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Activities of the audiovisual convention at the Eastern province, Asharq Al-Awsat

2.5-Billion-Dollar Investment in the Saudi Audiovisual Media Sector

by Ali Al-Qattan | Apr 27, 2016 | Media, Saudi Arabia

Dammam- The General Commission for Audiovisual Media, at a convention held on audiovisual investment, revealed that the size of investment directed to audiovisual media amounts to over 9.5 billion SAR (an approximate 2.5 billion dollars), also pointing out that the...

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Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa during the 31st GCC summit in Abu Dhabi, December 6, 2010.Reuters

Bahrain Condemns a Five-Member Terrorist Ring for Trafficking Explosives

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 27, 2016 | Middle East

Manama- Bahraini judiciary issued a life sentence, yesterday, for five Bahraini citizens who were convicted of forming a terrorist ring which works on trafficking explosive materials. One of the convicts is currently on the loose outside the Kingdom of Bahrain. Acting...

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Egypt: Search for Kidnapped Saudi Businessman Intensifies

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Apr 27, 2016 | Middle East

Egyptian official sources yesterday confirmed that the Ministry of Interior is investigating a recent report that a Saudi businessman has been kidnapped by unidentified people on the Cairo-Ismailia Desert Road. Investigations are under way to arrest the kidnappers and...

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Pro-refugee activists demonstrate in Brisbane, Australia, in February. /AFP/ Patrick Hamilton

Australia Rules out Settling 800 Asylum Seekers, PNG Closes Camp

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 27, 2016 | World

Papua New Guinea ordered on Wednesday to close an Australian immigration center on a northern island after its Supreme Court ruled it unlawful, driving Australia’s hardline immigration policy into chaos and leaving hundreds of asylum-seekers with unknown fate....

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Signs of a Breakthrough in Yemeni Consultations After Kuwait Intervenes

by Arafat Madabish | Apr 27, 2016 | Middle East

Kuwait, represented by its Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, intervened in order to save the Yemeni consultations taking place there from collapsing. This intervention came 6 days after the negotiations began under the auspices of the UN during which...