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Saudi Arabia to Establish National Water,Energy Efficiency Program

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 21, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia will establish a national program to optimize water and energy consumption, it announced in a cabinet statement on Monday, further moves in areas where the government is seeking to cut back huge subsidies. The new program will review policy incentives...

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A gas flame is seen in the desert near the Khurais oilfield, about 160 km (99 miles) from Riyadh, June 23, 2008. State oil giant Saudi Aramco is adamant the biggest new field in its plan to raise oil capacity will arrive bang on schedule in June next year. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji

Increase in Saudi Natural Gas Reserve … Private Sector Labor Force Grows 4.7 Percent

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jun 18, 2016 | Business

Riyadh-Bolstering the efforts exerted for implementing the Saudi vision on diversifying power sources, recent annual statistics released by Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) exhibit a notable increase in the Kingdom’s natural gas reserve at a 1.4 percent rate in...

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Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose (R) answering a question while Japan Olympic Committee President Tsunakazu Takeda (L) looks on at a press conference at the Tokyo City Hall, January 8, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno

Tokyo Governor Apologizes for Remarks on Istanbul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 30, 2013 | World

Tokyo, AP—Tokyo governor Naoki Inose apologized on Tuesday for criticizing Istanbul, a rival candidate for the 2020 Olympics. Inose, also chairman of the bid committee, was quoted in the New York Times last weekend suggesting Istanbul was less developed and less...

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Turkish Olympic Committee members speak about Istanbul’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Source: AP Photo

Why Turkey Needs the Olympics

by Barçin Yinanç | Apr 14, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Imagine yourself catching a taxi in Paris or London. On discovering you are a tourist, the driver may—or likely will not—inquire after your opinion of the city. This is small talk, and the driver invests little in your response. The experience is rather different in...