Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

Media ID: 55381756
Caption:

Muslim worshipers perform the holy Hajj in Makkah (AFP PHOTO AHMAD GHARABLI)

700 Qatari Pilgrims Crossed the Saudi Borders

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 25, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Makkah– The supervisor of the General Secretariat of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ Program for Hajj and Umrah, Abdullah Al-Madlej, said that the “Communications” Center has received a flood of telephone calls from Qatari citizens to inquire about many issues...

Media ID: 55381738
Caption:

This Thursday, June 1, 2017 photo released by Saudi Interior Minister, shows the remains of a car following action by Saudi security forces in Awamiya in the governorate of Qatif. Via AP

Iran Planned to Revive ‘Hezbollah Al-Hejaz’ Under Al-Mughassil’s Command

by Turki al-Suhail | Aug 25, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh- Almost 20 years after Riyadh dismantled the “Hezbollah al-Hejaz” movement, a group responsible for the 1996 attack on a housing complex in Khobar, judicial documents revealed that Iran persisted throughout those years in reviving the movement under...

Media ID: 55381710
Caption:

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, August 24, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS

SAGIA Governor Issues Investment Licenses to Four Chinese Companies

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

The Governor of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) Engineer Ibrahim bin Abdulrahman Al-Omar handed on Thursday investment licenses to four Chinese companies as part the visit being paid by China’s Zhang Gaoli to the Kingdom with Chinese...

Media ID: 55381628
Caption:

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Baghdad March 31, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

Saudi Minister discusses with the Iraqi PM Ways of Boosting Trade, Investment

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East

The Minister of Commerce and Investment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qassabi, who is also Chairman of the Saudi side in the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council, discussed on Tuesday with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi ways to enhance...

Media ID: 55381501
Caption:

Solar panels are shown on top of a Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing-funded (MASH) housing complex in National City, California, U.S. on November 19, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Issues Rules for Small-Scale Solar Energy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 22, 2017 | Business

Riyadh– Saudi Arabia’s Electricity and Co-generation Regulatory Authority (ECRA) issued a regulatory framework for electricity consumers to operate their own small-scale solar power generating systems which will allow self-consumption and export excess to the grid....