The World Jewish Congress is heaping up pressure on US President Barack Obama, challenging him to state publicly whether his administration was committed to Israel’s security. In a letter he reportedly drafted with the approval of his close friend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the president of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder asked...
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Saudi King Abdullah will arrive in Manama on Sunday in his first visit to Bahrain since he became ruler in August 2005. Talks with Bahrain’s leaders during the two-day visit will focus on bilateral relations and cooperation and the latest regional and international developments. Welcoming the breakthrough visit, Bahraini MPs and officials said they...
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A Gulf network of human rights organizations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be launched next week, a senior Qatari activist has said. “The network will co-operate with international human rights agencies to dispel the wrong perceptions about the region’s record in human rights,” Ali Bin Semaikh Al Marri, head of Qatar’s National...
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Kuwait has set a minimum wage of KD60 ($208) for workers in the private sector. “No worker will be employed or brought to Kuwait to work in the private sector for a salary of less than KD60,” Mohammad Al Afassi, the social affairs and labour minister, said. “The historic decision applies to all new...
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In an unprecedented move in Bahrain’s media history, the staff of Al Waqt newspaper went on strike after the management said that they did not have enough funds to pay them. The striking personnel did not report to work on Wednesday, causing the paper not to publish on Thursday. Editor-in-chief Fareed Ahmad Hassan said...
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