Was it worth it? Young people distanced from their families, studies and jobs for two whole years? The sentence is rather harsh. A few months would have been more appropriate and would have just as effectively demonstrated the government’s intention not to let riots like these go unpunished. And, had the sentence been shorter, I …
تأسيس لجنة للدÙÂاع عنالرسول يرأسها السعيديأعلنمساء أمس ÙÂيالرÙÂاع الشرقيتأسيس لجنة شعبية، وذلك للتعبير عنسخط الاهاليمنالاساءة الى النبيالكريم عبر الصØÂ٠الدنماركية ومنموق٠ØÂكومتها منصØÂاÙÂتها المØÂلية، وتم تشكيل اللجنة تØÂت مسمى «لجنة الرÙÂاع للدÙÂاع عنالرسول الكريم» وتم اختيار النائب جاسم السعيديرئيسا لها، وناصر السندي…
Remember this? Well, leading businessmen had their inaugural meeting in which they announced the formation of their charity organisation and agreed on its objectives, which I am extremely happy to note is not just limited to traditional giving of alms, as the various charities and Islamist societies on the island have been doing for ages, …
ITP Business, following in Forbes footsteps, has just published a list of top 10 billionaires of the Arab world. Knowing how secretive these families and individuals are, as well as the fact that their finances are closely guarded secrets, the absence of tax (and hence tax records and returns), I would call into question how …
TWO international human rights organisations have condemned charges filed against women’s rights activist Ghada Jamsheer. Ms Jamsheer, who heads the Women’s Petition Committee says she will go to jail rather than be silenced. Human Rights Watch and the Arab Programme for Human Rights Activists (APHRA) have each called for all charges against her to be …