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USA conveys Yemen request to join GCC

June 24, 2010
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The USA has reportedly conveyed a request from Yemen to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), asking the current six member states to consider it for full council membership, a Kuwaiti daily reported. Yemen chose to seek US mediation ahead of the next GCC summit, scheduled to take place at the end of this year...
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Gulf Cooperation Council has no immediate plans to turn into a Gulf union

June 24, 2010
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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has no immediate plans to turn into a Gulf union, the GCC head has said. “The GCC foreign ministers’ meeting in Manama did not discuss any idea to turn the GCC into a union and this plan is not on the agenda of the GCC leaders when they meet...
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Iranian legendary singer’s concert in Bahrain cancelled

June 24, 2010
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Iranian legendary singer’s concert in Bahrain cancelled

A concert by Iranian legendary singer Googoosh scheduled in Bahrain next month has been cancelled. The 60-year-old superstar was set to present the “Googoosh Memory Lane concert”, on July 30 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre as part of Bahrain’s Summer Festival 2010 announced by culture and information minister Shaikha Mai Bint...
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Qatar reinforces airport measures to beat holiday travel rush

June 24, 2010
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In a move to beat the summer holiday rush, Doha International Airport has reinforced guidelines that include allowing only travelling passengers have access to the departure terminal to avoid check-in hall congestion. The authorities said that compliance with the strict measures on airport access, baggage and check-in would make the passengers’ trip “as smooth...
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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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