Two Bahraini men accused of planning attacks in Bahrain and neighbouring countries, including US navy ships, were on Tuesday sentenced to five years in prison. The two men, a 21-year-old customs officer and an employed, 22, were arrested on April 26 based on information obtained by the National Security Agency (NSA) that the one...
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Israel on Tuesday accused Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of inciting anti-Semitism. Israeli daily Haaretz, quoting a report on Israel-Turkey relations prepared by the Israeli Foreign Ministry, said that Erdogan was accused of crossing the “redlines” in Turkish-Israeli relationship. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon’s humiliation of the Turkish ambassador earlier this month...
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Egyptians living in Bahrain have scorned allegations that their national football team is an exclusively Muslim formation where only pious players are selected. Reports published last week claimed that Egypt’s coach Hassan Shehata selected only players with religious piety and football skills, and that those who did not observe Islam were ruled out. The...
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Two watchdog groups said that they were forming a joint committee to monitor the parliamentary and municipal elections to be held this autumn. The six-member committee will mark the third time Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS) and Bahrain Transparency Society (BTS) team up to observe the elections and draft reports distributed nationwide. Legislative elections...
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The cases of women filing for divorce made up one fifth of the total cases in Kuwait in 2009, statistics indicate. “Last year saw the highest number of divorce cases filed by women, reaching 20.3% of the 5,447 cases in Kuwait, according to the figures of the justice ministry,” Kuwaiti daily Awan reported. Most...
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The US Navy has again encouraged commercial and civilian vessels to incorporate anti-piracy “best practices” to prevent acts of piracy when operating in dangerous waters. “Best practices include maintaining a 24-hour lookout for suspicious activity, reporting any suspicious activity to authorities, engaging in evasive maneuvering and speed during a pirate attack, and contracting civilian...
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Being locked up with 18 gloriously sweaty naked and almost naked male journalists and one city mayor, roasting inside a dark sizzling timber cubicle nestled on the edge of a river in the heart of eerie silence was not exactly the activity I envisaged when we arrived in Oulu. Usually, places that are less...
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Bahrain’s interior ministry said that the security force it has deployed in Afghanistan was part of the international efforts to bring stability and security to the country. “The force is on a training and humanitarian mission in Afghanistan as a contribution from Bahrain to the international community efforts to preserve security and peace in...
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Tunisia has paid rich tribute to Hedi Annabi, the Tunisian UN mission chief in Haiti who died in the devastating January 12 earthquake. In a moving solemn ceremony at Tunis-Carthage International Airport, where the remains were flown, Tunisia’s foreign minister Kamel Morjane paid respects to the former diplomat, saying he was “unanimously appreciated for...
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Bahrain and Russia said that they had similar views on ways to address regional and international conflicts and agreed to boost their relations in several areas, ranging from culture to information, industry, finance and the economy. In a joint communiqué issued on Friday at the end of the visit of Victor Zubkov, Russia’...
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