A decision to allow shops to stay open around the clock has sparked confusion over what that means for prayer times. Following a cabinet meeting on 16 July, the government said businesses would now be able to chose their own opening hours,...
King Salman Bin Abdelaziz has opted to take another holiday in Neom, the modernistic city under construction in the kingdom’s north-west corner. It is the second year in a row that the monarch has taken a summer break in the area, following a...
The first economic and social meeting of the UK-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council was held in Jeddah in early July, as the UK continued with its efforts to win business via the Vision 2030 economic reform strategy championed by Crown...
Concerns about the safety of oil tankers passing through the Gulf continue to rise amid claims of Iranian attempts to divert one UK tanker and another ship going missing for several days before turning up in Iranian waters.The UK said on 11 July...
The Netherlands’ NOTS Solar Lamps and the Rwandan government on 4 July announced an agreement for NOTS to build a $70m solar home system (SHS) manufacturing facility in the country. Rwanda’s cabinet approved the agreement in June. The plant will...
BP and Kosmos Energy have found more gas in an appraisal well on the Greater Tortue development area as Kosmos prepares to farm down part of its interest. Kosmos said the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim-1 (GTA-1) well, drilled on the eastern anticline...
The first quarter of 2019 saw a net addition of 1,097MW of on-grid capacity in Africa, the lowest increase – calculated on an annualised basis – since 2011, the first set of quarterly figures to be produced by African Energy Live Data show. If...
A Nigerian court has ordered the seizure of $40m worth of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone belonging to former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said on 5 July. A list of items...
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has brought in new managerial blood at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in another attempt at reform. Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari takes over as NNPC’s group managing director on 8 July. Kyari, a...
The World Bank Group board of directors on 20 June approved $300m in grants and $120m in guarantees for the Temane Regional Electricity Project (TREP). The project involves the construction of a 563km high-voltage transmission line between Maputo...
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