Iran’s new ambassador to Iraq is an important figure in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and resents the Kurdish inclination towards separatism. Hassan Danaifar, born in Baghdad in 1962, was deported with his family by Saddam Hussain during the Iraq-Iran war (1980-88) because of his Iranian origins and initially joined the Badr militia,...
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Kuwait’s Union of Consumer Cooperative Societies has pledged to work on decreasing the prices of around 400 food and non-food commodities by up to 55 percent, in attempt to ease financial pressure on consumers during the holy month of Ramadan. “The union is keen on providing the best available goods at the most suitable...
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A Bahraini lawmaker in the outgoing parliament has urged the powerful business community chamber to come forth and declare fully its support of candidates for the legislative elections. “Bahrain Chamber for Commerce and Industry (BCCI) needs to clarify its support to candidates so that there would be no abuses,” Jassem Husain said. “There are...
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A Qatari ban on two international shampoo variants has not been lifted as the local authorities are discussing the issue with a delegation from the manufacturing company. Qatari media reported that a high-level delegation from Procter & Gamble Arabian Peninsula (P&G) on Thursday failed to convince Qatari officials that P&G’s banned shampoo brands met...
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An analysis paper on the role of pipelines in energising peace and cooperation instead of sparking competition and tension in the region will be soon released by a research centre in Qatar. The paper “Energizing Peace: The Role of Pipelines in Regional Cooperation”, by the Brookings Doha Center discusses competition over natural resources, such...
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