I got this from a friend in an email (thanks Fawaz) and like him, I would like to share it with you, although let me be absolutely clear, this is NOT a complete and comprehensive plan to prevent you or anyone else contacting avian influenza (God forbid) but is presented here as an inconclusive text …
Bahrain swung into pole position today following an announcement that the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) would officially kick off the 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship season. The dramatic announcement was made by the FIA World Council when the eagerly anticipated racing calendar was announced at its meeting in Rome, Italy today. It will be …
Arif’s got a cold, that ALWAYS indicates that the weather is about to change! Sure enough, today is windy with good gusts and more of the same will probably continue for a few days (I hope! I’m fed up of the heat) and the sand is most definitely rising when Amna and I took the …
and we’re doing a bit better. While last year we weighed in at 167, this year we’re at 123, a very long way from our heyday of 67 in 2002. Let’s see how our brothers in arms are doing: Kuwait – 85 Qatar – 90 UAE – 100 Bahrain – 123 Saudi Arabia – 154 …
Once again Bahrain stays the same, at an index of 5.8 is not that bad, but not that good either. While Qatar, the Emirates, and Kuwait making positive strides when compared to last year, and Oman surging ahead to grab pole with Israel as the least corrupt countries in the region. Here are the actual …