Author Archives: GCC

Persian Gulf states to discuss nuclear ambitions with UN watchdog

AFP: The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, which groups the six pro-Western Persian Gulf states, is [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Incommunicado detention/fear of torture

SAUDI ARABIA Sulieman al-Rushudi (m), lawyer Essam al-Basrawi (m), lawyer Dr Saud al-Hashimi (m), medical [...]

Kuwaiti Women’s Rights Boost

Trade Arabia: A Kuwaiti parliamentary panel approved landmark draft legislation that grants a host of [...]

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Kuwaiti Emir Receives Iraqi Vice President

KUNA: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Monday at Seif Palace [...]

$9 billion food bill weighs heavily on GCC trade balance

Shameel Marketing Corporation: The collective annual food bill for the GCC region alone in 2004 [...]

Bahrain Casts Doubt On GCC Currency Union

Trade Arabia: Bahrain's Crown Prince cast doubt on a 2010 deadline for monetary union in [...]