The huge Bahrain Bay development on the coast of Manama, virtually next to the Bahrain Financial Harbour development and opposite those energy efficient Bahrain World Trade Twin Towers, is experiencing a little problem with the little reef they are built upon so as a responsible company, they applied for permission to eradicate those pesky reefs …
Having revisited the site more than 20 years later last Saturday, Dr Sheppard described how “depressing” the scene had become. “I don’t know of any sort of destruction like (the one at Fasht Al Adhm) happening elsewhere, it was depressing,” he said. “In the last 20 years, there has been a massive shift of corals …
A few days ago all hell broke loose when Al-Wasat broke the story that the largest constellation of coral reefs in Bahrain was up for grabs, if it hadn’t already. Ministries were quick to vociferously deny such a thing and issued legal threats to sue everyone who dares to suggest a transparent government. Well, today …
ÙˆÙÂيالختام، ÙÂإنوزارة شئونالبلديات والزراعة، وهيتعلنلجميع أبناء الوطن، تكذيبها ونÙÂيها الكامل لكل ما أثير ØÂول هذا الشأنمنمزاعم، تؤكد التزامها بنهج الشÙÂاÙÂية، والأبواب المÙÂتوØÂØ©ØŒ ÙˆÙÂيالوقت Ù†ÙÂسه مسئوليتها عناتخاذ جميع الإجراءات القانونية بØÂÙ‚ كل منتسول له Ù†ÙÂسه الإضرار بالمصلØÂØ© الوطنية ونشر الأخبار الجزاÙÂية التيمنشأنها المساس بالأمن…
This morning’s Al-Wasat greets us with the fantastic news that the country (or someone in it) is going to be richer by almost one billion Dollars as it is (considering? selling? sold? given? gifted?) selling one of the largest constellations of coral reefs 20kms to the north of the main island. Fasht Al-Jarem is one …