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  • Officials Announce ‘Riyadh Season’, a Three-Month Series of Events
     

    Saudi officials have launched ‘Riyadh Season’, a new, three month series of events that will take place from October 15 to December 15 all around Riyadh. The countdown was launched by the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, Turki Al Sheikh, on his twitter account in a video. The theme of the first season is ‘Imagine.’ Officials have […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia has Selected Haifaa Al Mansour’s ‘The Perfect Candidate’ as its Official Entry for the 2020 Oscars
     

    Saudi Arabia has selected Haifaa Al Mansour’s The Perfect Candidate as its official entry for the 2020 Oscars in the best international feature category, according to reports. Haifaa Al Mansour’s “The Perfect Candidate” is about a Saudi doctor who challenges the patriarchal system in her country by running in municipal elections. Al Mansour is one of the Kingdom’s best-known […]

     
  • Saudis Pay Tribute to Famous Bodyguard to Kings Killed in Dispute with Friend in Jeddah
     

    Saudi citizens took to social media to pay tribute to Maj. Gen. Abdulaziz Al-Fagham, the bodyguard to both the late King Abdullah and King Salman who was killed in argument with a friend in Jeddah, Saudi state media said. Al-Fagham, a tall and fit man who had a familiar face for many Saudis because he was […]

     
  • First shares in Aramco will be sold on Saudi stock exchange – reports
     

    Saudi Aramco will list the first shares of the company on Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange, the Tadawul, and will do so “very soon,” the company’s CEO Amin Nasser said. The local listing is likely to precede an international one, but the company has not yet selected a location, according to reports. “The primary listing is to list […]

     
  • IMF suggests Saudi Arabia double its VAT to 10%
     

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggested that Saudi Arabia would see positive economic benefits by raising its Value Added Tax (VAT) to 10% after successfully implementing a 5% VAT last year. “The introduction of the VAT in January 2018 was a landmark achievement, with revenue collections exceeding expectations,” the Washington-based lender said in a report […]

     
  • Royal Decrees Shake Up Saudi Aramco, Energy and Industry Sectors
     

    A series of Royal Decrees issued by King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Friday included major shake ups to Saudi Aramco as well as government ministries and top leadership. King Salman issued a royal decree to set up a new Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, separating it from the Ministry of Energy. The Kingdom named Bandar Alkhorayef […]

     
  • Saudi Students See Greater Freedom in Travel with New Rules
     

    New rules put in place by Saudi government authorities have granted the right of all Saudi students studying oversees to travel without requiring a permit from their parents or guardians, even if they are under the age of 21, according to reports. Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports announced Monday that students “will only require proof of […]

     
  • Will Formula One Racing Come to Saudi Arabia?
     

    Saudi Arabia and Formula One are discussing the possibility of holding a race in the country, “and team bosses have been asked for an opinion,” sources told Reuters on Tuesday. “The Times newspaper reported that Formula One and the 10 teams would seek reassurance on issues including human rights, gender equality and media freedom before any […]

     
  • Saudia’s Flyadeal Cancels $6b Boeing Deal, Opts for Airbus’ A320neo
     

    Saudi airline Flyadeal has canceled an order for up to $6 billion worth of Boeing 737 Max planes, instead opting to purchase from Boeing’s top European competitor, Airbus SE, according to reports. Flyadeal had committed to purchasing up to 50 planes from Boeing, but after the global grounding of the company’s 737 Max 8 planes […]

     
  • Saudi Arabia Raises €3b in first bond denominated in European currency
     

    Saudi Arabia has raised 3 billion euros from over 14.5 billion worth of orders for its first bond denominated in European currency, according to reports. With this deal, the Saudis have sold over $60 billion in international bonds since their debut as a global borrower in late 2016, making the kingdom one of the biggest […]

     

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