The European Commission’s talks in Manama this week gave a new lease of life to long-stalled free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Gulf states. With many outstanding issues on the table, from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members’ dissatisfaction with the EU’s tariff regime, to the Europeans dissatisfaction with the current rush to sign bilateral …
Please go and vote for either Bahrania or Chan’ad – both of whom deserve the award for their coverage of various freedoms issues, unfortunately you’re only allowed to vote once per category. Good luck to both and I hope that one of them wins. click image to vote
The Panda Originally uploaded by malyousif. Arif just came back from Switzerland where he was on a school skiing trip for 10 days. This picture is of him a few days after he came back, but you can still see the two-tone face due to his ski goggles… we call him “The Panda” now! Or …
what they said about the Bahrain Grand Prix: There is an energy about the place now that did not seem to be there a year ago. GrandPrix.com I think we should be pround of ourselves with a quote like this one, especially considering the less than ideal experience the same reporter had in Bahrain during …
From my point of view, that of a spectator, the whole weekend went almost flawlessly. Apart from the multiple motorsporting events, the various entertainment activities, vendors’ area, the “oases” where one can relax, and the general atmosphere of the whole weekend was great. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The highlight however wasn’t just watching the F1 …