motor Federation. The championship consists of four rounds to be held all over the Kingdom. The first round of the championship will take place at King Abdullah Adventure Park at Al-Shoabah in Al-Ahsa province on Nov. 21. The second round will be held at Al-Khohar Cornich, opposite Fouad Center on Dec. 5.

• Economic Growth
  Saudi Arabia to log bumper year in 2015

  “Saudi Arabia has emerged as one of our choice markets for both scale and growth opportunities over our 10-year forecast period to 2023. We see 2015 being a bumper year of real growth at 10.5 percent year-on-year, with average growth over the forecast period at 8.7 percent. We forecast strong growth across all sectors over the medium term; the residential and non-residential sectors especially will drive growth over the long-term – specifically the industrial construction sector,” the report said.

• Gulf Cup Soccer
  Gulf Cup: Saudi Arabia top group after 1-0 win over Yemen

  The result sees the Green Falcons qualify top of their group on seven points, four points clear of second-placed Qatar, who recorded their third successive point in a goalless draw with Bahrain in a match held simultaneously the Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium.

• Border Security
  Saudi Arabia Widens Secure Zone on Iraq Border as Threats Mount

  audi Arabia has widened a security buffer zone along its northern border with Iraq to ward off potential threats to the world’s largest oil supplier, a Saudi official said. The restricted area was doubled to 20 kilometers (12 miles) “due to some threats that may come from the north,” the kingdom’s Border Guard spokesman Muhammad al-Ghamdi said today in a phone interview, without identifying the risks. “That is why we added 10 kilometers to the buffer zone. This will help the Border Guards perform their mission.”

• Sectarianism
  Opinion: Nimr and Shi’a Policy in Saudi Arabia

  Some observers feel that Nimr’s death sentence is intended to show the Sunni population that alongside a number of long prison sentences issued against Sunnis who had supported Islamic State militants or al-Qaeda, the government is also being tough on Shiites. But this sectarian logic only further entrenches divisions and hostilities that have fueled the rise of extremist Islamic groups and the regional sectarian war.

• Saudi Stock Market
  Saudi Arabia sinks 2.8 pct as oil extends slide

  Saudi Arabia's stock market fell sharply on Monday as oil prices extended their decline on news that Japan, one of the world's largest crude importers, had slipped into recession. Qatar outperformed after mending diplomatic ties with its neighbours. The main Saudi index dropped 2.8 percent to 9,290 points, its lowest level since March 6, in a broad sell-off. It slid below technical support on the October low of 9,303 points, leaving no further support in the vicinity.

• Finance
  Saudi Arabia’s NCB Falls for First Time Since Listing

  Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) fell for the first time since the shares started trading last week after its $6 billion initial public offering.

  • Reuters - Markets in Saudi Arabia, Egypt edge up
• Counter Extremism Measures
  Riyadh fears Islamic State wants sectarian war in Saudi Arabia

  The authorities have identified between 2,000-2,100 Saudi citizens who have fought in Syria since its crisis began in 2011, of whom around 600 have returned, he said. Of those numbers, only about 200 had left Saudi Arabia since the February decree while around 170 had come back.

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