Bahrain Oil Pipeline Fire Contained

A Bahraini national flag flies near busy traffic on a road during morning rush hour in Manama February 21, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
A Bahraini national flag flies near busy traffic on a road during morning rush hour in Manama February 21, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
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Bahrain Oil Pipeline Fire Contained

A Bahraini national flag flies near busy traffic on a road during morning rush hour in Manama February 21, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
A Bahraini national flag flies near busy traffic on a road during morning rush hour in Manama February 21, 2011. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

A fire that broke out at an oil pipeline near the village of Buri on Friday night was swiftly contained by the emergency services, Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said.

Coordination between the General Directorate of Civil Defense and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) stopped the flow of oil through the affected pipeline immediately after notification of the incident, Bahrain News Agency reported.

Bapco has confirmed that the incident was isolated, BNA said.

In cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, a full investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched, the agency added.

A security source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the fire broke out following an explosion inside the pipeline.



Saudi Defense Minister Meets with French Ambassador

Prince Khalid bin Salman met on Monday with French Ambassador to the Kingdom Ludovic Pouille. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Defense
Prince Khalid bin Salman met on Monday with French Ambassador to the Kingdom Ludovic Pouille. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Defense
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Saudi Defense Minister Meets with French Ambassador

Prince Khalid bin Salman met on Monday with French Ambassador to the Kingdom Ludovic Pouille. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Defense
Prince Khalid bin Salman met on Monday with French Ambassador to the Kingdom Ludovic Pouille. Photo: Saudi Ministry of Defense

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met on Monday with French Ambassador to the Kingdom Ludovic Pouille.

During the meeting in Riyadh, they reviewed relations between the two friendly countries and several issues of mutual interest.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ayyaf, Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Fayyad bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Assistant Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs Khaled bin Hussein Al-Biyari, and Office of the Minister of Defense Director General Hisham bin Abdulaziz bin Saif.