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 …
Year: 2007
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 …
The Southern Border, originally uploaded by malyousif. Part of the North-facing border that I established about a year ago. In full bloom now. This is a panorama of several stitched photos taken with the mobile phone!
عالم سعودييجوّز شراب بول الإبل قال المستشار القضائيبوزارة العدل السعودية الشيخ عبد المØÂسنالعبيكانÙÂيتصريØÂات نشرت أمس (الأØÂد)ØŒ إنشرب بول الإبل جائز ‘’وليس ÙÂيه أيمØÂظور شرعي’’ إذا كانلعلاج التهاب الكبد الوبائي. ونقلت صØÂÙŠÙÂØ© ‘’المدينة’’ أمس عنالعبيكانقوله إن‘’شرب أبوال الإبل وألبانها Ù…ÙÂيد جداً، وثبت ÙÂيالطب الØÂديث …
Al-Wefaq’s abrogation of pre-elections promises is complete. They can no longer be called “opposition”, they are just another flavour of a docile quasi-political society, just like the others. The only real opposition which insures the government is watched in its performance then are those powers outside the parliamentary game. What a shame. Such promise and …