New measures implmented to target ‘unethical’ online news portals
Electronic newspapers in Saudi Arabia are facing difficult times with the Ministry of Culture and Information announcing plans to implement a comprehensive corrective campaign...
Oil prices hold steady
Oil steadied Thursday as traders digested rising crude inventories and falling output in the United States, alongside hopes that talks among major producers could...
International Energy Agency sees low oil prices until 2020
The International Energy Agency says oil prices are likely to remain low over the next five years because of plentiful supply and falling demand...
Twitter-KSA anti-terror partnership grows
LONDON: Saudi Arabia requested Twitter to disclose the identity of 93 users, suspected of having terror links.
According to the transparency report issued by the...
HSBC whistleblower skips Swiss trial
The Swiss trial against a former HSBC employee who leaked documents alleging the bank helped clients evade millions of dollars in taxes opened Monday,...
Russia overtakes Saudi Arabia for second time in China crude supply
Russia supplied a record amount of crude oil to China in September, surpassing Saudi Arabia for the second time as the top seller to...
Saudi bourse regulator tightens curbs on anonymous investors
Saudi Arabia's market regulator has further tightened its restrictions on anonymous investors trading shares through brokers, citing the need to prevent money laundering and...
Iraq asks BP to study developing Kirkuk oilfields
Iraq has asked British energy giant BP to draft a study on boosting production in all the oilfields of northern Kirkuk province, Oil Minister...
IMF cuts Saudi growth forecast on oil slide
Growth in OPEC heavyweight Saudi Arabia will slow to its lowest rate in seven years, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday, as oil prices...
Sterling plunges to 31-year low, biggest ever fall, as UK votes Brexit
British markets plunged on Friday, with sterling hitting a 31-year low in its biggest fall on record and UK stock futures pointing to a...