Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has announced it is to try 991 people on charges of terrorism related to 30 attacks which, according to Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, killed 90 Saudi... 2008-10-21

Progress in the US towards a bailout of ailing financial institutions seems to have halted recent slides in GCC equity markets but we retain our bearish stance towards the region... 2008-09-29

Saudi Arabia arrested five users of Islamist chatrooms on September 10, accusing them of 'spreading misleading propaganda on the internet' and 'playing with young people's religious... 2008-09-26

The approval of a draft agreement on the charter governing the Gulf monetary union council by five ministers this week is broadly positive in terms of regional cooperation, but does... 2008-09-17

With Gulf equities falling further over the weekend, our bearish view on the region's stock markets continues to play out. The falling oil price (front month Brent crude has now dropped... 2008-09-15

Saudi Arabia has apparently arrested five users of Islamist chatrooms, accusing them of 'spreading misleading propaganda on the internet' and 'playing with young people's religious... 2008-09-11

BMI View: Our core scenario is for a diplomatic resolution to the Iran-US crisis, and a moderation of inflationary pressures domestically, which bodes well for continued stability.... 2008-09-11

BMI View: Lower oil prices will hurt the Saudi balance of payments, but not to a worrying

The outlook remains significantly gloomier as we move into 2009 than it was this time last year, with lower oil prices, a crashing stock market, slowing global economy and concerns... 2008-09-10

We continue to see Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All-Share Index (TASI) as the most attractive of the GCC bourses on a technical basis, and look for a possible break higher next week. The... 2008-08-22