Bahrain has hired John Yates, the former assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, to oversee the reform of its police force, a British daily said. Yates is the second super cop to be appointed by Bahrain this week after a high-profile report by an international fact-finding commission concluded that security forces needed reforms.
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The 24 Kuwaitis detained for their alleged role in the storming of the parliament last month were released on bail on Thursday, a lawmaker has said. According to MP Waleed Al Tabtabai, who was among the leaders of the rally that muscled its way into the parliament’s main hall on November 16, said that...
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The national commission set up by King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa to oversee the implementation of the recommendations suggested by a high-profile report into the incidents that hit Bahrain in February and March and their consequences will resort to local and international expertise in some cases, one of its members has said.
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Thirteen Bahrainis have been diagnosed with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 2011, the acting health minister has said. The figure represents one fifth of the 64 cases in the kingdom in the first 11 months of the year, Dr Fatima Al Beloushi said as Bahrain marked Aids World Day.
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Somalia’s prime minister has asked Qatar to help achieve reconciliation between the various Somali factions and to assist with the reconstruction of the war-torn country. Dr Abdiweli Mohammad Ali said that made the request during meetings with senior officials in Doha.
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Kuwait’s opposition has decided to end all protests and rallies at the Willpower Square in Kuwait City “in respect for the Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah who is making crucial decisions”. The decision was announced after Shaikh Sabah tasked Shaikh Jaber Al Mubarak with forming a new government, Kuwaiti media...
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Kuwait’s outgoing defence minister Shaikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah was appointed by Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah to replace Shaikh Nasser Al Mohammad as the country’s next prime minister. Shaikh Nasser, under intense pressure from the opposition and growing street tactics that included storming the parliament and angrily protesting against the...
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A Bahraini member of parliament insisted on showing up at a recent meeting despite being suspended, causing other members to walk out in protest. The walkout caused the weekly session to be cancelled, and the parliamentary bloc said Osama Muhannad did not heed their offer to compromise and leave.
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Research projects on solar energy will receive a boost after Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) and the Spanish Research Centre for Energy Environment and Technology (CIEMAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop joint work on the issue. QEERI, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF),...
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Northwestern University in Qatar, a media, communication and journalism school, has celebrated the groundbreaking for its long anticipated new building in Doha’s Education City. The new facility, designed by American architect Antoine Predock, will house a growing programme with an emphasis on digital and global operations for communication, journalism and liberal arts programmes and...
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