Kuwait on Wednesday defended its human rights and freedoms record, pledging to continue the reforms it had started earlier. “Kuwait is genuinely keen on upholding human rights values in line with its rich heritage of caring about people,” Mohammad Al Affasi, the social affairs and labour minister, said. “Promoting the culture of human rights...
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A Bahraini women’s rights activists group said that it would use electronic social networking to boost women’s chances to win seats in the next parliamentary elections. “We are about to start our campaign to spread awareness about the significance of voting for women in the 2010 elections,” Sameera Abdullah, the head of Bahrain Young...
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Abu Dhabi has won the Arab world’s top green city and most environmentally friendly city awards. The double recognition was announced at the 2010 awards ceremony for leading Arab cities in environment, greening and landscaping, technology and architecture. The annual event was hosted in Doha by the Arab Towns Organisation Award Establishment (ATOAE), the...
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