Man i Kuwait dömd för twitterinlägg

Den dömde mannen hävdar att hans twitterkonto hade kapats. Men åklagaren står fast vid att mannen förolämpat profeten Muhammed och ledarna för de två Gulfstaterna.

Tillslaget mot mannen var ett av flera mot personer som uttryckt sig vad man tolkat som regimkritiskt på nätet. Och visar också på ett samarbete mellan Gulf-nationerna i jakten på oliktänkande, skriver nyhetsbyrån AP.

A magyar méhész, aki letarolja Európát

Kevés olyan élelmiszer-ipari termék van, amelynek nemzetközi piacain Magyarország igazi nagy játékosnak számít, a méz azonban – például a szarvasgomba mellett – ilyen. A legmenőbb londoni gourmand bolttól a legnagyobb olasz szupermarket-hálózatokig kaphatóak ugyanis a Dunavarsányból származó magyar akác-, hárs-, vegyes és más virágmézek. Magyarországon nincs komoly versenytársuk, külföldön is kevés, Európában a négy nagy forgalmazó – két német, egy angol Read more [...]

ОАЭ – региональный лидер по ведению бизнеса

Объединенные Арабские Эмираты возглавили рейтинг Всемирного банка среди ближневосточных стран по легкости ведения бизнеса в регионе, сообщает Trade Arabia Первое место на Ближнем Востоке означает 23-е место в мировом рейтинге. Саудовская Аравия заняла в нем 26- е место. Далее Read more [...]

Bahrain’s Arab Banking Corp Names Kawan As Permanent CEO

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Bahrain: Kannada Sangh ñ Bahrain honors visiting Dignitaries from Hometown

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Oman at Arab tourism ministers meet

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Kuwait upholds jail term for Shia tweeter – Peninsula On

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US afraid of regime fall in Bahrain: Analyst

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Al-Jishi: Bahrain hosts workshop on women’s economic rights

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Bahrain, bomba contro pattuglia a Demistan: feriti diversi poliziotti

copy LaPresse Manama (Bahrain), 28 ott. (LaPresse/AP) - Un ordigno artigianale che prendeva di mira una pattuglia di polizia è esploso in Bahrain a Demistan, circa 10 chilometri a sudovest della capitale Manama, ferendo un numero imprecisato di agenti. Lo riferisce la polizia locale oggi, precisando che l'episodio risale a sabato. Recentemente Read more [...]