“Cisco Networkers 2010”, one of the largest conferences in the ICT industry in terms of number and quality of the participants, will open in Bahrain today (Monday). The three-day event, held for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa and, will be under the patronage of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad...
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The Court of Appeals has reversed an earlier ruling that acquitted 19 Bahrainis of murder charges. In a new verdict on Sunday, the court sentenced the accused to three years in prison, a ruling that is bound to cause a stir in Bahrain. The accused were initially charged with killing Majid Asghar Ali Baksh,...
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Kuwait’s information ministry has pledged a zero-tolerance policy towards satellite channels that broadcast programmes that could “erode national unity or undermine social cohesion.” “The ministry will not allow any abuse of the audio-visual and print laws and will take all necessary legal measures to ensure full compliance with them,” Kuwaiti daily Al Jareeda reported...
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Kuwait will limit the current transfer of business visit visas to residence permits at the end of this month, a senior labour official has said. “The ministry will stop the systematic processing of applications to transfer business visit visas and starting April 1, only foreigners who have university degrees will be allowed to change...
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