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Jamal Khashoggi was murdered inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey in 2018

Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing

Jamal Khashoggi was killed in October 2018

Jamal Khashoggi's family say they forgive his killers

Aramco said the results reflected 'lower crude oil prices, as well as declining refining and chemicals margins'

Saudi Aramco Q1 net profit slides 25% as oil prices dip

Business / 12 May

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is suffering from slumping oil prices

Saudi triples VAT rate due to Covid-19 and oil slump

Business / 11 May

A fighter with Yemen's separatist Southern Transitional Council mans a gun in the back of a pick-up in Aden

Saudi coalition calls for deal to be honoured in Yemen

Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia - sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes - have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups

Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging

US benchmark WTI plunged 54% during March and 66% for the first quarter, while Brent slumped by 66% in the first quarter and 55% in March

Oil ends March with biggest monthly & quarterly losses

Business / 01 Apr

Oil prices bounced nearly 7% today after three days of heavy losses

Oil jumps after three-day slump but virus still weighs

Business / 19 Mar

Oil prices saw their biggest drop in nearly 30 years yesterday

Oil bounces 8% on stimulus hopes, virus slows in China

Business / 10 Mar

The Dow Jones crashed 2,000 points in what would be its biggest one-day fall ever in opening trade today

Wall St plunges after oil shock, trading halted

Business / 09 Mar

Saudi Arabia has slashed its official selling prices and set plans for a dramatic increase in crude production next month

Oil prices down 30% on Saudi moves, virus fears

Business / 09 Mar

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has moved to consolidate power

Saudi senior royals detained over alleged coup plot

Saturday's coalition airstrikes took place in Yemen's Al-Jawf province

UN says 19 children among dead in recent Yemen strikes

Jeff Bezos pictured with Mohammed bin Salman in 2016

UN report points to Saudi involvement in Bezos hack

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in Istanbul in October last year

Five sentenced to death over Khashoggi killing

World / 23 Dec 19

Saudi Aramco has become the world's biggest IPO, topping the $25 billion 2014 listing of China's Alibaba

Saudi Aramco tops $2 trillion, defying sceptics

Business / 12 Dec 19

Today's gains has put the oil giant's value at $1.88 trillion, far ahead of other firms in the trillion-dollar club, including Apple

Saudi Aramco shares jump 10% on stock market debut

Business / 11 Dec 19

Three American sailors were shot dead by a lieutenant in the Saudi Royal Air Force on Friday

Pentagon suspends training of Saudis pending review

Aramco pledged to pay $75 billion in dividends in 2020

Saudi oil firm Aramco raises $26bn in largest ever IPO

Business / 05 Dec 19

Saudi Arabia has put a value of up to $1.71 trillion on oil giant Aramco ahead of its listing

Aramco declares $1.71 trillion valuation in big IPO

Business / 18 Nov 19

Saudi Aramco said it continues to engage with the shareholders on IPO readiness activities

Saudi Aramco aims to begin IPO on November 3 - sources

Business / 29 Oct 19

It is the the latest incident involving oil tankers in the Red Sea and Gulf region (file pic)

Iran oil tanker struck by missiles off Saudi - reports

World / 11 Oct 19

Brent is set for a loss of 6.6% for the week, marking its largest weekly loss since December

Oil set for big weekly loss over demand worries

Business / 04 Oct 19

Oil prices are being pressured by concerns about weakening global economic growth and oil demand

Oil slips towards $57 as economic gloom weighs

Business / 03 Oct 19

Prince Mohammed bin Salman said a war between Saudi Arabia and Iran would be catastrophic for the world economy

Saudi prince says war with Iran would gut world economy

World / 30 Sep 19

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