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Crown Prince Salman was in charge of the country for three weeks following King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz’s departure to Morocco on 27 August for a private vacation.

Saudi Arabia
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Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani used a speech of the UN General Assembly to reiterate his call for Arab intervention in Syria.

Qatar
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On 14 September, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a damning account of torture in UAE prisons, detailing the alleged mistreatment of two Syrian prisoners, the enforced disappearance of one of the so-called UAE Seven, and concerns over the health of up to 60 civil society activists still being held without charge. All the detained have been arrested as part of a crackdown on a perceived Islamist threat to the federation, details of which GSN has regularly reported over recent months.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Around 100 lingerie shops in Riyadh have been told to close because they have male sales staff, according to a report by AFP on 17 September. The decision by the labour ministry follows a law announced in July 2011 banning male shop assistants in lingerie outlets.

Saudi Arabia
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King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa travelled to the UAE on 26 September on what the UAE state news agency described as a “private visit”.

Bahrain
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Four oilfields in central Iran will start production in the next six months, according to Iranian press reports. The Shana news agency said on 26 September that the four – Cheshmeh Khoush, Sarvestan, Khesht and Saadat Abad – are in the final stages of development and will come on line the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 2013).

Iran
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Allegiance Commission chairman Prince Mishaal Bin Abdelaziz is apparently still in Europe after going to Geneva in late August (GSN 928/8). He had previously spent just one month in the Kingdom after visiting Switzerland in July and spending a month in New York on ‘special leave’.

Saudi Arabia
Issue 932 - 28 September 2012

Canada’s Bombardier wins railway contract

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Canadian rail manufacturer Bombardier Transportation has signed a €281m ($361m) contract with Spain’s Talgo to develop and supply components for 36 high-speed trains for the Haramain rail project.

Saudi Arabia
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When foreign ministers of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) met recently in Jeddah to discuss (among other issues) proposals for a Gulf Union, the outcome – in so far as there was one – was further delay.

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Aspects of Dubai’s economy are looking much brighter than in recent years, but there are lingering concerns. Dubai remains the region’s principal trade and business hub, and tourism is recovering.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 931 - 14 September 2012

UAE: Sheikh Khalifa’s Paralympics visit

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UAE president and Abu Dhabi ruler Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi visited the UAE’s Olympic mission at the 2012 London Paralympic Games.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 931 - 14 September 2012

UAE: Sheikh Khalifa's falcon gift

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Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has donated 80 falcons from the conservation project Pro-Falcon Farm to the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex).

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa met UK defence secretary Philip Hammond and Middle East adviser Simon Mayall at Al-Riffa Palace in Manama on 11 September.

Bahrain
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Tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme remain high. Efforts to reach a diplomatic solution seem to have flagged after P5+1 talks in Moscowin June ended in disappointment (GSN 928/6).A 30 August report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) raised particular concerns that Iran has increased enrichment capacity at the underground Fordow plant near Qom, and that, since February 2012, there has been a flurry of activity intended to sanitise Parchin, a military complex 30km fromTehran which theIAEA has been trying to access.The IAEA also reported a growing stockpile of enriched uranium.

Iran
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When devastating earthquakes hit Iran’s north-east on 11 August, questions were raised about the impact of sanctions on the rescue of survivors. “Helicopters had to suspend rescue operations during the night as Iran — under international sanctions over its nuclear programme — is barred from purchasing night-vision material,” the New York Times wrote on 12 August.

Iran