I sure hope so. Us Bahrainis (who voted) can fully understand how Iraqis must have felt today going to the polls. The difference however is that they’ve also been dodging bullets and bombs while trying to get to polling stations. Well done to all those who have participated. I hope your efforts and sacrifices bear …

A Bahraini “Mahmood Abdulaziz” was killed today in a gun battle with security forces in Salmiya, Kuwait. The BBC reports 4 people killed, 3 terrorists and one policeman. As a Bahraini was killed too in the ensuing gunfire, was he too one of the terrorists? The BBC at least did not go into detail yet …

tackiness: ‘This is my chance to give something back,’ Mr. Alabbar said. ‘I represent the Dubai dream and now I’m going to show young people how to turn their dreams into reality. We have been set a marvelous example here in Dubai by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who has shown that dreams …