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Bahrain sets up team to combat new virusBahrain has set up a special taskforce to help prevent cases of a deadly SARS-like virus that has killed 16 people in neighbouring Saudi Arabia and infected more than 30 others. The announcement came as top Health Ministry officia More… |
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Bahrain to set up task force for building safetyBahrain will set up an emergency task force to enforce building safety, following a series of fatal blazes, a report said. This came as HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa chaired the weekly Cabinet meeting yes More… |
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Energy, security task force launched at WFESA new task force to focus on the impact of energy on security and to examine ways of forestalling energy-related conflict was launched today at the ongoing World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi. The sixth annual WFES, a p More… |
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Clamp called on Indonesia domestic workersAn increasing number of Indonesian domestic workers are illegally entering Saudi Arabia via Bahrain that has forced a task force to call for a blanket moratorium on sending its nationals to Middle East countries. A spokesman from the presi More… |
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Dubai conducts big maritime drillDubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), which is responsible for regulating, supervising and co-ordinating all aspects of maritime sector in Dubai, conducted its first ever multiple jurisdiction table top exercise and ship board evacu More… |
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UAE sets up task force to combat MSThe Emirates Neurology Society (Emins) has set up the first-ever national taskforce to tackle multiple sclerosis (MS), a nervous system disease with no known cause that affects the brain and spinal cord, in the UAE. Acting under the umbrel More… |
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GCC banking institutes set up task forceThe GCC Committee of Banking Institutes has set up a task force that will aim to unify certificates, diplomas and degrees in banking and insurance across the region. Speaking at the 27th annual meeting of the institute, hosted at the K Hot More… |
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Bahrain takes task force commandBahrain has taken command of an international coalition set up to combat terrorism, piracy and drug trafficking in Gulf waters. Royal Bahrain Naval Force's Colonel Isa Al Doseri took over command of Combined Task Force (CTF)-152 from B More… |
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GCC to create security task forceGCC states have agreed to create a joint rapid deployment force to address security threats in the region. The force would intervene in situations similar to an incursion into Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Shi'ite rebels earlier this year, GC More… |
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Task force to combat piracyAn international task force has been set up in Bahrain to combat piracy. The Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has established Combined Task Force 151 (CTF 151) specifically for counter-piracy operations. Naval ships and assets from More… |
