Salman Kamaluddin, the head of the National Human Rights Commission, has reportedly resigned from his position. The reasons for the resignation, four months after he assumed the leadership of the commission, remained unclear amid speculations about disagreements with some of the members. The order to establish the commission to promote human rights culture in...
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Qatar has allowed a Bahraini fisherman to go home four months after it arrested him. Adel Al Taweel, 37, has been released by the Qataris, the head of Bahrain coastguard said on Monday afternoon. Al Taweel was detained on May 8 for allegedly entering its waters illegally and resisting arrest. Qatari coast guards said...
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Bahrain’s foreign minister has called upon the international community to expel people who support terror or deny them asylum. “All countries should deal seriously with all terrorist groups and people who support any form of terror,” Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa said. “They should not give them the political asylum or allow them...
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Kuwait has provided 430 airplane tickets for the repatriation of Filipino runaway domestic helpers sheltered at the embassy. The tickets, from the ministry of social affairs and labour, were handed over to the Philippine embassy to help reduce the number of housed runaway helpers, a local daily said. According to Kuwait Times, 105 Filipinas...
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The Philippine Overseas Labour Office-Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (POLO-OWWA) in Qatar has launched a 24-hour hotline to deal with complaints and concerns from the Filipino community. The move to open up the round-the-clock grievance call centre was part of efforts by POLO-OWWA officials to improve the standard of services offered to the growing number...
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