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Issue 979 - 17 October 2014

Bahrain: King Hamad visits Russia

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King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa made an 11-13 October visit to Russia, where he met President Vladimir Putin and attended the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Sochi. The Kremlin said talks would focus on developing co-operation in trade and investment, energy, finance and humanitarian ties, and that the leaders would also be discussing the situation in the Middle East and North Africa. After the meeting on 12 October in the presidential palace in Sochi, Putin said the two countries would mark 25 years of diplomatic relations in 2015, and that he welcomed “regular and ongoing contacts”.

Bahrain
Issue 1070 - 29 November 2018

Bahrain/Saudi Arabia: Pipeline opens

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A new pipeline between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia was officially opened on 26 November. The AB-4 pipeline, which has capacity to carry over 350,000 b/d of crude oil, replaces a 73-year-old system. It runs 112km from Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq plant to the Bahrain Petroleum Company refinery, enabling Bapco to boost its output from 262,000 b/d now. Bahraini King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman inaugurated the pipeline at an event at Sheikh Isa Air Base on 26 November.

Saudi Arabia | Bahrain
Issue 859 - 08 August 2009

Chevron closes head office

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US major Chevron Corporation has closed its head office in Kuwait after failed negotiations for enhanced technical services agreements (TSAs) – indicating that the recent government reshuffle may have done little to change political opposition to foreign involvement in the hydrocarbons industry.

Kuwait
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Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ) received a delegation of American evangelical Christians on 29 October.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Against the backdrop of a major reshuffle of senior defence officials, Riyadh hosted the Armed Forces Exhibition for Diversity of Requirements and Capabilities on 25 February-3 March. It was a chance for Saudi firms to showcase their ability to meet local defence requirements – which they are proving ever more adept at.Turkey was designated the guest of honour at the exhibition, which drew some comment in the kingdom, given Ankara’s key role in supporting Qatar in its diplomatic stand-off with Riyadh and its allies.

Saudi Arabia
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Qatar meeting; To Geneva; Oman, The Hague; Belgium meetings; Funeral; Funeral; Not a rebel

Saudi Arabia
Issue 974 - 19 July 2014

Saudi Arabia: SRAK struggles

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Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) has stopped its investment in the Kidan gas development project. In a 5 July interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Shell director of upstream international business Andrew Brown admitted the company’s decade-long search for gas in the Rub Al-Khali had been fruitless. “We haven’t had a very successful exploration campaign…We aren’t conducting any operations there at the moment,” Brown said.

Saudi Arabia
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Lawyers for businessman Khalid Bin Ahmed Al-Suwaidi have said that his case against Gulf Finance House chairman Essam Janahi will be heard by Bahrain’s Court of Cassation. The case has already been rejected by Bahrain’s Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal.

Bahrain | Qatar
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Nawwaf Bin Abdelaziz: Term extended, Turki Al-Faisal: Gaza comments, Princes: Marriages, Princess Al-Jauhara: Death, Al Sudairi: Death

Saudi Arabia
Issue 859 - 08 August 2009

MBR equestrian ban

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The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) has banned Federal Premier and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MBR) from riding in endurance races for six months after his horse twice failed doping tests

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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According to the joint statement made by European Union (EU) high representative Federica Mogherini and Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on 2 April, Iran’s enrichment capacity, level and stockpile will be limited. Natanz will be the only enrichment facility, with Fordow converted into a nuclear, physics and technology centre, with no fissile material thereAt Arak, the Iranians will get help to redesign and build a heavy water research reactor. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will get enhanced access, the EU will end all nuclear-related economic and financial sanctions, and the US will end all nuclear-related secondary economic and financial sanctions

Issue 842 - 05 December 2008

Options weighed for Dolphin refinancing

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Manoeuvrings for refinancing one of the GCC region’s most important energy transfer projects, the Dolphin Energy Ltd (DEL) gas pipeline between Qatar and the UAE, are expected to accelerate in the New Year, although bankers are remaining tight-lipped on details. The Dolphin refinancing will replace some

United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
Issue 933 - 12 October 2012

Qatar: Sheikh Tamim, Milipol

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Heir apparent Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, together with state minister for internal affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, opened the 9th internal state security exhibition Milipol on 8 October

Qatar
Issue 1011 - 04 March 2016

Oman: ICSID case constituted

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The case filed by Oman’s State General Reserve Fund (SGRF) against Bulgaria at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes was finally constituted in mid-February. Tribunal members have been appointed: Vaughan Lowe, a practising barrister and professor at the University of Oxford’s law faculty is president; Canadian national David Haigh is the arbitrator appointed by Oman; Bulgaria has appointed French national Brigitte Stern (emeritus professor of international law at the University of Paris).

Oman
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Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended the hastily arranged opening ceremony of the 23rd Gulf Cup in Kuwait City on 21 December. The tournament – which is contested by the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (the six Gulf Co-operation Council states plus Iraq and Yemen) – was originally scheduled to be held in Kuwait but was relocated to Qatar as a result of the international ban imposed on the Kuwait Football Association by the sport’s world governing body FIFA in October 2015.

Kuwait