I’ve just learned from a reliable source that Al-Wefaq has boycotted the inaugural session of parliament. This means that the largest political society in Bahrain, the one which won 17 clear seats out of 40, and gained 62% of the electoral vote is not participating in their first every parliamentary session to be opened by …
Day: December 15, 2006
In either case the ultimate victor seems to be the monarchy, which continues to portray itself as an indispensable mediator over a fractious body politic. “Without the monarchy,” a ministry official asserted, “Bahrain would go the way of Iraq and Lebanon.” Echoing this assertion, a member of the king’s appointed consultative council, which has effective …
Shura Council members are to call for the creation of a human rights committee within the chamber. The request will be made by Faisal Fulad and Houda Nonoo, who are both Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS) board members. “We think Al Wefaq will try to establish a human rights committee in parliament and these …
Rose-ringed parakeet, originally uploaded by malyousif. We normally have any number between 4 and 20 – sometimes it looks like more! – of these noisy but beautiful parakeets in our garden. They have made the eaves their home too, judging by the amount of water proofing material they rip up and throw down, as well …
وعلمت‮ »‬الأيام‮« ‬انالوÙÂاق لم تØÂسم امرها بشكل نهائي‮ ‬بشأنØÂضور الجلسة‮ ‬،‮ ‬وأنأمينعام الوÙÂاق النائب الشيخ علي‮ ‬سلمانالتقى أمس برÙÂقة ثلاثة نواب منكتلته مع جهات عليا،‮ ‬كما سيعقد سلماناليوم مؤتمرا صØÂاÙÂيا،‮ ‬يعلنÙÂيه موق٠كتلته ليوضؠØÂيثيات قراره ÙÂي‮ ‬ما‮ ‬يتعلق بجلسة توزيع المناصب‮. Al-Ayam :: 15 Dec, ’06 …