High incomes and a taste for fast food and sugary drinks have pushed nationals of the United Arab Emirates into the obesity club, the World Health Organisation has said. Now, in a report written, Michael Reid endeavours to reveal how the UAE government is tackling a problem that has caused cases of diabetes to skyrocket....
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Syria has accepted the US nomination of a new ambassador to Damascus, a Syrian daily has reported. “The Syrian foreign ministry has sent its acceptance of the US ambassador who will take up the position in Damascus around one month after US Middle East envoy George Mitchell gave the name of the envoy to...
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Two Arab women ministers were among seven cultural iconic figures honoured at a Moroccan international book fair. Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammad Al Khalifa, the Bahraini culture minister since November 2008, and Siham Al Barghoothi, in charge of the culture portfolio in Palestine since May 2009, were cited for their outstanding contribution to...
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The secretary general of the oldest human rights society in Bahrain has resigned following a row with society members over a press statement. Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) said that Abdullah Al Durazi has resigned after he realized he made a mistake by making a statement in which he said that some of the...
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