Manama, November 25th (BNA) – Bahrain Meteorological Service (BMS) at Civil Aviation Affairs is expecting in its weather forecast published today that the weather will be, God willing, mild with some clouds, turn from partly cloudy to cloudy later with a chance to rainfall. Wind speed and direction: Southeasterly from 5 to 10 knots, reaching 12 to 17 knots at times, and may reach up to 30 knots later. Temperature: Read more [...]

US urges restraint against Manama protestors UN team to visit Bahrain over crackdown WASHINGTON, Nov 24, (Agencies): The United States on Friday said it was concerned about rising violence in its Arab ally Bahrain, and urged the government to exercise “restraint” in responding to protests. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland expressed concern that “police, protesters, and bystanders have been killed” in clashes between demonstrators and Bahraini authorities over the past month. There Read more [...]

Andrew W.K., best known for party-rocking his way into the music scene with singles like "Party Hard" and "It's Time to Party," has found a new job: cultural ambassador to Bahrain. We learned about this on Pitchfork, so we're not sure what to make of this diplomatic development. Yes, the host of Cartoon Network's "Destroy Build Destroy" will be travelling to the Middle East to spread the glory of American culture. As W.K.'s website explains, the singer will "visit elementary schools, the University Read more [...]

The experts, who will be sent by UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom, will focus on the judicial system as well as on accountability for present and past human rights violations and follow up on a preliminary mission that took place last December.“The High Commissioner regretted the decision taken by Bahraini authorities on 7 November to revoke the nationality of 31 citizens for ‘having undermined state security,’” the OHCHR said.The decision violated Read more [...]

Reuters/Dubai UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay is sending a team of experts to Bahrain next week to discuss how the country can improve its rights record amid concerns over Manama’s decision to revoke the nationality of 31 people and ban public protests. Bahrain’s government invited the four experts to assess the kingdom’s need to improve its track record on the issue, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said in a statement late on Friday. They will focus Read more [...]