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Bahrain mulls new law on bogus investmentsBahrain will soon introduce a new law to crackdown on companies and individuals offering unlicensed and bogus investments, a report said. The Shura Council yesterday approved a new bill that carries a BD100,000 ($262,000) fine or More… |
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Bahrain Shura stalls new sand dredging lawBahrain’s Shura Council has stalled a new law regulating the dredging of sand from the seabed stalled yesterday (June 3) over fears that low-paid labourers could be made scapegoats. Council members refused to approve the dra More… |
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Egyptian draft law on NGOs flayedA law drafted by the Egyptian presidency for regulating non-governmental organisations dashes hopes for a free civil society after the 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak, Human Rights Watch said. More… |
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UAE to make doping horses a criminal offenceGiving anabolic steroids to horses will become a criminal offence in the UAE, declared Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, who also owns the Godolphin stables where 18 horses have failed tests for the drugs this year. More… |
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Bahrain to tighten copyright lawsPeople who breach copyright laws in Bahrain could soon have to pay out of court settlements of up to BD9,000 ($23,781) to intellectual property owners, a report said. Shura Council members could not reach agreement last month abou More… |
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UAE drafting movable assets law, says IFCThe UAE is drafting legislation to let small and medium-sized firms use machinery and other assets to back loans, in order to improve financing options for the firms, said a unit of the World Bank More… |
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Bahrain Cabinet agrees changes to premarital lawBahraini couples with hereditary or incurable diseases could be forced to get court permission before getting married, after the Cabinet approved major changes to the 2004 premarital check-ups law. The 2004 law was the first Bahra More… |
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Greece passes law to spur investment, tourismThe Greek parliament approved legislation late on Thursday to boost private investment, a key condition to get the crisis-struck country out of its worst-ever peacetime recession. The new investment incentive law aims to cut red t More… |
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Bahrain Shura approves law for airline safetyA new law designed to improve the safety of Bahrain's airline industry has been approved by the kingdom's Shura Council, a report said. It makes provisions for closer scrutiny during aircraft inspections and preventing pla More… |
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Bahrain Shura approves law for airline safetyA new law designed to improve the safety of Bahrain's airline industry has been approved by the kingdom's Shura Council, a report said. It makes provisions for closer scrutiny during aircraft inspections and preventing pla More… |
