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Gulf state investors step in to help Aramco hit IPO target

 Saudi Arabia's wealthy Gulf neighbors plan to invest in the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco, sources familiar with the matter said, helping out Riyadh as it strives to raise $25.6 billion from a domestic listing of the state oil giant. Aramco has struggled to secure an...

Saudi detains 9 academics, writers in new crackdown

Saudi Arabia has detained at least nine people including academics and writers in the latest in a series of public crackdowns over the past two years, campaigners said on Monday. Journalists, bloggers and activists were among the nine arrested in a crackdown that began on November 16,...

Saudi king urges Iran to quit 'harmful' expansionism

Saudi Arabia's King Salman urged arch-rival Iran on Wednesday to abandon an expansionist ideology that has "harmed" its own people, following violent street protests in the Islamic republic. A wave of demonstrations erupted in the sanctions-hit country on Friday after an announcement that...