Archive for June 22nd, 2010

Girls again beat boys to the top of the class in Bahrain

June 22, 2010
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Girls have again beaten boys to the top of the class in Bahrain. High school final exam results released on Tuesday by the education minister have indicated that girls in Bahrain are ahead of boys in their educational achievements. “Out of the 419 students who achieved a score of 95 % and higher, there...
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Gulf countries seek to defuse power cut tension amid calls for new power sources to tackle outages

June 22, 2010
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Qatar’s longest day in the year was also the hottest. Experts are now unanimous that the unusually high temperatures that have roasted Qatar and the Gulf countries in the last five days have indicated a significant shift in the weather pattern. The temperatures recorded this year are five to seven degrees Celsius higher than...
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Qatari businessman set to become first foreign owner of a Primera Liga football club.

June 22, 2010
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Qatari businessman Shaikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani is set to become the first foreign owner of a Primera Liga Spanish football club. Shaikh Abdullah, chairman of Nasser bin Abdullah and Sons Group, will announce the details of the purchase of Primera Liga outfit Malaga CF, rumoured to be around euro 25 million, at...
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Haifa Wahbe, Hezbullah deny media reports about Gaza-bound ship

June 22, 2010
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Lebanese superstar Haifa Wehbe and Hezbullah have denied media reports that the religious formation had banned the singer from boarding Mariam, the Gaza-bound ship carrying humanitarian aid. Haifa said that she did not sign up to be among the activists planning to board the ship to break the Gaza blockade, but added that the...
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Bahrain distances itself from anti-Iran media statements, says they do not reflect the country’s official stance

June 22, 2010
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Bahrain has distanced itself from anti-Iran statements published by local media, saying that they did not reflect the country’s official stance. “Bahrain is against anything that could harm its robust relations with all sisterly and friendly countries,” Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, the foreign minister, said. “We totally reject what has recently been...
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Jordanian football fan refuses to leave prison screening World Cup matches

June 22, 2010
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A Jordanian detained in a local prison has asked his father not to launch his release procedures until the end of the World Cup to ensure he can watch all the matches. The prison authorities have placed television screens to allow the prisoners to watch the one-month long World Cup finals, and the detainee...
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Heatwave keeps Qatar fishermen home amid concerns about dwindling fish supply

June 22, 2010
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The sweltering heat gripping Qatar has forced several fishermen, especially ‘solo’ boat operators, to stay indoors. A representative of a fishermen’s group in Ruweis said that it was the first time in recent years that intense heat has forced “solo” boat operators in large numbers not to go to work. “This time the hot...
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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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