http://www.gcclub.org ÎÏãÉ rss ÇÍÏì ÎÏãÇÊ Gulf Cultural Club InnoPortal 2012-02-06 Saudi Gazette: A group of Saudi women is suing the Traffic Administration at the Administrative Court in Riyadh for refusing to issue them with driver’s licenses. They have argued that there is no law in the Kingdom that prevents them from taking the wheel in this country. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4311 2012-02-06 Kuwait Times: Kuwait has “little respect” for the rights of more than 100,000 stateless people, Human Rights Watch said yesterday after releasing its World Report 2012 on Kuwait. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4310 2012-02-06 Gulf Times: Qatar and Turkey urged the West yesterday not to attack Iran to solve a nuclear row, but to make greater efforts to negotiate an end to the dispute. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4309 2012-02-06 Gulf Times: Kuwait's interim government tendered its resignation yesterday, state television said, making way for the formation of a new cabinet following a snap parliamentary election on Thursday. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4308 2012-02-06 Gulf Times: Bahraini opposition parties, launching a week-long “sit-in” for political reforms at a mass rally, swore yesterday to take their campaign to the centre of last year’s democracy protest in the capital Manama. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4307 2012-02-06 Gulf Times: The two main Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, agreed at a meeting in Doha yesterday that presidential and legislative elections must be held “quickly”, a top official told AFP. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4306 2012-02-06 Since the whole of India celebrated 26th January as their 63rd Republic Day, the strong Indian community based here in the Kingdom of Bahrain made sure the celebrations were multi-fold. These celebrations continued for more than a week, commencing with the flag hoisting by ambassador Mohan Kumar at the BahrainKeraleeya Samajam on 26 January http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4305 2012-02-05 Syria has reportedly detained a Saudi Arabian intelligence agent in the western city of Homs during clashes between the Syrian army and armed groups. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4304 2012-02-05 Thousands of Bahraini anti-regime protesters have taken to the streets near the capital Manama to call on the ruling regime of Al Khalifa to give up power, Press TV reports. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4303 2012-02-05 By SCOTT SAYARE PARIS — In a ceremony in Oslo that repeatedly invoked gender equality and the democratic strivings of the Arab Spring, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was presented to three female activists and political leaders on Saturday for “their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights” as peacemakers. Multimedia http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4302 2012-02-05 Two Saudi female activists, defying a ban on women’s driving in Saudi Arabia, have filed a lawsuit against the government for refusing to issue driving licenses for them. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4301 2012-02-05 Bahraini regime forces have intensified attacks on protesters as the first anniversary of the February 14 uprising in the country draws closer. Saudi-backed regime forces have attacked protesters in several villages, injuring tens of people and arresting several women. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4300 2012-02-05 (Reuters) - Bahraini opposition parties, launching a week-long 'sit-in' for political reforms at a mass rally, swore on Sunday to take their campaign to the centre of last year's democracy protest in the capital Manama. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4299 2012-02-04 At least five people have been killed in the latest street clashes between Egyptian protesters and riot police in the cities of Cairo and Suez over a deadly football match north of the country. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4298 2012-02-04 Hundreds of Muslims have rallied near the headquarters of New York Police Department (NYPD) to protest spying on Shia Muslims and mosques by the NYPD, Press TVreports. http://www.gcclub.org/index.php?show=news&action=article&id=4297