by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | Jan 12, 2016 | Business
Bahrain’s Cabinet approved Monday to raise prices of fuel by 60 percent. The super fuel will be sold at 160 Bahraini fils per liter from 100 fils and regular fuel at 125 fils per liter from 90 fils. The new prices will come into effect as of Tuesday, Jan.12....
by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | Jun 6, 2014 | Business
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Significant progress has been made on the much-delayed Haramain high-speed rail project and the stations along the line are 75 percent complete, according to Saudi Transport Minister Dr. Jabara Al-Suraisari. The minister’s comments came in a...
by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | Oct 10, 2013 | Business
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—A senior Bahraini official informed Asharq Al-Awsat that plans are underway for the construction of a second causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, parallel to the King Fahd Causeway. This causeway would serve as a railway link between the...
by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | Aug 28, 2013 | Middle East
Manama, Asharq Al-Awsat—Bahrain’s National Consensus Dialogue is set to resume after a two-month break. In a press conference held in Manama on Tuesday, Bahraini political opposition societies announced that they would return to the dialogue process, and...
by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | Jul 2, 2013 | Features
Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia is facing a water crisis. Despite the kingdom’s massive investments in desalination plants, demand is growing at a rate that threatens to outstrip supply, leading to the formulation of ambitious plans for the expansion of its...
