Kuwait has confirmed that it was interrogating suspects about their alleged role in a spy cell busted by its security agencies. “The investigations are still going on, and as soon as they are completed, the suspects will be transferred to the competent authorities,” Mohammad Al Busairi, the government spokesman and state minister for parliament,...
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Archive for May 3rd, 2010
Kuwait confirms it is investigating spy cell case
Bahrain Journalists Association urges help for journalists who lost jobs
Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA) has urged the media establishments and groups in Bahrain to hire the journalists who lost their jobs after Al Waqt daily shut down. “We call upon all the media companies to benefit from the skills and experience of the technical, administrative and editorial staff of Al Waqt,” the BJA said....
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Qatar to eliminate classroom portacabins within two years
Qatar’s Supreme Education Council (SEC) has given two years to all private schools and kindergartens to replace their classroom portacabins with permanent concrete buildings. New schools seeking a licence must have purpose-built premises while the existing schools that are using portacabins as classes have been asked to do away with the structures within two...
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Bahrain’s king vows to protect journalists, press freedom
Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa reiterated his pledge not to allow journalists to be imprisoned. “We are proud that since the launch of our reforms, the Kingdom of Bahrain has been completely free of any political prisoner or prisoner of conscience,” King Hamad said. “We will not accept that during our reign...
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Kuwait’s Awan newspaper stops publishing
Awan, Kuwait’s tenth Arabic daily newspaper, on Monday announced that it was closing down. The paper launched in November 2007 attributed its decision to “strong business reasons.” “We have over the last two years and a half sought to provide a professional and balanced performance to serve our nations and its interests,” Mohammad Al...
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Al Waqt newspaper shuts down for lack of funds
Al Waqt, a newspaper with a leftist-nationalist slant, printed its last edition on Monday after its general assembly on Sunday agreed to shut it down for its inability to secure enough funds to continue publishing. The announcement was printed on the front page of the paper on Monday alongside an emotional thank you and...
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