Saudi contractor MMG appoints new CEO
Saudi construction company Mohammad Al Mojil Group ( MMG ) has appointed Hafiz Shafei as its new chief executive officer, the company said.
Prior to...
Saudi King Salman is committed to diversifying the economy
Saudi King Salman said on Wednesday the kingdom was committed to implementing programmes to diversify sources of income in order to reduce its dependence...
UAE energy minister expects oil prices to recover this year
United Arab Emirates Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said Tuesday he expects a recovery in plummeting oil prices before the end of the year.
“I am...
A bold plan and a big challenge
It is a tall order that the deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has placed so emphatically on the table: to wean his country’s...
Saudi offers $1.5 billion to fund Egypt's Sinai projects
Egypt said on Sunday that Saudi Arabia has offered $1.5 billion to help finance economic projects in the Sinai Peninsula, as Riyadh continues to...
OPEC says oil glut 'may ease' by 2017 as non-cartel supply drops
OPEC said Friday a global crude glut that has squeezed the market and sent prices plunging over the past year "may be easing" as...
Bad Saudi PR fuels riyal devaluation talk
Speculation that Saudi Arabia could devalue its currency may owe more to a poor public relations effort by Saudi authorities than to the economic...
OPEC fails to agree policy but Saudis pledge no shocks
Saudi Arabia promised on Thursday not to flood the oil market with extra barrels even as OPEC failed to agree on output policy, with...
Kuwait to launch free economic zone on islands
Kuwait has said it will establish a free economic zone on five islands close to the shorelines of regional heavyweights Iraq and Iran with...
OPEC and non-OPEC producers to meet in Doha on April 17
OPEC and non-OPEC producers will hold a meeting in the Qatari capital on April 17, the Qatari energy minister, who is also the current...
