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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at Ziguangge Pavilion in the Zhongnanhai leaders’ compound in Beijing in this file photo from March 14, 2014. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool/Files

King Salman Issues Historic Royal Decree Granting Driving Licenses for Women

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 26, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued on Tuesday a historic royal decree granting driving licenses for women in the kingdom as of next June, said the Saudi-owned network Al-Arabiya . The royal decree also ordered the establishment of a high-level committee of involving...

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Royal Decrees Revamp Saudi Public Prosecution Now Functioning Under King Salman

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 18, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday released a number of royal orders which revamped the kingdom’s public prosecution offices. The offices, previously called “The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution” now are to be known as...

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Jordan’s King Abdullah (C) arrives for the ceremony of reopening the Martyrs’ Memorial and Museum in Amman, Jordan, December 12, 2016. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Cabinet Amendments in Jordan

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | Jan 16, 2017 | Middle East

Oman- Jordanian King Abdullah II approved, Sunday, a reshuffle of Prime Minister Hani Mulki cabinet, according to the Jordanian Royal Palace. Eight ministers were excluded from the cabinet: Salameh Hammad, Rami Wreikat, Fawaz Irshaidat, Yusuf Mansur, Bishr...

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Saudi Arabia Permits Four Telecom Companies to Extend Licenses’ Period

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Nov 1, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- The Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced that four telecom companies were permitted to extend licenses’ period were unified licenses got issued for this purpose by virtue of the royal decree number 61534 dated 30/12/1437....

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This undated file photo shows Saudi Arabia’s former ambassador to Iraq Thamer Al-Sabhan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Ambassador Thamer Al-Sabhan Named Arab Gulf Affairs Minister

by Abdul Hadi Habtor and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 17, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz appointed Thamer Al-Sabhan as the first Minister of State for Arabian Gulf Affairs at the Foreign Ministry. Sabhan told Asharq al-Awsat that political files in – Gulf and Countries overlooking...