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This week sees the birthday of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the UAE. Kipp doesn’t know if he plans a party, but he’d be hard pushed to top these.
Arabic News View
Kipp takes a look at some editorials from the Arabic press. This week: Change looms over the energy industry; Rescue from Damascus; Change in the Middle East; Silencing Syria.
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Loading ...Bahrain “cleaning up”
Bahrain’s culture and information minister, Sheikha Mai Bint Mohammad Al Khalifa,has ordered one and two-star hotels to close down their bars and discos, reports Gulf News. She has also asked the hotels not to sell liquor, and to ban female singers from performing in their halls and restaurants.
The ban, effective from Friday, may even be extended to three and four-star hotels, says the report.
The move follows Islamist MPs in Bahrain last month demanding strict action against what they call “sinful activities.” In a list of the Top 10 Sin Cities, released by online magazine Ask Men in April last year, Manama came eighth.
Looks like the country’s moral clean-up has begun.
What price for a slimmer figure?
What would you sacrifice for a smaller waistline? According to reports, a “slimming” tea on sale in the UAE poses serious health risks.
What would you sacrifice for a smaller waistline? According to reports, a “slimming” tea on sale in the UAE poses serious health risks.
Hard to stomach
Hygiene standards at UAE restaurants are in the news again – even those workers who have undergone training have failed the test. But do these reports make you less likely to eat out?
Hygiene standards at UAE restaurants are in the news again – even those workers who have undergone training have failed the test. But do these reports make you less likely to eat out?
Wikileaks: Public interest or military menace?
The sheer scale of the Afghanistan leaks are stunning. But is this a victory for the public’s right to know, or a betrayal of the soldiers on the front line?
The sheer scale of the Afghanistan leaks are stunning. But is this a victory for the public’s right to know, or a betrayal of the soldiers on the front line?
Marketing mission impossible
You can promote it all you want, Cruise and Diaz, but if the product’s no good, people won’t buy. What’s more, they’ll hate you for trying.
You can promote it all you want, Cruise and Diaz, but if the product’s no good, people won’t buy. What’s more, they’ll hate you for trying.
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