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The Kingdom Tower stands in the night above the Saudi capital Riyadh November 16, 2007. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Saudi Agriculture Receives Alternative Energy Bids, Prepares Divisions for Privatization

by Said Al-Abyad | Mar 10, 2017 | Business

Jeddah – Saudi Agriculture Undersecretary Dr. Adel Duaiji confirmed that expert companies submitted requests to the ministry in order to invest in alternative energy. Most of the investments pitched involve the water and agriculture sectors, which currently are...

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File Photo: Smoke emerges following a blast in North Sinai (Photo: Reuters)

Militants Kill an Army Officer in Arish, Egypt

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Mar 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – An Egyptian army officer was killed after militants targeted a security patrol in the country’s North Sinai province. A security vehicle was struck in a roadside bomb while passing through the city of al-Arish in North Sinai, killing Colonel Yassir al-Hadidi...

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The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany. (Reuters)

Euro Zone Overcomes Shrinkage

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2017 | Business

Frankfurt – The European Central Bank (ECB) maintained its monetary policy unchanged and offered no indication that it is ready to pull back on its stimulus program. It decided to keep interest rates at the same level amidst drop of inflation and slowdown of...

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US Releases $221 Million Fund to Palestine

by Kifah Ziboun and Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – US has announced the release of the $221 million for Palestinians, which President Donald Trump had previously frozen and put under review after former US President Obama had ordered at the “last minute” of his presidency. US State Department had confirmed...

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Marshal Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, east of Benghazi May 21, 2014. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Libya: Demands to Fight Haftar-led Forces

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Former Libyan Grand Mufti Al Sadiq Abd-Alrahman Ali Al Ghariani said on Thursday that “Allah” has ordered the fight against Libyan marshal and the principal commander of one side in the ongoing Libyan Civil War Army Chief Khalifa Haftar. Ghariani gained...