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Bahrain’s Minister of Oil, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al-Khalifa speaks during the opening of the Middle East Petrotech 2016, an exhibition and conference on refining and petrochemical industries, in Manama, Bahrain, September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Bahrain: Completion of Oil Pipeline with Saudi Arabia in 2018

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Oct 11, 2017 | Business

Manama- “A new 350,000-barrels-per-day oil pipeline between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain will be completed in 2018 to serve the planned expansion of Bahrain’s refinery capacity while construction of a gas pipeline is being considered,” Bahrain’s Oil Minister Sheikh...

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Meqyas instructions flowchart, Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Launches Internet Quality Measurement Platform ‘Meqyas’

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Oct 11, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- In a move to increase the efficiency of Saudi internet services, the Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission announced on Tuesday the launch of a measurement platform, ‘Meqyas.’ Meqyas is an initiative by The Communications and Information...

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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. (Reuters)

Spanish PM Moves towards Suspending Catalonia’s Autonomy

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 11, 2017 | World

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demanded on Wednesday that the Catalan regional government clarify if it considered itself independent or not following a speech by Catalan President Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday night. This requirement is a necessary step before...

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Hezbollah fighters put Lebanese and Hezbollah flags at Juroud Arsal, Syria-Lebanon border, July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Future Movement: Hezbollah’s Campaign against Saudi Arabia Harms Lebanon

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 11, 2017 | Middle East

Beirut- The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc warned against the campaign launched by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, stressing that such policy would “damage the interests of Lebanon, and distort relations with...

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Saudi Entertainment Authority Vows to Introduce 200,000 Jobs

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Oct 11, 2017 | Business

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Entertainment vowed to provide some 200,000 job opportunities and to contribute 133 billion dollars to the annual national income by 2030. In May 2016, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the formation of the authority...