Saudi Aramco Contains Fire at Riyadh Storage Tank

Saudi Aramco contains a limited fire at its Riyadh refinery. (Reuters)
Saudi Aramco contains a limited fire at its Riyadh refinery. (Reuters)
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Saudi Aramco Contains Fire at Riyadh Storage Tank

Saudi Aramco contains a limited fire at its Riyadh refinery. (Reuters)
Saudi Aramco contains a limited fire at its Riyadh refinery. (Reuters)

Saudi Aramco announced on Wednesday that the civil defense had contained a limited fire at a storage tank at its Riyadh refinery.

It tweeted that the blaze, which broke out in the early evening, had not affected the activities of the refinery and there were no casualties.

The fire was due to "an operational incident,” it tweeted later in the evening.



Qatar's Emir Makes Cabinet Reshuffle

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
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Qatar's Emir Makes Cabinet Reshuffle

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. QNA

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Tuesday appointed the CEO of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Mansour Ibrahim al-Mahmoud, as the country's next minister of health.

The Emir appointed Mohammed Saif Saeed al Suwaidi as QIA's next CEO.

As part of Tuesday's cabinet shuffle, Qatar's Emir also appointed Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani as the country's new minister of commerce and industry.
Sheikh Faisal is QIA's chief of Asia-Pacific and Africa investments and the chairman of Qatari telecoms group Ooredoo. It is unclear if he will remain in those roles.
The Emir appointed Lolwah bint Rashid Al-Khater as the new education minister. She served previously as minister of state for international cooperation and led Qatar's global humanitarian efforts, especially in Gaza and Lebanon.