The Bahraini parliamentary committee of legal and parliamentary affairs under the chairmanship of MP Abdullatif Ahmed Al-Shaikh discussed a motion to “encourage memorising the Holy Quran completely and treating those who do equivalent to university graduates in the workplace.” The committee approved the motion with minor changes (Al-Wasat Newspaper, October 22nd, 2003, page 6, parliament …
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Arab states’ gross domestic product at the end of the 20th century was US$604 billion, little more than that of Spain. Only 53 newspapers are sold per 1,000 people in the Arab countries, compared with 285 in developed countries. Books published make up 1.1 per cent of world production though Arabs make up 5 per …
WHEN will Batelco provide an alternative means to the severe and frequent recurrance of their (it seems) only cable connecting the island to the rest of the world? Another cable was found damaged and internet communications in particular are affected. CABLE DAMAGE NEAR UAE AFFECTS BAHRAIN COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES “Batelco Head of Corporate Affairs Ahmed Al …
Bahrain has reposed a major vote of confidence in Linux by using the open source software as the engine to drive its future on-line services. IBM is providing the support, while its regional partner, Gulf Business Machines, is doing the project implementation. In fact, the GCC states have recommended incorporating Linux within their own framework, …