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Action film intruder joins Saudi prince’s motorcade

May 16, 2010
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A Kuwaiti action film fan was briefly detained after the police arrested him for using his flasher-equipped car to join the security motorcade of Saudi Prince Khalid Bin Soltan, the deputy defence minister, during his visit to Kuwait last week. The intruder was reportedly able to move with the security cars to all the...
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Merit to be the main factor in career advancement in Bahrain’s public sector

May 16, 2010
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Merit will be the main factor in career advancement in Bahrain’s public sector, a senior official has said.  “The current system uses seniority as the basis for promotion and motivation. However, the new performance management system aims to develop an integrated system that relies on precise performance indicators and results and links them with...
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Qatar eases birth registration process

May 16, 2010
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Qatar has introduced a new system to simplify and speed up the process for baby registration and birth certificate issuance, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) said. Under the new system, Qataris can register births at the Women’s Hospital, and the certificate will be issued at the SCH building. However, foreigners wishing to register...
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German chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Bahrain on May 27

May 16, 2010
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German chancellor Angela Merkel will make a sort visit to Bahrain on May 27, her first since she became her country’s first woman chancellor, diplomatic sources have said. Talks with Bahrain’s leaders will focus on bilateral relations and the latest regional and international developments, the sources said. Ties between the two countries have witnessed...
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Qatar launches Doha Film Institute to build sustainable film industry

May 16, 2010
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Qatar has launched the Doha Film Institute (DFI), an establishment seeking to build a sustainable film industry in Qatar with strong links to the international film community. “Films can do more than just entertain. They can educate, inspire and unite communities and we want to nurture and support filmmakers as we continue to grow...
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Born August 3, 1960 in Monastir, Tunisia
Career
Media career:
  • ABC News (Tunisia)
  • Bahrain Tribune
  • Gulf News
  • Bahrain Television News
Teaching career:
  • Monastir (Tunisia)
  • University of Bahrain
Education
  • MA  Mass Communications, University of Leicester
  • BA  in English & US literature and studies, University of Tunis

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