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Saudi King Appoints His 31-Year-Old Son As Crown Prince Over Cousin

Mohammed bin Salman has been promoted to crown prince and heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia in a shock move by King...

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Price of Saudi Cigarettes Doubles As First Tax Hits

The price of a pack of cigarettes doubled for Saudi Arabian smokers on Sunday under first-time tax measures to help the...

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Asian Energy Firms Lead Market Gains On Hopes For Oil Ouput Cut

Energy shares led a broad rally across Asian markets on Monday as oil prices were boosted by growing hopes that an...

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Saudi Minister Confident of Oil Cut Extension

Saudi Arabia's energy minister expressed confidence on Sunday of extending a global cut in oil production designed to...

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German Chancellor In Saudi For G20, Cooperation Talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Saudi King Salman on Sunday, state media said, as she began a visit focused on...

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Saudi Cuts Taxes On Oil Firms Ahead of Aramco Sale

Saudi Arabia on Monday cut taxes on oil companies in a major move that could attract investments in its energy giant...

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Saudi Says ‘committed’ To Oil Market Stability

Saudi Arabia is committed to stabilising the global oil market, the energy ministry of the world's biggest oil exporter...

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Oil Exporter Saudi Starts Hunt For Solar, Wind Firms

The world's biggest oil exporter on Monday took the first step towards a goal of generating 9.5 GW of energy through...

Business

Terkper Hunts For US$2bn From China

The government has revived talks with the China Development Bank (CDB) for the remainder of the almost US$2 billion...

International

Russia Is Planning For Low Oil Prices

Russia is betting oil prices will stay low for a long time. President Vladimir Putin's government has just set a draft...