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Security vow after new school attack
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainSECURITY is to be increased at government schools for a second time in the wake of increasing acts of sabotage. Education Minister Dr Majid Al Nuaimi made the pledge after it emerged that thugs armed with knives and metal rods attacked Hidd Intermediate...Tags: Education, Manama (Bahrain)
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BRIEF: Hackers target radio station
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainHACKERS targeted the website of a radio station in Bahrain yesterday. Your FM's homepage (yourfm.bh) was hacked at about 11am by a group calling itself Indian Cyber Ninja, which left a message criticising the station's web security -- even leaving an e-...Tags: Radio Industry, Media Industry, Manama (Bahrain), Radio, Entertainment
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Doctor faces suit
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainA DOCTOR and five nurses have been accused of manslaughter after a six-year-old boy suffering from a fever died at a private hospital. The suspects deny negligence in their treatment of Chad Abdulla Shafi, who was pronounced dead on December 8, 2011....Tags: High Blood Pressure, Health and Medical Professionals, Acetaminophen (drug), Medical Specialization, Manama (Bahrain)
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Firemen prevent major tragedy...
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainFIREMEN prevented what could have been a major blaze after rubbish at an illegal dumping ground caught fire in Buhair Valley yesterday. Five fire engines were sent to the scene at around 5pm and battled for several hours to put it out, as thick smoke...Tags: Manama (Bahrain)
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New plan to cut unemployment
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainWOMEN account for the vast majority of unemployed Bahrainis because conservative families are preventing them accepting work in certain fields, according to a government minister. Labour Minister Jameel Humaidan said that of the 7,718 people...Tags: Government Ministers, Politics, Labor Markets, Employment, Unemployment
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Major manhunt for escaped prisoners
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainSIX men accused of attempted murder escaped from police custody yesterday as they were being taken to court. The minibus they were travelling in was ambushed by an armed mob, which used two cars to intercept the vehicle and force it to stop. Men armed...Tags: Manama (Bahrain)
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Shady links of the opposition
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainA GROUP that provides a platform for Bahraini opposition activists has been accused of accepting cash donations from right-wing organisations that campaign against Muslims. This includes $600,000 in donations from the US-based Donors Capital Fund, which...Tags: Anders Breivik, Politics, Online Advertising, Civil Rights, Internal Revenue Service
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Forum to map out tourism strategies
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainREPRESENTATIVES of Arab countries are meeting in Manama to map out strategies to woo tourists to a region hit by political upheaval. The Arab Tourism Ministers Council began discussions at the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage, near Bahrain...Tags: Travel, Saudi Arabia, International Travel, Manama (Bahrain), Tourism and Leisure
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BRIEF: Policeman dies in car accident
Gulf Daily News, Manama, BahrainA policeman died and two others were injured, one critically, when their patrol vehicle crashed near traffic police headquarters in Isa Town early yesterday. Yemeni Faris Ahmed Ismail, 30, died on the spot. Pakistani Gulrez Asif Mohammed, 23, was in a...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Manama (Bahrain), Transportation Accidents, Accidental Death
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GCC rails at Iranian threats to Bahrain
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThe Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday condemned Iranian threats to Bahrain as un-Islamic and asked Tehran to reconsider its approach to Arabian Gulf countries. GCC Secretary-General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani criticized comments by Iranian...Tags: Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Politics, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Iran
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Bahrain nonoil trade grows 20%
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaBahrain's real GDP is estimated to have expanded 3.9 percent in 2012 from the 1.9 percent growth seen in 2011. Even as the oil sector shrank by around 8.5 percent in 2012 due to a temporary technical disruption at the country's main Abu Sa'afa oil field,...Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Productivity, Politics, Industrial Production, Economic Indicator
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BRIEF: GCC rails at Iranian threats to Bahrain
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaThe Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday condemned Iranian threats to Bahrain as un-Islamic and asked Tehran to reconsider its approach to Arabian Gulf countries. GCC Secretary-General Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani criticized comments by Iranian...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Religion and Belief, Islam, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
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