Can anyone guess what Bahrain’s press freedom index is going to be for 2006? No? Well let’s look at the trend, so we can realistically predict the future: 2002 = 67 2003 = 117 2004 = 167 2005 = 123 Let’s also consider other factors that might assist us in this prediction; emoodz broke the …
Month: November 2005
FORTY websites were allegedly shut down this week by the Information Ministry without warning or prior notice, Bahraini webmasters claimed yesterday. They include a number of popular Bahraini websites regularly visited by surfers for political developments in the kingdom. They include www.montadayat.org, which was closed permanently on Monday after being closed on Friday and reopened …
Unstoppabulls Racer Talal Al Ghaith finished third in Pres-Race 1 after qualifying fourth in the Mini Cooper race hosted at the Bahrain International Circuit as a support race for the GT. The top three racers were, veteran racer Ali Kobaisi 1st, Salah Saluddin 2nd, and third was the youngest racer on the field, Unstoppabulls Talal …
Unstoppabulls Racing Team owned by HH Shaikh Khalifa bin Hamed bin Isa Al Khalifa will participate in the second round of the Mini-Cooper race hosted at the Bahrain International Circuit on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th November. The least experienced driver in the Mini-Cooper series, Bulls racer Talal hopes to bring home the same impressive …
Intellectuals last night called for a united stand against religious extremists who are trying to restrict personal freedoms in Bahrain. Professionals, business people, activists and journalists at Almuntada (The Forum) said that something must be done to stop fundamentalists from taking the country backwards.