Iran has reiterated its opposition to the violence that has afflicted Bahrain. “We do not tolerate any acts of terror in any sisterly or friendly country,” Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran’s ambassador to Bahrain, said. “We reject the acts of violence, sabotage and arson in Bahrain, and we support the reforms launched in the country,”...
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Bahrain’s social development ministry on Wednesday dissolved the board of Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS), citing legal and administrative irregularities. “The main reason for the decision was a complaint made by a group of Bahraini journalists who were insulted by members of the society for merely requesting the society to extend their activities to...
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A Lebanese man wanted by Scotland Yard for his link with the murder of a Canadian woman found in a suitcase in London 11 years ago was extradited by Bahrain, the interior ministry said. Yusuf Ahmad Wahid was arrested last month in Bahrain which he entered on a genuine Lebanese passport, but under the...
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Around 30,000 Kuwaitis are banned from travel for failing to pay their debts, an official has said. “The travel ban covers 29,500 Kuwaitis who owe around KD 526 million for failing to pay dues related mainly to alimony to former wives and consumer loans,” Ali Al Dhubaibi, the head of the justice ministry implementation...
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Qatar’s interior ministry said that it would be out in force around major public places this weekend to ensure that the Eid holidays go smoothly. All departments will be on high alert to control the traffic rush and more security staff will be deployed at locations that witness large crowds. The Traffic Department will...
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