West Asia

Housing Ministry provides temporary facility for customer service

Manama, Aug. 24 (BNA): The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has started upgrading its main customer service centre…

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Kamindu and Chandimal dig Sri Lanka out of a hole in first test v England

MANCHESTER, England : Kamindu Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal forged a 101-run partnership for an unbroken seventh wicket to steer Sri…

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Iran launches drilling of 35 infill wells to boost output at South Pars gas field

Iran has commenced drilling operations for the first phase of a major project aimed at maintaining gas production at the…

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Iran’s fisheries exports reach $138 million in five months

Iran’s Customs Administration (IRICA) announced that the country’s fisheries exports totaled $138 million in the first five months of the…

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Death toll from Phuket landslide jumps to 10

“Heavy rain which began at 2am (on Friday) caused a landslide that damaged homes. Those living in the area were…

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China welcomes first 100 billion cubic meters gas field

The Bozhong 19-6 gas field, located in the Bohai Sea, is the first to reach 100 billion cubic meters of…

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Thai central bank will use policy mix to address uneven economic recovery, governor says

BANGKOK : Thailand’s central bank will use a policy mix to address uneven recovery in Southeast Asian’s second-largest economy, its…

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HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman congratulates HH Shaikh Nasser

Manama, Aug. 24 (BNA): His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of…

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Swiatek leaves ‘baggage’ behind as she returns to New York

Iga Swiatek saw her hopes of a U.S. Open title defense dashed last year when she fell in the fourth…

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HH Shaikh Nasser’s Bradsell secures first place in Group 1 Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York Racecourse

London, Aug. 24 (BNA): The colt Bradsell, owned by His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of…

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