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Indian embassy website converted into teen porn site

June 25, 2010
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You are looking for the Indian embassy website in Bahrain and you Google “Indian embassy Bahrain”. The first result? A teen porn website! The portal once owned until last year by the embassy has turned into a site promoting teen pornography.  Batelco, the local internet provider, blames the embassy for the oversight. Indian embassy...
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One billion cigarettes smoked in Qatar annually

June 25, 2010
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At least one billion cigarettes are smoked in Qatar annually, a staggering average of 12,000 per individual, a recent study by Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) indicates. The study also shows that $65 million are spent on cigarettes annually, while $150 million are spent to cover the healthcare costs of patients affected...
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Bahrain’s largest liberal society fields three candidates in parliamentary elections

June 25, 2010
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Bahrain’s largest non-religious society said that it would field three candidates in its bid to win at least one seat in the lower chamber. National Democratic Action Society, known as Waad in Arabic, said that Ibrahim Sahreef, its secretary general, Sami Al Siyadi and Muneera Fahroo would be running in the parliamentary elections slated...
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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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