Breakfast, originally uploaded by malyousif. Rose-ringed parakeets come to our garden every morning for the breakfast we put out to them. They must like it very much and appreciate it as their numbers increased over time. They actually wait on the surrounding trees and make such a racket until one of us gets out and …
From the GDN this morning, we get this humdinger: “The problem is bigger than that and areas, which have new luxurious villas and high apartment buildings, are in the same situation,” he said. “Opaque windows are the only solution to ensure that the invasion of privacy ends and at the same time removes any suspicion …
Well… UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has confirmed the federation is considering removing the dirham’s peg to the US dollar, while saying he is confident that inflation in the federation will solve itself. I’ll take that as a “maybe“. How about Bahrain? Bahrain’s crown prince said on Saturday that even …
So who’s gonna take the trophy at the Bahrain Grand Prix? [POLL=17] Whoever predicts the 1st AND 2nd positions (enter a comment please) gets 10 “Just Bahraini” buttons and 3 wrist bands.
Skepticism is the feeling du jour as far as reporting about Bahrain is concerned, it seems. Here’s how the Economist covered it: Wefaq must now deal with one of the trickiest sectarian issues raised by its supporters: a widespread rumour that the government is handing out passports to Sunnis from other countries in an attempt …