The divorce rate in Qatar is going up at an alarming rate with a record number of 1,087 couples divorcing in 2009, data released by the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) indicates. According to the figures, 719 Qatari women and 774 Qatari men divorced while the total number of marriages in 2009 was 3,127. The...
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Bahrain has abolished its information ministry, setting up instead a media authority. A decree by King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa renamed the ministry of culture and information as ministry of culture with powers over culture and tourism in the country. The Bahrain Media Authority will be in charge of foreign media, press affairs,...
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