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Saudi targets raising $55 billion from privatisation plan

The finance minister opened a high-level conference entitled “2021 G20 Infrastructure Investors Dialogue: Financing Sustainable Infrastructure for the Recovery…reports Asian Lite News Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said the Kingdom is

June 4, 2021

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KSA lifts ban from 11 countries excluding Pakistan

Citing people familiar with the development, Saudi Newspaper said that the travel ban will be lifted from 11 countries starting 1 am on Sunday…reports Asian Lite News Excluding Pakistan, Saudi Arabia has

May 31, 2021

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Saudi Arabia, World Bank pledge $100m to global tourism fund

Riyadh aims to raise the contribution of its tourism sector to its GDP from 3% to 10%, in a bid to modernize its economy and veer away from oil dependence, reports Asian

May 28, 2021

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Saudi, UK FMs discuss ties in Riyadh

Saudi Arabian foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan had met UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab in London last week…reports Asian Lite News The Saudi Arabian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel

May 24, 2021

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Saudi aims to raise $55bn by 2025 through privatisation

Al-Jadaan expects to raise $38 billion through asset sales and $16.5 billion through public-private partnerships…reports Asian Lite News Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said that the Kingdom is seeking to raise about

May 24, 2021

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Saudization program gets an overhaul

The second version of Nitaqat has been launched with a goal to provide 340,000 jobs by 2024, reports Asian Lite News The second version of Nitaqat, the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources

May 24, 2021

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Arab coalition strikes Houthis in Yemen

The strikes on Saturday targeted Houthi positions and their military vehicles on the frontlines in western and northern districts of Sirwah and Madghal…reports Asian Lite News The Saudi-led Arab coalition launched multiple

May 23, 2021

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Borrell calls for immediate cessation of Israel-Gaza violence

The EU has thus been prevented from taking a common position on the escalating Middle East conflict…reports Asian Lite News. Josep Borrell, the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy chief, called on Tuesday

May 21, 2021

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Prince Faisal meets UK’s Raab in London

Both discussed bilateral relations and the latest developments in Palestine..reports Asian Lite News Saudi Arabian foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has met UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab in London on Wednesday.

May 21, 2021

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Saudi to invest $1bn to help African countries

The Kingdom has also affirmed its support for international efforts in combating terrorist groups and extremism for each of the Sahel and Saharan countries…reports Asian Lite News Saudi Arabia has announced its

May 19, 2021

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