The daughter of an imprisoned Kuwaiti activist has made an unprecedented televised emotional appeal to the country’s emir, urging him to order his release. Sumaya Al Jassem said on Al Rai television on Thursday evening that she was making the appeal to see her father Mohammad Al Jassem back home because he was innocent...
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The Gulf Cooperation Council was a primary source market for Abu Dhabi in the first quarter of the year, a manager from Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA) said in Manama “With 26,685 GCC nationals staying in hotels throughout the emirate, a 29 per cent increase on the same period last year, the figure made...
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Bahrain has named Abdul Lateef Bin Rashid Al Zayani as the next secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The nomination announced late on Thursday evening is expected to put an end to a long mostly silent dispute between Bahrain and Qatar over the issue which had threatened to mar their relations and...
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