Bahrain builders fear Saudi export ban.Byline: Manama Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. will stop exporting sand and gravel gravel, particles of rock, i.e., stones and pebbles, usually round in form and intermediate in size between sand grains and boulders. Gravel is composed of various kinds of rock, the most common constituent being the mineral quartz. to Bahrain and
other Gulf countries at the end of the month.
Bahrain Chamber of Com-merce and Industry board member and customs committee co-chairman Abdul-hakim Al Shammary yesterday confirmed the decision had been taken and said a crisis meeting would be held to discuss the issue. The ban, which comes into effect on November 26, follows an order from Saudi King Abdullah King Abdullah can refer to:
However, the reason for the ruling was not immediately clear. 'We are hoping to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the issue with the Industry and Commerce Ministry and the Finance Ministry,' said Al Shammary. The decision is another blow to Bahrain's construction industry after Saudi earlier banned the transport of cement cement, binding material used in construction and engineering, often called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then grinding it to a fine powder. and sand to Manama via King Fahad Causeway on October 1 to ease traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. . Bahrain reportedly lost nearly BD35 million last year due to traffic jams on the causeway, with Gulf-wide losses believed to amount to a combined BD100 million.- TradeArabia News Service Copyright 2008 www.tradearabia.com Copyright 2009 Al Hilal Publishing & Marketing Group Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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