MOI: With reference to a Press conference held by the Human Rights Watch to release its report on torture allegations in Bahrain, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior and head of the Human Right Committee at the Ministry, Brigadier Tariq Bin Daina, has affirmed that the report lacks objectivity and neutrality.
He also said the report took a one-sided view, relying on statements from a few people with hostile opinions against the political openness and reforms in the country, which was proved by the fact they chose not to take part in the democratic process. (More Details)

MOI: The General Director of the Southern Governorate Police said on Monday that two suspects had been arrested for stealing two gas cylinders from a house in the governorate.
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MOI: The Maritime Training Centre at the Coast Guard has held a workshop on the maintenance of petrol engines in association with Al Koheeji Maritime Centre. (More Details)

: TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran started making higher-grade nuclear fuel on Tuesday, state television reported, a defiant move that may increase pressure for new international sanctions on the major oil producer.
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BBC: Editor's note: Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Advocate and 2003 Nobel Laureate, writes an Open Letter to Honorable Madam Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (More Details)

BBC: The family of a Haitian man says he has survived four weeks under rubble since the devastating earthquake that struck on 12 January. (More Details)

AFP: COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka will face a court martial for "military offences", an official said Tuesday.
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