Just saw this on today’s Al-Wasat:‬ ‪العاهل يستقبل عائلة بن رجب استقبل عاهل البلاد جلالة الملك ØÙ…د بن عيسى آل Ø®Ù„ÙŠÙØ© بقصر Ø§Ù„ØµØ§ÙØ±ÙŠØ© أمس عائلة بن رجب، وذلك للسلام على جلالته، وقد Ø±ØØ¨ عاهل البلاد بالجميع وتبادل معهم Ø§Ù„Ø£ØØ§Ø¯ÙŠØ« الودية. وأكد خلال اللقاء أن مملكة Ø§Ù„Ø¨ØØ±ÙŠÙ† ØÙ‚قت الكثير من الإنجازات ÙÙŠ مختل٠الميادين، وذلك Ø¨ÙØ¶Ù„ عمل وعطاء أبناء الوطن ودور عائلات أهل Ø§Ù„Ø¨ØØ±ÙŠÙ† الكرام وتكاتÙهم لخدمة وطنهم. وقد أعرب Ø£ÙØ±Ø§Ø¯ عائلة بن رجب عن شكرهم …
Sitting minister arrested for corruption
Of course the ministers were cleared!
Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs Minister Mansoor bin Rajab – who had been accused of financial, administrative and constitutional irregularities – was cleared by a parliamentary committee yesterday. […] Cabinet Affairs Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatala Al Khalifa had always denied keeping Bahrain’s population explosion a secret. However, he was let off the hook yesterday by a parliamentary committee, which decided no action should be taken against him. Let’s forget the ministers’ alleged culpability and mismanagement for …
“Cleaner than a white dress”

Is a bastardisation of the translation of an Arabic idiom which is better transcribed in English as “Cleaner than a white thobe” at least – thobe being the Arabian traditional male garment – which might have taken away the derogatory insinuation given by the use of the word “dress”. This Arabic proverb is akin to the English idiom “pure as the driven snow”, but for reasons not apparent to me, the GDN decided in its own …
bin Rajab’s redefines the role of maatems
I am so gratified that we have visionaries in this society and am doubly so when I find an honourable member of the reigning cabinet extends himself even further by bridging the cultural gap that maatems[1] traditionally play in society. For instance, what is wrong with local maatems, like the ancient and quite famous Ma’atem bin Rajab, holding meetings to celebrate the healthy return of our beloved king? What is wrong with almost all the maatems …
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