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CMC member
against quota
for women |
 SHEIKHA
AL JUFAIRI, who made history in 2003 when she won election to
the Central Municipal Council (CMC) from the Airport constituency,
the first woman in the GCC ever to win a municipal election,
is against reservation of seats for women in the CMC as demanded
by many. In an exclusive interview with Qatar Tribune, Sheikha
al Jufairi answered a number of... |
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 TOYemenis,
violence in the streets and threats of state collapse are nothing
new. Despite reports portraying the protests in Yemen as something
of a revolution, democratic change has little possibility of
success. President Ali Abdullah Saleh is essentially a figurehead;
whether he stays or goes, the regime of technocrats and thugs
he represents is unlikely. |
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GAZA WAR REPORT |
| WE have a new verb, "to Goldstone."
Its meaning: To make a finding, and then partially retract it
for uncertain motive. Etymology: the strange actions of a respected
South African Jewish jurist under intense pressure from Israel,
the US Congress and world Jewish groups. Richard Goldstone is
an author of the "Goldstone Report," an investigation
of Israel´s military campaign in Gaza... |
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Saudi spending could stoke inflation: Al Assaf
ZAWYA DOW JONES
RIYADH NEW spending programmes announced recently by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah could lead to inflationary pressures in the kingdom, according to Saudi Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf.
But the benefits, announced amid spreading regional unrest, will have a positive effect on the kingdom in the longer term, Al Assaf said in an interview broadcast by the Dubai-based television channel Al Arabiya.
Saudi Arabia’s annualised inflation fell to a ten-month low of 4.9% in February, down from 5.3% in January, data from the Central Department of Statistics & Information showed last month.
King Abdullah has announced a massive spending programme in an effort to address housing and unemployment problems, and to boost public sector wages.
The initiatives will cost the government at least SAR485 billion ($129.28 billion) in total over several years
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