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Cattle graze near wind turbines in Paracuru, Brazil, April 24, 2009. REUTERS/Stuart Grudgings

KSA: First Wind Turbine to Be Launched in January

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 19, 2016 | Business

Riyadh –Saudi Aramco said it has received the first wind turbine, which will start operating in Saudi Arabia in January, marking a historic milestone for renewable energy in the Kingdom. Supplied by GE, the 2.75-120 wind turbine will provide power to Saudi Aramco’s...

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Scotland’s minister for EU negotiations, Michael Russell Reuters

Scotland to Submit Proposal to Stay in EU Market

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 19, 2016 | World

London- Scotland will publish proposals this week for how it can remain in the European single market after Britain leaves the European Union in order to avoid the “national disaster” of a “hard Brexit,” the Scottish government said Sunday. British Prime Minister...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir deliver a statement after a meeting at the State Department in Washington, February 8, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Yemen’s Quartet Seeks New Ceasefire within Two Weeks

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Adhwan Alahmari | Dec 19, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, London – Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and his U.S. counterpart John Kerry stressed that the new peace roadmap for Yemen would be based on U.N. Security Council Resolution 2216, the Gulf Initiative and the outcome of national dialogue. During a...

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Mercosur Bloc Suspends Caracas from Presidency

by Luisa Polido | Dec 19, 2016 | Business, World

Caracas- The South American economic bloc Mercosur has suspended Venezuela for failing to fulfill its membership obligations. The bloc’s founding members – Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay – made the decision after concluding Venezuela had not...

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Hariri sitting with President Aoun in Baabda ahead of announcing his new cabinet on Sunday/NNA

Lebanon: A Government to Boost Security, Revive Economy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 19, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – Lebanon announced on Sunday the first government operating under the era of President Michel Aoun although Prime Minister Saad Hariri refused to pin much hopes by describing it as a “cabinet of elections,” in reference to the upcoming parliamentary...