Mahmood's Den

In a surprise move, the US handed over sovereignty to Iraq two days before the previously announced date of June 30th!
The US has formally handed over power in Iraq, two days ahead of schedule.
In a low-key ceremony in Baghdad, US administrator Paul Bremer gave legal documents to an Iraqi judge at 1026 local time (0626 [...]

I’m now officially on holiday, the first one since 1986!
So expect email replies and posts to be intermittent at best until my return on Aug 8th!
arrivederci
woohooooo!!

Seven Bahrainis detained and later released on suspicion of plotting terrorism yesterday denied any links to Al Qaeda or any other terrorist organisation.

The seven said they did not know why the Interior Ministry suspected them because they spent their spare time on charity work, teaching Quran and similar activities.
Speaking at a Press conference at the [...]

It’s reported on the front page of Al-Ayam today that whoever wishes to marry a second wife must now prove that he can take care of the first wife and her children before he will be allowed to marry a second, and only after approval from the higher casation shari’a court!
This is a major development [...]

The Angry Arab is releasing his book tomorrow: The Battle for Saudi Arabia. I am absolutely convinced that it won’t see the light of day in any of the Gulf countries so we can’t critique it. But hope to pick up a copy and make it my holiday reading!

So Muslims CAN make their feelings shown!
I’ve written before about a mosque care-taker using a mosque in Tubli as his personal brothel where he lures children into his room within the mosque, molests and rapes them about a year ago. He was prosecuted, had a sentence of 10 years in jail thrown on him and [...]

Bahrainis took to the streets yesterday to demand that torturers and human rights violators be brought to justice.
Around 400 people took part in the rally held next to the United Nations House in Hoora to mark the UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
“We are here to honour and pay tribute to [...]

Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH) has officially announced that ‘The Financial Centre’ component of the development is officially ‘open for sale’ – offering local, regional and international financial institutions and related businesses freehold ownership or lease options within the region’s first world-class financial centre. At this stage, 35 per cent occupancy rate has already been confirmed.

Bahrain last night released without charge six Bahrainis detained on Tuesday on suspicion of plotting terrorism in the kingdom, the attorney general said. “No charges have been pressed against any of the accused. They have all been released without charge,” said Sharif Shadi, after a 45-minute hearing.
Counsel for one of the accused, Abdullah Hashim, said [...]

The last month has been hectic, we have looked at tens of houses and plots of land all over Bahrain, but I can finally and happily say that we have today signed the papers and paid the money for a new house. The very first we have ever owned! This after 14 years of trying [...]