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Tweet Lands Man In Prison for 2 YEARS

Reuters | Posted 03.08.2013 | Technology
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KUWAIT, Jan 6 (Reuters) - A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter, a lawyer following th...

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Qatar: Why Protests Won't Happen Here

Shabina S. Khatri | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Shabina S. Khatri

As people across the Middle East rally against their regimes, Qatar appears to be the only country in the Arabian Gulf to escape unscathed by the politics. There are a dozen reasons why.

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Bahrain Protesters "Determined as Ever" Despite State Violence

Meedan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Protests, Reform, Lulu, Bahrain, Khalifa, Twitter, King Hamad, Emir, Shaikh Khalifa, Mohammed E Al Maskati, Tripoli, Islamists, World News
Meedan

Protesters built a stage in the middle of the roundabout. Tents soon followed. By nightfall, thousands were chanting "we will not leave before he leaves." He is Bahrain's Prime Minister.

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Queen Welcomes Emir Of Qatar To Windsor Castle (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Despite chilly temperatures, Queen Elizabeth II formally welcomed the emir of Qatar to Britain on Tuesday with a lavish ceremony and formal banquet at...

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