Three Kuwaiti MPs who on Wednesday visited Mohammad Al Jassem, the activist detained in prison since last week, called upon the authorities to allow him to go home, saying that he did not deserve to be there. “He should be allowed to leave the prison and go home without delay, either through a personal...
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All Kuwaiti students studying abroad will receive free health insurance, the government has decided. “The health cover will be extended to all students abroad, regardless of whether they are on a scholarship or studying at their own expense,” the health ministry said on Wednesday. An extra amount of KD5 millions has been allocated to...
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Al Jazeera television station on Wednesday said that it was “surprised and puzzled” by Bahrain’s decision to freeze its activities in the island kingdom. “We were surprised and puzzled by news that Bahrain’s culture and information ministry has decided to temporarily freeze the activities of our bureau in Bahrain,” the pan-Arab network said. “While...
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Bahrain will host the Juba-2 conference for the rehabilitation of South Sudan, Sudanese sources have confirmed. No date has however been announced for the get-together to be organized by the Arab League, following the convening of Juba-1 in Sudan. Nizar Al Baharna, Bahrain’s state minister for foreign affairs, said that Manama had submitted a...
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Kuwait, the 2010 chair of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has been tasked with narrowing the gap between fellow GCC members Bahrain and Qatar over the name of the next secretary general of the alliance, a Kuwaiti paper reported. “Kuwait would consult with both Bahrain and Qatar to overcome their divergences and hopes that...
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The Philippines embassy in Doha has warned Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Qatar against being used as “drug mules” or couriers of prohibited drugs. In a circular addressed to leaders of the Filipino community, the embassy called for greater awareness among all Filipinos to avoid being lured by international drug syndicates during their home...
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Qatar Airways’ new Boeing B777 Freighter has started its cargo operations with a flight to Amsterdam on Tuesday. The cargo freighter, the fourth to join the airline’s fleet, was delivered to the national carrier at the weekend following a non-stop flight from the Boeing Everett factory in Seattle, Washington. The B777F takes the fleet...
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Over 8,000 people from Qatar are expected to attend the six-week ‘Summer in Abu Dhabi’ festival, a senior official of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) has said. “Qatar is a very important market for us and we have seen a steady increase of the tourist flow from Qatar in the first quarter of 2010,”...
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