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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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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chairs the Cabinet’s session at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. Saudi Gazette

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Palestinian Reconciliation, Hopes It Consecrates National Unity

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 11, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi Cabinet stressed on Monday what Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had said during his meetings with Russian officials regarding calling the international community to intensify efforts to combat extremism and terrorism...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman at the swearing in ceremony of the new ministers of civil service and transport. (SPA)

Saudi King Salman Receives UAE Ambassador at End of his Tenure

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 11, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received on Tuesday outgoing United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Dhaheri. The UAE Ambassador bade farewell to King Salman on the occasion of the end of his...

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BAE Systems Hawk Mk 132 advanced jet trainer aircraft. (AFP)

New Hawk Jets Platforms Manufactured by Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 11, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Dammam – Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) announced on Monday that it finished the manufacturing of 18 platforms for Hawk jets, alongside its ground equipment. The manufacturing was carried out by the Riyadh-based Sipchem subsidiary, the Saudi...

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The Kingdom Tower stands in the night in Riyadh, in a file photo. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Official Says Saudi Arabia to Offer Nuclear Reactor Construction Project in 2018

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 10, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia plans to award a construction contract for its first nuclear reactors by the end of 2018, a senior government official said on Tuesday. “With sponsorship from the highest levels in the state, the contract will be signed by the end of 2018,”...

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Photo taken from the attack scene in Saudi Jizan province, SPA

Houthi Militias Target Saudi School in Jizan Region

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 10, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi armed militias fired a ground-to-ground missile targeting a school in the Saudi Governorate of Samta in Jizan region, an official source at the Command of Coalition Forces to restore legitimacy in Yemen told the state-owned Saudi Press Agency. The...