Defence lawyers were stunned yesterday as 12 protesters were each sentenced to two years for an illegal demonstration at Bahrain International Airport.Lawyers shook their heads in disbelief after Lower Criminal Court judge Ibrahim Al Zayed delivered the verdict and handed out the sentences. Nine of the men were already in custody and were in court …
Month: February 2006
Breakfast, originally uploaded by malyousif. Breakfast at the Ritz this morning… Quiet, calm, peaceful and we had virtually the whole resort to ourselves.
I do not normally reproduce email threads here, in fact I cannot remember that I have done so before, but I thought that I have to share this particular exchange with a member of the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry with you. It is an unfortunate situation which I had hoped that it would …
slug, originally uploaded by malyousif. I physically picked up over 100 of these critters last night (this is not an exageration!) but there is always that one that you miss, and I got this bugger this morning!
Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been jailed for seven years after being found guilty of inciting murder and race hate. Abu Hamza, 47, who preached at Finsbury Park Mosque, London, was convicted of 11 of the 15 charges he faced. BBC News Good riddance. This terrorist should not have been allowed anywhere near …