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"This is probably the first political petition in the history of the U.A.E.," said Ibtissam Ketbi, a political scientist who is the first of the petition's 133 signatories.
UAE Citizens Petition Rulers for Elected Parliament Nour Malas 2011
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"The Federal National Council should be given more authority—it should have legislative powers and powers of accountability too," Dr. Ketbi said.
UAE Citizens Petition Rulers for Elected Parliament Nour Malas 2011
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"The reshuffle was the most urgent of the protesters' demands," said Ibtisam Al Ketbi, a professor of political science at the United Arab Emirates University.
Oman Removes Powerful Economy Minister Nour Malas 2011
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Among other contracts announced today, the "Abu Dhabi Ship Building Company was awarded an 800.5 million dirham $218.1 million contract for purchase of RAM missiles," Ketbi said.
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An estimated $7 billion deal to purchase the advanced missile defense system called THAAD from Lockheed Martin is still under negotiations with a final agreement to be sealed in "the near future," said Ketbi.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Asked about developments on a potential deal with France's Dassault Aviation for the supply of Rafale warplanes, Ketbi said work is still underway.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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In the coming few days we will sign more deals, Major General Obeid al Ketbi, the IDEX spokesman told reporters on Monday.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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"The interpretations of the [Muslim holy book] Koran verses, which are subject to the interpreter's frame of mind, have wronged women," Ketbi said.
Taipei Times 2010
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But regardless of their achievements, Ketbi said, Gulf women, like most of their Arab sisters, are still "immature" when it comes to citizenship rights because they cannot pass their nationality to children born to foreign fathers.
Taipei Times 2010
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"We are practically living in reservations, and if this abnormal growth continues at the current rate, in 20 years 'time we'll end up like the American Indians," Ketbi says.
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