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Saudi-Iran crisis punches another hole in OPEC unity

Escalating diplomatic tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia have added fresh strains on OPEC's unity as the cartel grapples with a common response to...

Saudi Aramco listing lures banks with prospects of deals

Investment banks are jostling to take part in the listing of a chunk of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil giant Aramco as a portal to...

Fears for world economy wreak carnage on stocks and oil

World stock markets tumbled and oil plumbed new lows Thursday as investors feared for the global economy on signs of a dramatic slowdown in...

Sikorsky to explore helicopter production in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's Taqnia Aeronautics and Sikorsky, owned by U.S. company Lockheed Martin, have agreed to look at producing Black Hawk helicopters in the kingdom,...

Egypt strengthens exchange rate versus the dollar

Egypt has strengthened the official exchange rate of its currency by 0.20 pounds against the dollar. Figures posted Wednesday on the website of the National...

Russia says Saudi Arabia proposed oil output cuts by up to 5 pct

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia had proposed that oil producing countries cut oil production by up to 5...

Saudis battle for oil market domination

By abandoning the tight rein it held for decades on the oil market, OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia launched a battle for control that sent...

Oman builds industrial outpost in desert to diversify economy

On a stretch of barren coast 550 km (345 miles) south of the capital Muscat, workers at a ship repair yard swarm over cargo...

Iran sees oil freeze pact as not enough to help market

Iran believes a global agreement to freeze oil output will not be enough to help prop up prices as the world is producing too...

Saudi health & beauty sector valued at $10.7b

Reed Sunaidi Exhibitions has underscored the growing importance of the health and beauty sector in Saudi Arabia by organizing the Saudi Health & Beauty...

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