A Kuwaiti lawmaker has called for launching a campaign to have the editors in chief of local papers and owners of satellite channels disclose their bank account details. MP Faisal Al Musallam said he was certain that some media people had money deposited in their bank accounts to influence their writing.
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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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