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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was greeted in Riyadh by King Salman bin Abdulaziz on March 1, 2015 (SPA)

Sahar Nasr: Saudi-Egyptian Development Programs Reflect the Countries’ Shared Ties

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Apr 6, 2016 | Interviews

Cairo- Minister of International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr, said that Saudi-Egyptian strategic bilateral affairs have advanced beyond political understanding and support. Establishing development and economic programs which would benefit both countries lies ahead. Nasr...

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In this Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 file photo, Italian energy giant Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi poses for a photo prior to the start of a conference, in Rome. The Italian energy company Eni says it has discovered a “supergiant” natural gas field off Egypt. A company statement on Sunday, August 30, 2015 is calling it the “largest-ever” found in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Egypt’s Zohr gas rewrites Israel’s happy ending

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 1, 2015 | Business

Jerusalem and Cairo, Reuters—Egypt’s historic gas discovery threatens to sink Israel’s fledgling gas export bonanza, which was counting on deals with Cairo to get it off the ground. Italian oil company Eni stunned markets on Sunday after declaring the...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on February 25, 2015.
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Putin warns gas supplies to Ukraine, Europe could be disrupted

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 25, 2015 | World

Novo-Ogaryovo, Russia, Reuters—President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday that Russia would halt gas supplies to Ukraine if it did not receive advance payment, raising the possibility of onward deliveries to Europe being disrupted for the fourth time in a decade....

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A Kurdish peshmerga fighter stands guard as new equipment arrives at Kalak refinery on the outskirts of Erbil, Iraq, on Monday, July 14, 2014. (AP Photo)

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA suspends activity in Kurdistan block due to instability: statement

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 9, 2014 | Business

Dubai, Reuters—Abu Dhabi National Energy Co (TAQA), the state-owned oil explorer and power supplier, has suspended its activity at the Atrush Block in Kurdistan due to the instability in the region, a company statement said on Saturday. “As a result of recent...

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Yemenis queue to fill their jerrycans with gasoline at a gas station in Sana’a, Yemen, on May 13, 2014. (Sinan Yiter/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Fueling Yemen’s Black Market

by Catherine Shakdam | Jun 4, 2014 | Majalla Blogs

Yemen’s fuel crisis began in 2011, at the height of the Arab Spring, a time when political activists backed by Yemen’s opposition called for the immediate resignation of then-President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Back then, Yemen’s fuel crisis was seen as a byproduct of the...