Kuwaitis have welcomed the unprecedented attack by their Amir on the parliament and called upon its members to hand in their resignation for stalling development. “Thank you for mentioning the truth that everyone should know even though it is bitter,” Abdul Rahman Al Husaini wrote in his comments on Alaan online. “We have had...
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Bahrain’s parliament is meeting in a secret session to discuss a report on alleged immoral practices in the tourism sector. The behind-the-doors session was ordered by Khalifa Al Dhahrani, the speaker of the lower chamber, amid speculations that the report by a parliamentary committee would show a film about debauchery, soliciting and illegal practices...
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The Qatari Emiri Navy is equipping its fleet of four Vosper Thorneycroft Vita Class patrol boats with Exocet MM40 Block 3 missiles, the global missile systems company MBDA has said. The new Exocet MM40 Block 3 will be able to strike a target designated by its geographical coordinates, while remaining compatible with existing MM40...
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The impact of current financial and economic trends on local, regional and international relations and security will be examined at an international conference in Bahrain next month. London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said that the Bahrain Global Forum on May 14-16 would bring together finance ministers, treasury officials, leading economists and finance...
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US President Barack Obama is too weak to make peace in the Middle East, a popular debate in Doha has said. A majority of 58 per cent of the participants at the Doha Debates, an Oxford Union-style debate, on Monday evening supported the motion that Obama did not have enough strength to make peace...
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