Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has granted additional frequency licences to mobile operators in the 800 and 2600 MHz bands to meet the increasing demand for mobile services in Bahrain.

India is expected to drive capacity growth in Asia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification industry from planned and announced (new-build) projects between 2019 and 2023, contributing around 35 per cent of the total growth, said a report.

CG Power & Industrial Solutions said its subsidiary, CG Holdings Belgium NV Systems Division, has secured a contract to design and build high-voltage substations for a 400 MW wind farm in the Al Jouf region of Saudi Arabia.

Symantec Corp, a world leading cyber security company, has announced its new cloud access security solution to help secure cloud and internet access and use in an enterprise environment.

Careem NOW, a digital platform for delivery of goods and services in the region, has expanded its delivery services to Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Schneider Electric said it has signed an agreement with two Serbian institutions - Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad, and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade, to provide educational support for the most talented students.

Scotland-based subsea robotics company Rovop has appointed its current chairman David Lamont as the new chief executive officer replacing Steven Gray who steps down from his post, after eight years leading the company.

Global engineering and industrial services provider Bilfinger has been awarded multiple prestigious engineering contracts by the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc).

UAE-based Arkan Building Materials Company said one of its units Al Ain Cement Factory has reached an agreement with the National Cement Factory (NCF) thus paving the way for new collaboration opportunities in the UAE cement market.

Mobily, a leading telecom provider in Saudi Arabia has posted growth in its revenues of SR3.3 billion ($878 million) in the second quarter of the year, marking a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 15.1 per cent.

Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED) issued 2,394 new licenses for various professional, commercial, industrial and tourism activities in June, a media report said.

CONSTRUCTION IN FINAL STAGES
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has announced the successful handover of the remaining 106 pots under the Potline 6 expansion project. Since its commissioning last year, there has been a gradual ramp-up with a total of 424 pots now handed over.