Author Archives: GCC
Saudi woman could face two years in jail for running on stage and hugging male singer
Conservative kingdom is undergoing rapid social reform, but mixing of unrelated men and women is [...]
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The Middle East petro state with the most riding on rising oil prices isn’t Saudi Arabia — it is Kuwait
Plans from major index providers to upgrade Kuwait to emerging markets status is helping to [...]
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Bahraini court gives prison sentences to five anti-regime activists
A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences to five anti-regime protesters as the [...]
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Bahrain’s Ayatollah Qassim treated in London
Ayatollah Qassim’s health had deteriorated ever since the government have stripped his citizenship and stormed [...]
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Bahrain allows top Shia cleric to travel to UK due to deteriorating health #BahrainProtests
Sheikh Isa Qassim, who was stripped of Bahraini citizenship in 2016, has been in a [...]
Top Bahraini cleric Sheikh Qassim flown to UK in critical condition
Anti-government protesters hold posters of Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim in Budaiya, Bahrain, in [...]