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New agency to manage Dubai power demandsThe Dubai Supreme Council of Energy is to set up an egency under the name ‘efficiency,’ to reduce energy demand by 30 per cent under the Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030, said a report. More… |
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Bahrain upholds religious council closure verdictBahrain's Execution Court has passed a resolution to implement an order dissolving an unlicensed religious council for getting involved in politics. The Ulama Islamic Council was dissolved by the High Admin More… |
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Bahrain Shura Council clears 50 bills in a monthBahrain's Shura Council has completed more than 50 items of business in the past month, its chairman Ali Saleh Al Saleh said yesterday (June 23) in a statement that ended the chamber's four-year term. & More… |
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Manama council row may hit mega projectA far-reaching investment plan designed to attract multimillion-dinar projects to the Capital Governorate has been abandoned in the wake of calls for the scrapping of Manama Municipal Council. Councillors had b More… |
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$13bn loan cap revision rejected in BahrainBahrain's Shura Council has rejected a request from the government to modify the terms of a BD5 billion ($13.1 billion) borrowing cap approved earlier this month. Minister of State for Parliament and Shura More… |
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First Arab in global malls council boardMohammad Alawi, the CEO of Saudi-based Red Sea Markets Company, has become the first Arab business figure to join the board of International council for shopping centers (ICSC) since its foundation over 57 years ago. A non-profit More… |
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French Business Council Dubai members up 18pcThe French Business Council of Dubai & Northern Emirates (FBC) said the number of its members has grown 18 per cent, reaching a total of more than 600 members, both French and local companies. The French Ch More… |
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Bahrain court shuts down religious councilA Bahrain court yesterday ordered that a powerful religious council should be dissolved for acting outside the law. It also ordered that assets of the Ulama Islamic Council, an unofficial body made up of senior Jaffari (Shi'it More… |
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Tougher traffic penalties set for debateA controversial traffic law in Bahrain that includes tough new penalties moved a step closer towards implementation yesterday (January 27). Shura Council members spent four-and-a-half hours discussing the 64-article bill, which co More… |
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British Council Bahrain hosts educator trainingThe British Council, the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations, hosted a leadership training and development workshop as part of its ‘Connecting Classrooms’ project. T More… |
