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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh addressing at the Majlis Al Shura in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 1, 2010.

Saudi Shura Council Disowns Members’ Statements

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi Shura Council disowned statements made by some of its members as its tenure will end in a couple of months. The council tweeted on Wednesday, “statements made by members of the Shura Council do not represent the council’s point of view”. Other tweets...

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Saudi Arabia Further Approves Amended Rules for Foreign Investments

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2016 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi Capital Market Authority (CMA) Board approved the final amended Rules for Qualified Foreign Financial Institutions Investment (QFFII) in Listed Securities. The approval comes after the draft of QFFII was published on the CMA’s website for 30 days...

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Women protest in Bahrain. (Photo: AFP/ Mohammed al-Sheikh)

Bahraini SIU: Hayiki Died of a Heart Attack

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Aug 11, 2016 | Middle East

Manama – Bahraini Special Investigation Unit (SIU) concluded that Hasan al-Hayiki detained at Dry Dock Detention Centre died of natural causes. Member of SIU Issa al-Manae said that the unit concluded its investigations into the incident and decided that he died of...

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Sarraj said he hoped the eastern parliament would still move to endorse his government, Reuters

Libya Oil Fields Raise Western Concerns..Demands on Handing Oil Wells to GNA

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 11, 2016 | Business

Cairo- The struggle for oil fields in Libya started taking on a higher note on Wednesday, after the national army announcing the abortion of two attacks launched against oil wells. Six Western countries including Britain, the United States and France expressed...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin – RTSM1UY

Coordination Mechanism between Ankara, Moscow on Syria

by Said Abdul Razzak | Aug 11, 2016 | Middle East

Ankara-Few hours after the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St. Petersburg on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu announced that his country will establish a strong mechanism along with...