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1. Palestinian Intifadha 2. Against the US Military Base in Bahrain 3. Demand to close the American Embassy in Bahrain Though they’re only a kilometer or so from my home, they are from another planet. I think they just finished Friday prayers in Diraz Mosque and decided: “hey, let’s go out and demand that Israel …

RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi father demanded a suitor pay $270 just to have a look at his daughter before marrying her, a Saudi newspaper says. Al-Watan daily said Wednesday the father also asked the prospective groom to pay $1,350, apparently as down payment on a dowry, once his daughter — who is currently divorcing …

A front page article this morning was absolutely shocking as we thought that the “troubles” that Bahrain has been through in the 90’s were over. Completely over. The attack on a police van – or any manner of violence for that matter – cannot be condoned. I have no idea who or why this attack …

An inquiry has begun in Saudi Arabia into allegations that a clinic ejected a terminally-ill Aids patient and left him in the street barely conscious. Abulraheem Mahmood, 57, was taken in a pick-up truck and left on the pavement by his employer’s office in Jeddah, the Saudi newspaper, Arab News, reported. He was then taken …