Saudi Arabia

The ministry said it stopped exports in order to put an end to the cement crisis.

The experts called for urgent intervention of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to address the problem.

Firmly into 2012, how are the Arab revolutions developing? We check in with some of the Arab protest pictures to gauge to what extent they have reached revolution saturation, or on the contrary are just getting started.

Dubai became a market leader with hotels recording the highest occupancy levels of 78 percent in the period January to December 2011, according to the E&Y study.

A feasibility study conducted in 2009 suggested the 90km railway link from Dammam to Bahrain would cost between $4.2 billion and $4.5 billion according to 2008 figures.

Saleem Al-Harbi, chairman of Manar Construction Company and a member of the board of directors of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, considered the new quantities of cement that were brought to the region a compromise solution at the moment.

Clashes between protesters and police left a man dead in Saudi Arabia's eastern province of Qatif.

Growing tension between Iran and the West over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear programme has led to fears of a disruption in oil supplies from the Middle East Gulf.

A cement crisis resulting from illegal trading and a steep hike in prices is spreading from Jeddah and Madina to other major cities.

The Iraqi government of Nouri al-Maliki has recently allowed the passage of Iranian arms through its territory to Syria in order to support the Syrian regime against its opponents

Syria's external links: As the Syrian 'lion' rages and the regime's clampdown on opposition forces scores an alarming death-toll, the media is ridden with questions addressing the peculiar deadlock or impasse in this Arab Spring country. Since international players often seem to 'help' to determine the fate of Arab regimes, it may be prudent to examine who exactly is set to profit from this regime's seeming inevitable demise, or else retention of power should the Arab League's (shaky) Peace Plan be implemented. Which countries of the region and transregionally are praying for Al Assad's removal, and which would far rather he hung around?

Prince Turki al-Faisal, a US-educated former Saudi intelligence chief and former Saudi envoy to the US, has sent a stern warning to Iran.

The spokesman of the Saudi Ministry of Interior on Friday said that during a routine security patrol in the town of Awamiya in Qatif province

Saudi Arabia's retail sector is expected to grow fast, driven by a rising population, improving education and changing lifestyles.

The profitability of Saudi Arabia's petrochemicals companies could be reduced this year if the government increases its gas prices, NCB Capital says.

The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plan to invest $ 968 billion in major projects over the next ten years.

As the year comes to close, many are relieved that a year of stormy clouds and unabated anger is behind us. Things can only get better or is there still worse to come? In 2011, it turned out that we could not forecast the range of violent weather, nor could we predict the rage of people. From the Gulf to the Caucuses, and from the USA to Japan the world felt pain in 2011.

Oil prices, which at $109 a barrel already pose a "major risk" to the fragile global economy, could rise further to $150 in coming years if there is no more investment to boost oil output in the Middle East, said IEA's Fatih Birol.

The majority of citizens surveyed in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries endorsed the proposed GCC single currency

Recent comments by an expert have indicated that Saudi women own cash assets worth US$12 billion.

The market capitalization of 14 Arab financial markets fell by 14% since the beginning of this year until November 26.

The global oil market looks balanced, Saudi oil minister Ali Al Naimi indicated, while the secretary general of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said some producers need to cut back as Libyan output rebounds.