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Saudi Arabia's reforms should bring flood of foreign funds next year
April 22, 2018

Saudi Arabia's inclusion in global equity indexes and the planned privatisation of oil company Aramco are expected to bring big inflows of overseas money into the kingdom next year.

This should help Riyadh rebuild its financial reserves and fund investment plans after the 2014 plunge in oil prices that cut export earnings and deprived the banking system of funds.

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Russia eyes an exit, while Saudi Arabia holds oil output curbs together
April 22, 2018

Opec kingpin Saudi Arabia is set to maintain a global pact to curb oil output as prices top three-year highs even as Russia looks to ease off production restrictions to meet fiscal targets.

It was “premature” to even talk about gradual easing of cuts at the Opec meeting in June, Saudi oil minister Khalid Al Falih told reporters"...

Ministry of Health urges hajj pilgrims to take vaccines before flying to Saudi Arabia
April 22, 2018

The Ministry of Health has urged all citizens and residents who want to perform the hajj pilgrimage this year to take two necessary vaccines before they fly off to Saudi Arabia.

The ministry stated, “Those citizens and residents who wish to perform hajj pilgrimage during this year and accepted by the electronic sorting announced"...

Saudi Arabia Says Toy Drone Shot Down in Capital Riyadh
April 22, 2018

Saudi security forces shot down a small recreational drone flying in an unauthorized space in the capital Riyadh on Saturday, according to the kingdom’s state news agency.

The Saudis put out the statement from the Riyadh police after a flurry of unconfirmed rumors spread on social media of clashes and gunfire near the royal palace"...