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Navy base expansion, Calls for security agreements with Iran, Waha Capital raises funds for military, Rifles order,

United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Bahrain
Issue 878 - 05 June 2010

Amnesty targets foreign labour

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Bahrain has made another attempt to curb migrant labour by offering an amnesty to workers – particularly street vendors – who have overstayed their visas or are working illegally. The amnesty, launched in late May, is available only to those who are willing to return to their home country and will not apply to those already under investigation for visa breaches.

Bahrain
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Expatriates in the Gulf are used to horror stories about exit permits refused, passports withheld and people being held indefinitely under house arrest, but most accept it as one of the risks of working in a developing country

Bahrain | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
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Recent tensions between Manama and Doha are forecast to cool following reported mediation efforts by the Saudis. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad on 27 May rang Saudi King Abdullah to thank him for helping to appoint a new Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) head, a rotating post. Sheikh Hamad also rang Bahrain’s King Hamad to praise him for accepting the Saudi initiative. Qatari premier and foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani was in Riyadh for talks with King Abdullah on 21 May.

Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | Qatar
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The redrawing of constituency boundaries is among a number of complicating factors as opposition parties compete for disenchanted voters

Bahrain
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Bahrain’s legally registered political groups are working to shore up their vote and persuade their constituencies they remain worthy of support ahead of National Assembly and municipal elections scheduled for this year, probably November. Much attention has been paid to parties supported by the Shia majority, led by Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, which holds 17 of the 40 Majlis Al-Nawab (Chamber of Deputies) seats.

Bahrain
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Canadian court to decide on Bombardier jets; Rockwell Collins simulator; Russia to supply Murena landing ships; Russia, neighbours make splash at Dimdex; ITT wins US Army contract; EADS opens Tetra competence centre; FMS contract; $30m contract for Cubic; Gama plans executive facility

Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | Iraq | Qatar
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Senior United States Department of Defence officials have criticised the defence industry for inadequate quality control on missile defence programmes, saying the administration planned to use more fixed-price contracts.

Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | Iraq | Qatar
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Political leaders still believe parliamentary seats are worth fighting for, but a disenchanted public seems less convinced by the limited democracy established by King Hamad

Bahrain
Issue 874 - 10 April 2010

Bahrain: MOHAMMED BIN ISA

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Investcorp board

Bahrain
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Atradius Dutch State Business has highlighted a significant series of claims and payment delays.

Saudi Arabia | Bahrain | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
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Bahrain’s ongoing labour market reforms are attracting increasing attention from the media and policymakers in neighbouring Gulf Co-operation Council countries. In a region where expatriates account for over 50% of the labour force – more than 90% in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates – increasing national employment is seen as a policy priority.

Bahrain
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Another star of the Gulf’s credit-fuelled boom years, Gulf Finance House (GFH) has reached agreement with creditors to restructure its debt but has been further downgraded by ratings agencies.

Bahrain
Issue 871 - 12 February 2010

HRW details torture claim

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The government has returned to the practice of ill treating detainees that defined its reputation until the end of the 1990s, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Bahrain
Issue 871 - 12 February 2010

How GCC systems fit into US plan

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The United States’ announcement of the deployment of missile defence systems in Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states signals a tougher tone towards Iran rather than any major new military initiative in the region. Many elements of the system are already in the Gulf, including US Navy

Kuwait | Bahrain | Qatar