I got this from the UAE Community Blog, please be careful using ATMs, I know there was a case a few weeks ago in Bahrain where two Bulgarians were apprehended supposedly for mounting such a crime, but there was no follow-up in the local press about them (I can’t recall a follow-up). This article is …
Day: April 5, 2006
“Despite the presence of a large number of Saudi women drivers in Bahrain, not a single case of traffic violation has been registered against them,†Al-Riyadh Arabic daily quoted Sameem as saying. Bahrain’s traffic department has issued driving licenses to 1,107 Saudi women, Sameem confirmed. He said Saudi women have displayed exceptional control and concentration …
I was so glad to read in the papers this morning that the owner of the fateful Al-Dana dhow has been remanded in custody for 7 days by the public prosecutor and that he is facing manslaughter charges that if convicted will land him in prison for 5 years. This is not an attack on …
A Bahraini MP yesterday called for the gradual introduction of Sharia (Islamic) law to deal with all criminals. Another claimed that thieves should have their hands chopped off because “God ordered us to do soâ€Â. However, one described the punishment as unfair if adulterers are not stoned. The comments were made in parliament yesterday as …