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Motor Racing-Formula One Investigates Illegal Broadcasts in Middle East
2018-06-25
Formula One is investigating alleged illegal broadcasts of its content in the Middle East and North Africa by a television station already accused of pirating World Cup and European soccer.
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Iraqi Judges Say Manual Election Recount for Suspect Ballots Only
2018-06-25
Iraq will conduct a manual recount votes from a May parliamentary election only for those ballots mentioned in official reports on fraud or formal complaints, a judicial panel tasked with running the elections commission said on Sunday.
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Some Saudi Men still Bristle at Women Driving
2018-06-25
Amid the celebratory end of Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving on Sunday, some men expressed quiet disapproval of a change they fear will undermine the kingdom’s deeply conservative Muslim identity.
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Al-Zayani Suspends Licenses of 4 Tourist Facilities
2018-06-25
Bahrain's Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed Al-Zayani issued decisions suspending the work and refusing the renewal of 4 tourist facilities for violating the provisions of the tourism legislation in a way that “affects the national tourism interest”.
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Sheikh Isa Qassim’s Son, Son-in-Law Released after Hours of Arrest
2018-06-25
Sources close to family of spiritual leader of Shia majority Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim said that the authorities released his son and son-in-law, who were arrested after transferring Sheikh Qassim to hospital yesterday night.
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AP: Prominent Shiite Cleric in Bahrain Again Hospitalized
2018-06-25
Supporters of a prominent Shiite cleric in Bahrain who has lost his citizenship and is under house arrest say he has been taken to a local hospital.
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Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim Transferred to Hospital, His Son and Son-in-Law Arrested
2018-06-25
The highest religious authority in Bahrain Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim was transferred on Sunday (June 24, 2018) to a hospital in an ambulance, after his health deteriorated.
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Court Binds University to Pay 47000 BD for 4 Gulf National Students
2018-06-24
The High Administrative Court bound one of the private universities to pay 47000 BD for 4 Gulf national students, because the university didn’t graduate them after passing the courses they registered in, due to a university administrative error.
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MoI Says It Seized Car Bearing “Ahrar Al-Sham” Logo
2018-06-24
Director-General of the Northern Governorate Police said that the Ministry of Interior seized a car with an illegal logo on its rear window, adding that activists have circulated photos for a Bahraini vehicle (Bus) bearing the logo of terrorist group of Ahrar Al-Sham that fights in Syria.
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Fighting Moves Closer to Center of Yemen's Main Port City
2018-06-24
Yemen's Houthis deployed additional forces in the main port city of Hodeidah on Sunday as a Saudi-led military coalition moved closer to the city center in the largest offensive of the war, raising U.N. fears of a humanitarian catastrophe.
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OPEC/Non-OPEC Monitoring Committee to Look at Oil Output Increase: Kuwait
2018-06-24
Kuwait's energy minister said a joint OPEC and non-OPEC monitoring committee would look at how oil output increases will be allocated among producers, the official news agency KUNA reported late on Saturday.
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PM Abadi, Sadr Alliance Brings Iraq Government Closer
2018-06-24
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Saturday their political blocs would enter into an alliance, bringing Iraq one step closer to forming a new government after an election marred by low turnout and fraud allegations.
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Saudi Women Take Victory Laps as Driving Ban Ends
2018-06-24
Women in Saudi Arabia took to the roads early on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world’s last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women’s repression in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.
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Court Sentences Suspect to 3-Year Jail Term, 8 Others to 1-Year Jail Term over Burning Ties in Diraz
2018-06-24
The Fourth High Criminal Court handed down 3-year jail term to a suspect and 1-year jail term to 8 others accused of burning tires in Diraz.
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Saudi Arabia Denies UEFA Charge of Hosting Pirated Sports Channel Broadcasting World Cup
2018-06-24
A row over broadcasting of the World Cup in Saudi Arabia has escalated, with Riyadh denying an allegation by European soccer’s governing body that a television channel it says is illegally showing matches is based in the kingdom.
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Lockheed Wins $1.1 Bln US Defense Contract, Pentagon
2018-06-24
Lockheed Martin Corp and two of its subsidiaries have been awarded a $1.1 billion contract for production of F-16 fighter jets for Bahrain.
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US Lockheed Awarded $1.1 Billion Contract for 16 F-16 Fighter Jets for Bahrain
2018-06-24
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.1 billion contract to produce 16 F-16 Viper Block 70 fighter aircraft for Bahrain, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a release.
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Defense One: The US Must Tell Bahrain’s Rulers: It’s Time to Reform
2018-06-24
Article published on the Defense One website said that “it’s time for the Trump administration to tell the Bahraini ruling family to ease off.”
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After Gazprom Probe, EU Investigates Qatar's Long-Term LNG Contracts
2018-06-23
The European Commission is investigating the bloc’s biggest sea-borne gas supplier Qatar Petroleum over potentially restrictive 20-year supply agreements.
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"Stalled Projects": Claims that Sunset Hills and Marina West Projects to be Auctioned Not True
2018-06-23
Bahrain's Judicial Committee for the Settlement of Stalled Real Estate Projects said that what was published in a local newspaper about the imminent sale of the Sunset Hills and Marina West projects at auction was false.