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An Iranian Aseman Airlines’ Fokker 100 prepares to take off as a British Airways aeroplane is seen in the foreground at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport August 6, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

EU Removes Iran’s Aseman Airlines from Safety List

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 10, 2016 | World

The European Union has banned Iran’s Aseman Airlines from operating within the EU due to safety concerns, according to a statement issued Thursday. This decision was taken after the European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that do...

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques chairs a Cabinet session Monday afternoon/ SPA

Saudi Arabia Imposes Security, Safety Certificate on Public Projects Implementers

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

Riyadh- The Saudi Cabinet resolution imposing public parties to adhere to the security and safety rules before implementing the projects is expected to increase quality of projects’ implementation in the country since public projects implementers will have to present...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques attends Cabinet session on Monday/SPA

Custodian Of The Two Holy Mosques Reassured on Hajj Security, Stresses the Need to Provide Best Services

by Ibrahim al Qurashi | Sep 6, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Mecca: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud directed on Monday all government and private sectors and bodies concerned with the services of pilgrims, stressing the importance of joint effort to provide the best services to pilgrims and...

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A file picture dated 21 August 2010 shows a general view of the Iranian nuclear power plant in Bushehr, southern Iran. (EPA)

GCC Urges Iran to Boost Nuke Safety

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 14, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council has urged Iran to join an international accord on nuclear safety following an earthquake near the country’s lone energy-producing reactor. Abdullatif Al-Zayani opened a meeting in Riyadh...