While businessmen were earnestly discussing ways to bolster moderate thought in the Bahraini parliament, Islamist parliamentarians were again doing their damnest to completely destroy the country’s tourism and business sectors. What does it take to get the message through to these numbskulls that what they’re doing is wrong, backward, and belongs in a time that …

INCREASED private sector involvement in politics will benefit all, Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) members said last night. They said that some current MPs were ignoring important economic issues such as employment and attracting investment and instead putting in place policies which could hurt Bahrain’s economy. The businessmen were discussing the next step …

In Arabic, Bahrain’s capital city means “a sleeping place,” but on weekends Manama is far from sleepy. Numerous Saudi citizens cross the 25-kilometer King Fahd Causeway connecting their kingdom to Bahrain to eat, drink, party and of course mingle with women – something they can’t easily do at home. Still, there is more to Manama …