Surge in national oil company's share price vaults Saudi Arabia's stock market into seventh place among world's largest exchanges

September 14 missile and drone bombardment of facilities in the kingdom's east briefly knocked out half its crude oil production

Some 5 million Saudis, or one-quarter of the country's citizens, drop $13b to buy the 1.5% of the kingdom's crown jewel put up for sale on Wednesday

Sale of stake in kingdom's national oil company makes it the most valuable firm in the world, but comes up short of $2 trillion valuation hoped for by crown prince

Iran, seeking revenge for sanctions, chose to target oil refinery and ultimately backed away from direct confrontation with US, fearing retribution and emboldening Israel

Hotly awaited offering of Saudi oil behemoth worth at least $24 billion, scaled down from original plans but could still rival biggest listing in history

Detailed 658-page document doesn't state full scale of oil giant's hotly anticipated public offering, expected to be biggest in history

Operations chief says Tehran could try to attack Israel in same way it bombed Saudi Arabia in September, scoffs at insinuation the military is 'fear-mongering' to get more funding

Kingdom hopes to raise billions with offer of sliver of Aramco, as it seeks to reassure investors over its valuation and potential hazards of future attacks, geopolitical risk

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aiming for a very optimistic $2 trillion valuation to fund ambitious redevelopment plans in kingdom