The EU's dirty-money blacklist should be widened to include Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Panama, the European Commission has urged. The proposal still hinges on approval by the European Parliament and EU member states.

The European Commission has added Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and four U.S territories to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat owing to insufficient controls on terrorism financing and money laundering. Winston Osuchukwu, Co-Founder Trans-Sahara Incorporated joins CNBC Africa to discuss Nigeria’s Anti-Laundering strategy.

Ahmed Badr, managing director at Credit Suisse Group AG in Dubai, talks about oil, Saudi Arabia's infrastructure projects, and the country's stocks.

Saudi Arabia Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan discusses Saudi Arabia's economic plan and oil price volatility.

Saudi Arabia sold $7.5 billion of international bonds in the first test of how much damage of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has inflicted on investor appetite.

Women in Saudi Arabia can now get divorce notification from their husbands by text messaging. This idea is being introduced after it was discovered Saudi men were increasingly ending their marriages without telling their wives.

American comedian Hasan Minhaj mocks and criticizes Saudi Arabia in an episode of his comedy show Patriot Act. Netflix has been rebuked for taking it down to comply with a request by the Saudi government.

Women in Saudi Arabia are stepping on face veils and posting photos of the act on social media, with some telling how they were forced to cover their face in the conservative kingdom. Others have condemned the campaign.

Saudi Arabia intends to issue around 120 billion riyals ($32 billion) of bonds next year to help finance its deficit, with plans to tap international markets in the first half.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia James Smith discusses the progress and outlook for the Saudi government’s economic transformation plan Vision2030 with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Markets: Balance of Power."

U.S. Senator Rand Paul discusses Saudi Arabia, the motion that orders the President to withdraw military support for Saudi involvement in Yemen's civil war, the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the possibility of a government shutdown.

The U.S. Senate has begun to discuss measures to end support for Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen.