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From the year’s biggest IPOs to Saudi Arabia’s new dependent fee and the Qatar crisis, here’s a roundup of some of the most significant business stories of 2017. (AFP)

December 31st, 2017 - 05:28 GMT

2017 Year in Review: Al Bawaba’s Top 10 Business Stories

From the year’s biggest IPOs to Saudi Arabia’s new dependent fee and the Qatar crisis, here’s a roundup of some of the most significant business stories of 2017.

The hashtag “death of Prince Abdulaziz Bin Fahd” has been circulating in Saudi Arabia amid reports in some sections of the media that the 44-year-old had died (Twitter)

November 7th, 2017 - 11:39 GMT

Saudi Prince Slain in Gunfight and Other Rumors After Mass Corruption Arrests

The company, owned by the powerful family of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, closes after 39 years in operation. (AFP)

August 1st, 2017 - 10:52 GMT

End of a Dynasty: Saudi Oger Officially Shuts Down After 39 Years in Saudi Arabia

Some 8,000 workers will be transferred to other companies. (AFP/ File)

June 19th, 2017 - 06:00 GMT

Saudi Oger's Employees to Be Transferred to Other Companies: Ministry of Labor

The Saudi Ministry of Labor has forced a cleaning and maintenance company to release overdue paychecks to more than 450 male and female workers. (AFP)

May 25th, 2017 - 10:09 GMT

Saudi Arabia: 450 Workers Get Paychecks After Ministry’s Intervention

Headquartered in Amman, the Arab Bank is one of the Arab world's largest privately-owned banks and operates in 30 countries as of January 2016. (AFP/ File)

May 1st, 2017 - 09:16 GMT

Arab Bank records $218M net profit in Q1 2017

The bodies of two Indian workers belonging to a now defunct construction company have been lying in a mortuary in Riyadh for months as their employer refused to bear the cost of repatriation. (Shutterstock)

April 25th, 2017 - 01:27 GMT

Saudi Arabia: Bodies of two Indian workers left to rot as company refuses to pay repatriation costs

Last year, thousands of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia were stuck without a job or pay. The issue was particularly felt in construction companies such as Saudi Oger and Saudi Binladin. (AFP/ File)

April 24th, 2017 - 08:41 GMT

No more working for free in Saudi: New bank account plan launched for domestic workers

Employees of the King Fahd Quran Printing Complex in Medina had complained of salary delays even prior to losing their jobs. (SPA)

January 17th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Saudi Oger: 1,300 fired workers seek resolution over unpaid salaries

A small number of potential buyers from the Middle East are vying for Oger's stake in Arab Bank, including Saudi Arabia's al-Hokair family. (File photo)

October 17th, 2016 - 10:58 GMT

Saudi Oger looks to offload its 20 percent stake in Arab Bank

The hospital is owned by Saudi businessman Maan al-Sanea, the founder and chairman of the conglomerate Saad Group. (Saad Medical)

September 21st, 2016 - 10:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia: Employees of Saad Specialist Hospital strike over unpaid wages

The acute shortage of liquidity forced the Binladin Group to stop work on a series of projects and relieve thousands of its employees and workers. (File photo)

September 8th, 2016 - 10:54 GMT

Binladin Group crisis: 100,000 workers remain unpaid

Around 1.8 million overseas workers from the Philippines are estimated to be based in Saudi Arabia. (AFP/File)

August 19th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Unpaid migrant workers in Saudi refuse free flights home until wages are paid