Kuwait on Sunday denied reports it would boost the number of US troops in the country as they withdraw from Iraq. Receiving well wishers on the Eid, Shaikh Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah said that there were no plans to base more US troops on the Boubyan Island or on the mainland as they...
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Bahrain’s justice minister on Friday denied claims that the government was holding a dialogue with some political parties to end the standoff with the opposition. “There can be no exclusive or selective dialogue,” Shaikh Khalid Bin Ali Al Khalifa said. “A dialogue requires the participation of all parties and a genuinely open, public and...
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For Nizar and Eman, a young couple with a nine-month-old baby, the setting has to be perfect. With dozens of relatives expected to come to their home to wish young Adam a happy first Eid Al Adha, everything in their apartment has to be immaculate.
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Qatar Airways has announced huge capacity increases across its network in Iran, including the launch of daily scheduled flights to a fourth city — Isfahan. An additional 31 flights each week will be operated by Qatar Airways, representing a 150 per cent increase in frequency. The capacity rise to 52 services a week, up...
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The standoff between Kuwait and Iraq over the Mubarak Al Kabeer Port will end through understanding and coordination between the two countries, a senior Kuwaiti official has said. “Kuwait is waiting for the final report from the Iraqi authorities concerning the findings and recommendations of a technical committee that investigated the matter,” Khaled Al...
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Sir Fazle Hasan Abed has been awarded the first World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Prize for Education in recognition of his 40-year career dedicated to alleviating poverty through education. A specially designed gold medal, bearing the word “education” in over 50 languages, was presented to Abed in Doha Qatar’s Emir Shaikh Hamad bin...
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Maria, an Eastern European expat in her 40s, sits huddled in a small cubicle at one of Kuwait’s few illegal phone centres. She dials the number of her family back home and then spends two-hours chatting. After hanging up, she takes two one-dinar notes from her purse and pays for her call before leaving....
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Improving the social and financial level status of teachers in the Arab countries is critical to ensure the delivery of quality education in the region, Dr Mohammad Faour, senior associate at the Carnegie Middle East Center in Lebanon, has said. Speaking at Qatar’s World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE 2011) session on ‘Education and...
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Qatar Airways has announced huge capacity increases across its network in Iran, including the launch of daily scheduled flights to a fourth city – Isfahan. An additional 31 flights each week will be operated by Qatar Airways, representing a 150 per cent increase in overall frequency.
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Kuwait’s Emir has expressed hope that “developments will not compel him to use his constitutional tools” after meeting two groups of opposition and pro-government lawmakers. The statement came after a day of political drama during which lawmakers opposed to Prime Minister Shaikh Nasser Mohammad Al Ahmad Al Sabah appeared to have secured the support...
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