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Zain feels the heat in South SudanMobile phone group Zain knew it was facing a challenge when it set out to build up its network in Africa's newest frontier market - the vast, strife-torn expanses of South Sudan. And a challenge is what it got, in the form of More… |
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Aramco shuts Jubail refinery due to glitchSaudi Aramco has shut a desulphurisation unit at its 305,000 barrels-per-day joint venture refinery with Royal Dutch Shell in Jubail due to a glitch, three trading sources said on Tuesday. The unit at The Saudi Aramco Shell Refine More… |
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Cairo to shut airport in summer to save powerCairo international airport will close most of its runways for four hours each day from early June to save power for the Egyptian government that is struggling to pay for fuel imports for power stations, the minister of civil aviation said. More… |
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Aramco, Exxon to shut key refinery in MarchSaudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company (Samref) will shut most of the units at its 400,000 barrel per day (bpd) Yanbu refinery in March to bring a new cleaner fuel project online, traders said on Monday. The outage planned by the joi More… |
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ArcelorMittal to shut down French furnacesSteelmaker ArcelorMittal told unions on Monday it will permanently close two mothballed furnaces in northeastern France, enraging workers who blocked off access to the entire steel plant and management offices at the site. The dec More… |
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Bahrain shuts down illegal nurseriesBahrain authorities have shut down four illegal nursery schools for operating without legal permits and have warned seven other for operating in unlicensed buildings. The illegal nurseries include Al Rayaheen, Al Nojoom, Aqra and a Hamad T More… |
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Saudi recalls envoy, shuts embassy in EgyptSaudi Arabia said on Saturday it had recalled its ambassador from Egypt for 'consultation' and would close its embassy and consulates in the Arab nation. State news agency SPA said the reason behind the diplomatic move was 'unj More… |
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Foreign groups shut 'over UAE licence issues'The UAE said licensing irregularities were behind the closure of 'some foreign institutions' in the Gulf state, a week after two Western pro-democracy groups were told to shut their offices there. The US-funded National Democratic More… |
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UAE shuts down US-funded group officeThe UAE has closed the Dubai office of the National Democratic Institute, a US-funded pro-democracy group that was the subject of a crackdown in Egypt, the US State Department said on Friday. "We understand that the UAE government has clos More… |
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Turkish Airlines to halt Syria flightsTurkish Airlines said it will halt flights to Syria from Sunday, in a move that follows the Turkish government's decision to shut its embassy in Damascus and advise nationals to leave due to the violence gripping Syria. The flights to Dama More… |
