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Revenues of Bahrain Hotels during Al-Fit Eid 3.2 Million BD
2017-06-29
Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority said that revenues of Bahrain hotels reached 3.2 Million BD during Al-Fitr Eid.
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Court Hands down 6-Month Jail Term to 2 suspects, 1-Year Jail Term to Third Suspect over Assembling in Tubli
2017-06-29
The Fourth High Criminal Court sentenced the third suspect to one year in prison over assembling in Tubli, blocking the street with trees and setting a water tank to fire. The court sentenced the first and second suspects with mercy, handing them 6 months in prison.
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Qatar Says FIFA Report Vindicates Integrity of 2022 Bid
2017-06-29
Qatar's 2022 World Cup organizers have welcomed a long-awaited FIFA report on the race to host the tournament, saying the conclusions represented "a vindication of the integrity" of Doha's bid.
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Iran Says will Act on U.S. Court Ruling on Trump's Travel Ban
2017-06-29
Iran said on Wednesday it would take "reciprocal action" in response to the U.S. Supreme Court allowing a partial implementation of President Donald Trump's travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries.
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U.N. Rapporteur, Media Watchdog Slam Qatar-Based Al Jazeera Closure Demands
2017-06-29
A United Nations expert and a media freedom watchdog on Wednesday criticized four Arab states for seeking to close Al Jazeera television in a rift with Qatar.
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Minister of Work: Kuwaiti Fund to Support Alba, Nuwaidrat Roundabouts' Development
2017-06-29
The Minister of Work, Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning, Isam bin Abdullah Khalaf, toured the Alba and Nuwaidrat crossroads development project, which is development with the support of the Kuwait Fund
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Financial Committee MP: Public Debt Interest to Reach 22% of State Revenues
2017-06-29
vel 2, Economy Summary: The Shura Council Financial and Economic Affairs Committee member, MP Darwich Al-Manaei, said that the financial deficit in the next 2 year’s budget represents 10.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2017 and 9.9% of the GDP for 2019.
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Bahraini Women Union Receives Khawla Mattar on “Brave Bahraini Women in Conflict Zones”
2017-06-29
The Bahraini Women Union receives tomorrow Thursday Khawla Matar, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of (ESCWA), in a meeting entitled “The Brave Bahraini Woman in Conflict Zones”.
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Khamenei Calls for Popular Support of Bahrainis & Yemenis, Adopting Firm Stance
2017-06-29
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said during his Eid al-Fitr sermon on Monday (June 26, 2017) that the issues of Yemen and Bahrain are “a major wound in the Muslim world.”
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NSA Summons Sheikh Hassan Sultan’s Son for 4th Time in Less than a Week
2017-06-29
Bahrain’s National Security Apparatus (NSA) (the intelligence apparatus) summoned again (Monday June 26, 2017) Mohammad, the son of Sheikh Hassan Sultan, prominent al-Wefaq members and former al-Wefaq MP.
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8 Months on his Arrest, Sayed Alawi not Allowed to Meet his Family or Lawyer
2017-06-28
Family of detainee Sayed Alawi Sayed Hussein expressed deep concerns over his health and wellbeing following 8 months of arrest, without being allowed to meet his family or lawyer.
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EP Committee Worried about Nabeel Rajab’s Deteriorating Health Condition, Demands his Immediate Release
2017-06-28
Chair of the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights expressed concern over the reports about deteriorating health condition of prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab, demanding his immediate release.
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Fresh Economic Sanctions on Qatar being Considered - UAE Envoy
2017-06-28
Gulf Arab states are considering fresh sanctions on Qatar and could ask their trading partners to choose between working with them or Doha, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to Russia said in an interview with The Guardian newspaper.
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Qatari Foreign Minister says Arab Demands “Unacceptable”
2017-06-28
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Tuesday that demands by Arab states that his country stop aiding terrorism were baseless and unacceptable, Qatari-owned Al Jazeera television reported.
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Qatar Riyal Firms against Dollar in Forward Market
2017-06-28
The Qatari riyal strengthened against the dollar on Tuesday in the forward market, following two days of sharp falls caused by the continued standoff between Doha and neighbouring Arab powers.
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Iraqi Forces Seize More Ground in Mosul from Islamic State, PM Sees Victory Soon
2017-06-28
Iraqi forces on Tuesday pushed towards the river side of Mosul's Old City, their key target in the eight-month campaign to capture Islamic State's de-facto capital, and Iraq's prime minister predicted victory very soon.
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Protest in Sitra Commemorating Eid Martyr Ali Al-Shaikh
2017-06-28
Dozens of people took to the streets in Sitra on the dawn of Monday (June 26, 2017) commemorating the anniversary of the Eid martyr, Ali Al-Shaikh, who was killed by the authorities in 2011.
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ADHRB Condemns NSA Targeting of Son of Bahraini Dissident Sheikh Hassan Sultan
2017-06-28
Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain (ADHRB) said that amid an ongoing campaign of reprisals against human rights defenders and political activists, Bahrain’s National Security Agency (NSA) has recently summoned Mohammad Hasan Sultan, the son of a former parliamentarian for the arbitrarily dissolved Al-Wefaq opposition society.
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Detainee Taiba Ismail Released after Spending One Year in Prison over Insulting King on Twitter
2017-06-28
The Bahraini authorities released Taiba Ismail after spending one whole year in prison over tweets deemed insulting to King of Bahrain
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Saudi Arabia Says No Negotiations with Qatar over Demands List
2017-06-28
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Tuesday that there will be no negotiations with Qatar over the demands list presented by the Kingdom and the 3 other Arab States, Al-Ekhbariya TV reported.