A disagreement over one word in the draft law to ban alcohol has caused it to be deferred to the next term. In its version of the draft, the lower chamber said that alcohol should be fully banned in Bahrain. However, when the draft reached the upper chamber, its members consulted with a dedicated...
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A Kuwaiti daily on Wednesday published the first names or initials of the seven members of a spy cell reportedly working for Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. The cell includes two Iranians, one Kuwaiti, one Syrian, one Bahraini, one Dominican and a stateless (Bidoon) Arab, Al Jareeda reported. The Dominican national, Saeed, is of Iranian origins...
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Visa traffickers in Kuwait make about KD 250 million ($860 million) annually, a human rights consultant has said. The alarming figure is part of an international trade that generates $ 60 billion annually. “This is sad and disgusting and should be stopped,” Dr Nasser Al Masri, told a seminar on “Human Trafficking”, organized in...
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The Arab world needs to work out a better and more balanced relationship between the media and central authorities. “There is a need for the authorities in all Arab countries to recognize that the development of the media and communication is the only way to achieve media sovereignty in this era of knowledge and...
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Qatar Airways will next month begin services to Barcelona, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, the carrier’s chief executive has said. The airline this year launched flights to four other cities this year — Bengaluru (Bangalore), Copenhagen, Ankara and Tokyo. “I am delighted to say that we are well on track with our strategy, opening...
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