Gilmore insists: 'Ireland always raises human rights issues'
Micheál Martin has said “of course” the Taoiseach should have raised human rights issues with leaders in the Gulf this week.
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Micheál Martin has said “of course” the Taoiseach should have raised human rights issues with leaders in the Gulf this week.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton have come in for criticism for not raising human rights issues during their visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar – but what exactly are the issues?
Enda Kenny has acknowledged Saudi Arabia’s election to the UN Human Rights Council, but the government won’t say if concerns about human rights issues are being raised with leaders there or in Qatar and UAE this week.
They will be accompanied by representatives from almost 90 companies, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.
The two European heavyweights met in a friendly in Qatar earlier today with the game ending 1-0.
The former Ireland boss took it all in his stride.
Zahir Belounis says he has no problem with the country, only his former club.
‘I have listened to the ding from lots critics and I am going to Qatar to listen to the dong.’
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The Gulf state insist they’ll probe the claims and compile a report.
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The Uefa President also mocked Sepp Blatter in an interview that will likely cause controversy.
Looks like it’d last us about an hour.
Russ Finn was freed yesterday, his employers Al Jazeera have confirmed. He was held without charge after being arrested with three colleagues last Tuesday.
Russ Finn was working for broadcaster Al-Jazeera in Cairo. He has been held since Tuesday when he was arrested along with two colleagues.
A bit of sense with this man.
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, 61, hands over a small but economically strong Gulf state that has punched above its weight in recent years and has become a key role player in Arab Spring uprisings.
The Taliban has just opened a political office in Qatar, and senior officials believe it’s a step closer to abandoning terrorism.
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
Assad has said the fall of his regime would cause a “domino effect” that would lead to years of instability in the Middle East.
It’s been suggested that the newspaper was fooled by a spoof article on website Les Cahiers du Football
Afgahnistan president Hamid Karzai criticised the Taliban for holding the talks at the same time as they carry out suicide attacks that kill civilians and children.
The magazine says the awarding of football’s most prestigious tournament had ‘a whiff of scandal’ about it.
The UN Secretary-General said that it was only fair that the developed world should bear most of the responsibility in fighting global warming.
Yesterday a deal was made to form a broad-based opposition structure to take the 20-month uprising forward.
It beats the back field for a puck-around.
Reports on Friday stated that Silvio Berlusconi was about to sell 30% of the club he owns to the ruling Al-Thani family.
Najeeb Chirakal has been punished for his behaviour by world football’s governing body.
Hosting the competition in November would mean the club seasons would have to be postponed for over a month.
The 49-year-old man became ill in early September, having travelled to Saudi Arabia. He is now after being transferred to a London hospital.
Germany’s successful 2006 World Cup bid will also be reassessed.
Riad Hijab, highest-ranking political figure to defect from the government, said he felt “pain in his soul” over the regime’s shelling and other attacks on rebel strongholds.
The move is an attempt to take over rebel-held areas in Damascus and Aleppo, two of the biggest cities in the country.
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