King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa has ordered full medical care for a Bahraini sailor who was shot by Qatar’s coastguards after his boat strayed into their waters. “A Bahraini medical team will go to Qatar to monitor the case of the Bahraini citizen shot this week and who is still at Hamad General...
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Bahrain has banned the use of mosques and religious buildings for electoral campaigning. “No mosque or religious building should be used by a candidate to campaign for municipal or legislative elections in any form,” the Sunni Endowments said in a statement. “The ban also includes Friday prayers sermons, holding meetings, conferences or forums in...
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Family visas will be issued only for expatriates earning a minimum of KD250 ($860), an interior ministry sources have said. “The new rule will be applied to all foreigners, regardless of their nationality and whether they work in the private or public sectors,” the unnamed sources said, quoted by Kuwaiti daily Al Shahed. “There...
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The chairman of the Qatar Katrina Fund, the $100 million established to provide direct cash assistance to victims of Hurricane Katrina in the US Gulf Coast area, has called for more exchange programmes between students from the US and Qatar. “Hopefully in the future we will see not only lecturers but also students coming...
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Qatar has closed down one school and revoked the operation licenses of four schools for failing to meet education standards. The disciplinary action against the sub-standard schools is in line with the country’s drive to ensure the best learning conditions and levels for students, a statement from the Supreme Education Council (SEC) said. “Education...
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