http://www.Al-Shorfa.comNews and Views of Al-Shorfaen-GB2012-02-042012-02-03Many conference participants said women need to be more assertive about attaining their rights in society. http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/features/meii/features/main/2012/02/03/feature-01 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/features/meii/features/main/2012/02/03/feature-012012-02-03One of the government's recent moves was cancelling 2 billion dirhams ($545 million) of personal debt. http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/features/meii/features/main/2012/02/03/feature-02 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/features/meii/features/main/2012/02/03/feature-022012-02-03Bahrain attracted $300 million in foreign investment in 2011 despite the regional and international downturn. http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/features/meii/features/main/2012/02/03/feature-03 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/features/meii/features/main/2012/02/03/feature-032012-02-03Members of the Philippines military conducted an air raid against a terrorist camp in the Mindanao region that led to the death of several al-Qaeda l... http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-01 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-012012-02-03Nine suspected members of al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq were arrested during a security operation, Iraqi police in Basra province announc... http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-02 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-022012-02-03Iraqi police in Salah ad-Din found Friday (February 3rd) a large cache of weapons and explosives suspected of belonging to al-Qaeda in Iraq in the al... http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-03 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-032012-02-03Twenty-five people were killed by the Syrian army and security forces Friday (February 3rd) in Rif Dimashq during demonstrations staged to commemorat... http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-04 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-042012-02-03The Islamist opposition has won a major victory in Kuwait's National Assembly elections, al-Arabiya reported Friday (February 3rd).... http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-05 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-052012-02-03Three Iraqi civilians were killed and two others were wounded Friday (February 3rd) when a sticky bomb targeting a lawyer's car exploded in central R... http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-06 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-062012-02-03Iraqi police killed a gunman who was planting an improvised explosive device (IED) on the side of a public road and arrested another who was helping... http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-07 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-072012-02-03UAE ranked second worldwide in 2011 for the second year in a row among countries that constructed buildings taller than 200 metres, al-Ittihad report... http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-08 http://www.Al-Shorfa.com/cocoon/meii/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/meii/newsbriefs/2012/02/03/newsbrief-08