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NRA makes new reactor safety regimen official
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
World | Focus Jun 19, 2013
Private money pours into Syrian conflict as donors pick sides
by Joby Warrick
Syrian tanks were closing in on the rebel-held town of Qusair last month when a Kuwaiti sheik named Hajjaj al-Ajmi and his money machine roared into action. In a series of urgent messages on his Twitter account, al-Ajmi appealed for cash to help save ...
World Jan 8, 2013
Kuwaiti protesters, police clash
Kuwaiti riot police on Sunday fired tear gas and stun grenades at hundreds of opposition protesters who demanded that the new Parliament be dissolved and controversial electoral legislation be scrapped. Police arrested several protesters, including Osama al-Shaheen, a member of the previous opposition-dominated Parliament, ...