News | Gulf
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Thursday May 23
Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2013 launched
Programme boosts investment in Qatari talent and knowledge
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Thursday May 23
Officer sentenced to death for murder in Kuwait
Victim was killed following heated argument
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Thursday May 23
Iran rejects Bahrain claim about drone find
Manama draws links between covert surveillance and spy cells in region
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Thursday May 23
Three infiltrators caught with drugs in Oman
A large amount of narcotics seized by ROP sleuths
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Thursday May 23
Schools withhold results over fee arrears
Move denounced by education official
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Thursday May 23
Bahrain lawmaker wants envoy to Iran recalled
We need positions that match repeated provocative threats, Sawsan says
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Thursday May 23
Packing like a pro: Pack simply, pack lightly, pack tightly
Get your priorities straight and keep the weather at your destination in mind
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Thursday May 23
Oman releases blogger pending formal charges
Diab Al Amiri accused of violating cyber laws
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Thursday May 23
Saudis get jail terms for plotting for Al Qaida
The eight were convicted of ‘forming a group to eliminate police officers’
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Thursday May 23
Coronavirus toll rises to 17 in Saudi Arabia
No new cases recorded in worst-affected Eastern Region in 5 days
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Wednesday May 22
Oman police foil human trafficking attempt
5 people caught trying to get out through Wadi Jizzi border post
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Wednesday May 22
Kuwait minister’s car impounded for speeding
Vehicle to remain in Kuwait police custody for two months
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Wednesday May 22
Qatar to regulate car resales
Those posting ‘for sale’ signs on cars will face fines
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Wednesday May 22
No state funds for ‘deviant’ political societies
MPs express anger at funds to ‘societies that have pushed for dividing the country’
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Wednesday May 22
No coronavirus cases in Oman
Health ministry’s announcement follows testing of more than 50 cases
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Wednesday May 22
Oman ‘in need of US defence system’
The deal is meant to push US commercial interests, Kerry says
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Wednesday May 22
Yemen protesters rally for south independence
Exiled southern leader Ai Salem Al Baid still campaigning despite dialogue
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Wednesday May 22
Female Saudi Everest climber Raha Moharrak happy to change views
Climber wants women in the kingdom to alter opinions of themselves
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Wednesday May 22
Iranian unmanned aircraft reported in Bahrain
Bahrain minister calls for greater Gulf security cooperation
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Wednesday May 22
India working to fix Saudi Arabia passport hitch
Kingdom refusing to take newly designed Indian passports
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Tuesday May 21
Bomb hoax forces Oman air Kuala Lumpur flight to return to Muscat
Passenger on Muscat-Kuala Lumpur flight claimed that there was a bomb on board
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Tuesday May 21
Saudi Arabia arrests 10 Iran spy suspects: ministry
Suspects include eight Saudis, a Lebanese and a Turk
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Tuesday May 21
US Secretary of State John Kerry in Oman to ink $2.1b defence deal
Kerry expected to discuss situation in Syria and US citizens held in Iran
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Tuesday May 21
Saudi Arabia reports latest death from new Sars-like virus
Tunisia announces three cases of the virus
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Tuesday May 21
Kuwait museum joins Google Art Project
Partnership to take Islamic art to global audience through high-resolution images
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Faith healers charged with murder
US couple ignored court order to seek medical care for their children
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Interview with Aminatta Forna
The author of ‘The Hired Man’ is amazed by how little it takes for people to turn evil, or just look away — and stay in denial after that
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How women can have it all
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has enraged both sexes with her new book on women and work
