Tunisians woke up to a quiet and splendid day, resuming their daily routine after an historic day in which they cast ballots to elect a constituent assembly. Only students and teachers had an extra day off to allow election organisers to clear the schools where voting centres had been set up.
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People await results as they savour poll experience
Qatar to move ahead with bid to curb smoking
Qatar is mulling a move to increase tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products in a bid to curb their use. The move also includes raising penalties on smoking in places where it is legally banned in a bid to discourage smokers from continuing with the habit and reduce the number of tobacco addicts...
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Islamist Al Nahda emerging as the lead force in Tunisia
Al Nahda, the moderate Islamist party that had been banned in Tunisia until eight months ago, is reportedly emerging as the leading political force in the country amid initial claims that it outperformed its competitors in the elections. Claims about Al Nahda’s performance were based on unofficial reports and alleged leaks from voting locales...
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Kuwait-based Syrian attempts suicide after Gaddafi’s death
A Kuwait-based Syrian woman has attempted to kill herself after hearing about the death of Libyan former leader Muammar Gaddafi, local media reported. According to Al Watan, the 31-year-old woman was overtaken by grief after seeing the lifeless body of Gaddafi on television in a confirmation of his death and swallowed a large quantity of...
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Kuwaiti actor denies rumours about his death
Kuwaiti actor Abdul Hussain Abdul Ridha on Monday denied reports that he had died. “I am fine and in good health,” the 72-year-old star said as he dismissed the reports that circulated online and through the BlackBerry. “I am used to hearing rumours about my death and other things, but this time I am...
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Qatar’s foreign workers overwhelm labour market
Foreign workers represent 94.2 per cent of the total economically active population in Qatar in 2010, statistics indicate According to a report issued by the Permanent Population Committee (PPC), Qatar’s economic boom has led to the recruitment of 1,271,000 foreigners and technology has not reduced the number of foreign workers recruited for selected jobs.
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Qatar opens imaging centre in Egypt
Shaikha Moza bint Nasser, the Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, has formally opened the Hamad bin Khalifa Imaging Centre at the Aswan Heart Center (AHC), founded by pioneer of cardiovascular surgery Sir Magdi Yacoub.
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