The head of the newly formed Bahrain Media Authority has pledged to support the local press and Bahraini journalists. “We will support the Bahraini media and will look after Bahraini journalists in various ways to ensure that they assume their noble responsibilities with ease and within a high level of freedom,” Shaikh Fawwaz Bin...
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Bahrain’s health ministry said that it could soon name and shame restaurants that fail to comply with health and sanitary regulations. “We are now looking into publishing the names of restaurants that do not respect regulations and fail to keep the standards set by the authorities,” Dr Khairiya Mousa, the head of public health,...
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Kuwaitis travelling to or from Kuwait and carrying more than KD 3,000 ($10,344) in cash or valuables without declaring them could face money-laundering charges, a senior customs official has said. “The introduction of the measure to investigate people crossing the borders with cash and valuables worth more than KD 3,000 and not declaring them...
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Qatar’s existing desalinated water reserves can last for only one-and-a-half days in case of an emergency, a Qatari official has warned. However, the size of the reserves is being increased to meet the country’s water requirements for one week in a period of crisis and Qatar hopes to be ready with the increased capacity...
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