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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
Issue 875 - 24 April 2010

Patriotic stance of Shia leader

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Sheikh Hassan Al-Saffar, de facto leader of Saudi Arabia’s Shias, has in recent months made a special effort to position himself as a patriotic national loyalist, despite the Kingdom’s recent military intervention against Zaidi Shia Al-Houthi rebels in northern Yemen.

Saudi Arabia | Yemen
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GSN has long profiled leading players in the Gulf, focusing on the personal, political and business relations that are rarely covered in the region. In line with this tradition, GSN is running an occasional series of profiles of major families and business entities, starting with the Al-Zawawis

Oman
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The Council of Ulema has approved King Abdullah’s plans to codify sharia law, but Sahwa preachers are divided over an issue that could significantly reduce their power

Saudi Arabia
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Volcanic ash affects itinerary; Iraqis descend on Riyadh; Washington nuclear summit, Clinton; Funeral; Death of mother; Equestrian exploits; New Adia head; Funeral; Comings and goings

Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
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Iraqis descend on Riyadh, Washington nuclear summit: Funeral; Death of mother; Equestrian exploits; New Adia head; Funeral; Comings and goings

United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Saudi Arabia
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Outgoing Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki is doing whatever he can to retain power after his State of Law coalition was narrowly defeated in the 7 March elections.

Iraq
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Janadriyah; Out and about; Defence meetings; London trial; Stockholm mosque

Saudi Arabia
Issue 874 - 10 April 2010

MBR: Allawi meeting

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Allawi meeting

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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BAE Systems has parted company with former chairman and chief executive Sir Dick Evans just weeks after admitting to compliance failings under his leadership.

Saudi Arabia
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The Iraqiya list may have won the most seats according to the preliminary election results. But this does not mean the bloc’s leader, Iyad Allawi, will be the first invited to form a government

Iraq
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Meetings; Two kingdoms

Qatar
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While the secession of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) area has occupied most attention, a failure of state-building in post-Baathist Iraq might also see other regions looking for at least Kurdish levels of autonomy, if not outright independence. Of most concern to Baghdad would be the hydrocarbons-rich south. GSN spoke to a range of decision-makers in Basra to test the support for different kinds of decentralisation in the province, which has been called ‘the failed Gulf state’ by historians of the area

Iraq
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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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Bahrain