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Lawrence of Arabia’s dagger and robes

Lawrence of Arabia’s Dagger, Robes Cause Turmoil in Britain

by Abeer Mishkhas | Feb 4, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

London- United Kingdom has imposed a temporary export ban on a white silk robe and dagger owned by T E Lawrence – better known as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ – amid efforts to find a local buyer for the iconic artefacts linked to the British history....

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File photo showing a power plant at the Saudi Electricity Company’s Central Operation Area, south of Riyadh, on April 27, 2012. (Reuters/Fahad Shadeed)

Bids for joint Saudi–Egyptian electricity grid project to be tendered in December—source

by Fatima El-Haj | Apr 2, 2014 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tenders for subcontractors involved in the Saudi–Egyptian electricity grid project will be held later than initially planned, but the project is progressing on schedule, according to Gaber El-Desouky, the president of Egypt’s state-owned...