MPs initially voted 18 to 15 to reject the Royal Decree handing over the running of Mina Salman and the upcoming Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Port to APM Terminals Bahrain. Al-Wefaq (+ Al-Gaoud) is demonstrating that they can vote as a block and make their presence felt. Good for them. At least this is movement, …
Month: March 2007
As ridiculous as it may sound, all that is needed is a lick of black nail polish and fourth hand hearsay for it to be “proven” that high school kids in Bahrain practice Satan Worship. And all you need is a girl with short hair to confirm that not only is she a lesbian, but …
This is the first of the “new age” bloggers’ gatherings which I hope will have more substance and you will enjoy and benefit from. The short agenda will include the following: The State of the Bahraini blogosphere New blogs in 2007 Needs a sponsor, please step up! Report on the BYSHR’s Electronic Journalism Freedom and …
When neighbouring countries like Qatar provide free municipal services, water, electricity and even local telephone calls to their citizens, our government in Bahrain seem to find creative ways in which to extract more money from us! This time, it’s a little increase in municipal charges; from BD2 per month per owned household to BD50! And …
This time, the lottery winner is Hussain Khalaf who has been indicted and fined BD50 (US$132) for describing a fight without naming the participants! The Bahrain Journalists’ Association is urging Mr. Khalaf to appeal the case as it believes – rightly – that he did no wrong. As young teenagers, we used to joke with …