Manama Dec. 04th, 2004: Regarded by many as the second most important track racing series in the world after Formula 1, the Formula 3 racing series is making history by racing for the first time on Arabian soil, amid Arabian people, in the Home of MotorSport in the Middle East, in the Bahrain International Circuit. …

for the 2004 Best Middle East or Africa Blog Award, so go vote for him NOW! and why the hell they have awards and even lump the Middle East with Africa is anyone’s guess. The Middle East is around 300 million people, do they have to add another billion or so from Africa to make …

OFFICIALS are to tear down street advertising in parts of Bahrain, which features scantily-clad women or “indecent” images. The crackdown is being waged immediately by Southern Municipal Council, which covers East Riffa, Askar, Sakhir, Jaw and surrounding areas, plus Hawar. Offenders will face prosecution, said council technical committee chairman Adel Al Moraisi. The council took …

Yes it is. Amna, Arif and I put up the tree this morning officially initiating the Christmas season at our house. Needless to say that while we were putting up the tree, Frances and Hanan were out shopping for Christman pressies! Happy Christmas everyone (starting early this year!) 🙂

Money laundering poses a more complex problem that we can imagine. But laundering takes on many forms and some have been rather taken for granted, at least that’s what a top officer from the Ministry of Interior stressed at this week’s conference on anti-money laundering. He explicitly stated that any amount taken through illegal means …