We now have a novel site whose author would like us to think that he is doing us Bahrainis a huge favour by “exposing” activists with an agenda. Activists which he describes as not only as cowardly traitors, which it seems he can put up with, but much more disgustingly to him as Shi’a. I …
The restructuring of Bahrain’s power and water sector has brought the country its largest ever privatisation deal. This week, a consortium of three companies bought the al-Hidd power and water plant from the government at a cost of $738m, one of the largest power privatisations signed in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area to date. …
HUMAN rights activists and journalists are lining up against a revised Press law, which they say could restrict freedom of expression. It is expected to be submitted to parliament’s services committee for discussion next month. But opponents say the bill is ambiguous and could be interpreted in a way that stifles Press freedom. Shura Council …
Bahrain could be throwing away the huge advantages of its Free Trade Agreement with the US, as legal hitches, politics and bureaucracy delay its implementation. SARA HORTON reports THE upcoming Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US has been heralded as a breakthrough for Bahrain’s economy. It will tear down the vast majority of trade …
SORCERERS and fortune tellers in Bahrain could face a two-year jail term or BD500 fine if a new proposal is passed by Parliament. The additional article to the country’s Penal Code establishes specific punishment against people practising the “dark arts”. MP Ali Matter, who is proposing the new article, says the Penal Code does not …