As Martin Luther King once said: We shall have to repent in this generation, not so much for the evil deeds of the wicked people, but for the appalling silence of the good people. Help us break the silence. Help Palestine live in peace. via Haitham Sabbah

It took them one year to “research and enact a youth strategy” and what do they come out with? What are their recommendations? Those protectors of freedoms and free-thought? 1. Censor the internet 2. Censor satellite television 3. Ban youths (under 21) from entering hotels, bars and discos Go figure.

Man I am pissed. As usual I’ve left things right to the last second and now I couldn’t get tickets for the Rumble in the Desert event: the first ever Drag Racing event in Bahrain at the BIC and I can’t get tickets! Still, I asked a friend who hopefully can oblige, otherwise I’ll have …

The Environment Friends Society (EFS) rescued a rare fish last week after it was caught in a fishing net just outside the Hidd area. The fish that is known as Thoar Amar to Bahraini fishermen or better known as the Spotted Eagle Ray was unable to escape from a fishing net that had been set-up …

Just had a friend visit me in the office and he smoked two cigarettes while he was here, which was about 15 minutes and now I’m coughing and spluttering, and have a slight headache… more important than that is that I didn’t pounce on his cigarette pack! I’ve opened the door to the balcony in …