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Saudi to allow expats with new work visasThe Saudi Arabian government has begun permitting companies to recruit expatriates who are in the process of rectifying their work status, said a report. Expats who leave the Kingdom on an exit visa can now return, the moment they get a new work visa, reported the Arab News, citi More… |
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Kharafi wins $930m damages from LibyaLibya will have to pay Kuwait's Kharafi group $930 million in damages for former leader Muammar Gaddafi's cancelling of the construction of a vacation resort, Kuwaiti newspapers reported on Monday. More… |
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US must stop 'Iranian plot against Bahrain'It is in America's strategic interest to help Bahrain as it battles an Iranian plot to destabilise the kingdom, said former US representative Dan Burton. Bahrain is threatened by Iranian agents who are working with protest leaders and radical clerics to overthrow the governme More… |
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Saudi says hackers sabotage govt websitesSeveral government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly until the attacks were repelled, the government said. An investigation traced the "coordinated and simultaneous attacks" to h More… |
Saudi princes lose battle to keep UK lawsuit secretTwo Saudi princes will not be able to keep details of an international commercial dispute a secret, a British court ruled on Thursday, despite lawyers arguing that the case could damage Saudi relations with Britain and the US. More… |
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Egyptians 'gloomier over country's future'Egyptians are getting gloomier about their country's future more than two years after an uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak, but most retain a favourable view of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, according to a poll. More… |
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Iran ‘ready’ for nuke talks with world powersIran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday. Saeed Jalili, who is also a candidate in the presidential race, was speaking after talks on the nu More… |
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US to rigorously enforce gold ban on IranThe US will rigorously enforce "without fear or fail" sanctions starting on July 1 that ban governments or private companies from selling gold to Iran, a top Treasury official said. David S Cohen, More… |
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Bahrain jails 5 tweeters on defamation chargeFive Bahrainis have been jailed for a year each for defaming His Majesty King Hamad on Twitter, a report said. They include a teacher, a lawyer and two brothers who are students, according to the report in the Gulf Daily News, our sister publication. All of them we More… |
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US blacklists two UAE companiesThe US has blacklisted two Dubai-based trading companies, accusing them of helping Iran evade financial sanctions and effectively cutting them off from the US financial system. The move against Al Hilal Exc More… |
