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Amman: Saudi-Jordanian Coordination Council Will Start Operating Soon

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Apr 29, 2016 | Middle East

The Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury said yesterday that the “Saudi – Jordanian Coordination Council” which was founded during King Abdullah II’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday will begin to convene its...

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Saudi Arabia Targets Privatizing Electricity Sector

Saudi Arabia to Privatize Electricity Sector, Shifts towards Solar Energy

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Mar 3, 2016 | Business

Riyadh-Informed sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Saudi Arabia is heading towards privatizing electricity sector and shifting towards solar and alternative energy in the framework of its efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels in production rates. Sources added that...

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A solar panel in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia to become electricity exporter, say officials

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | May 26, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia is set to become an electricity exporter with the implementation of a linkage agreement with Egypt and investment in renewable energy generation, the head of the Kingdom’s power regulator told Asharq Al-Awsat. Dr. Abdullah...

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A protester opposing Egyptian President Mursi climbs on top of an electric pole during a protest in Cairo. (Reuters/ Amr Abdullah Dalsh)

Opinion: Keeping Egypt’s Lights On

by Abdel Monem Said | Apr 17, 2014 | Opinion

In the days of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the perpetual complaint was that the faces in government never changed. Some ministers held on to their seats for more than two decades. Some editors-in-chief of state newspapers and directors and board members...

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Aly Abou-Sabaa, vice president of the African Development Bank’s Sector Operation for Governance, Agriculture and Human Development (Asharq Al-Awsat)

African Development Bank will not halt loans to Egypt

by Sharif Yamani | Feb 7, 2014 | Business

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In comments to Asharq Al-Awasat, a senior executive from the African Development Bank (AfDB) denied the development finance institution would be halting its loans to Egypt. Reports have been circulating that the Ivory Coast-based AfDB would be...