Last week, I saw a headline that interested me: “Bahrain lawmaker burns Israeli flag in parliament.” I thought, Great — but could he burn a Bahraini flag? Where would that land him? What’s the Arabic word for “gulag” again? I also thought of a Cold War joke — one that Reagan liked to tell. An American and a Russian are arguing about freedom in their respective countries. The American says, “Look, I can march outside the White House and say, ‘Down with Reagan!’ Nothing Read more [...]

Moscow-Nov27(BNA)Culture Minister Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa today hailed landmark cultural cooperation bonding the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Russian Federation. She was speaking as she held a press conference in Moscow to launch Manama Capital of Arab Tourism 2013. Arab ambassadors to Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Michael Bogdanov, archaeologists, tourism experts and journalists attended Read more [...]

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HASAN JAMALI/AP DEMONSTRATORS WAVE FLAGS OF YEMEN, LIBYA, Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia, countries that witnessed Arab Spring protests, along with Bahraini flags in A'ali in Bahrain Read more [...]

BAHRAIN -- (Marketwire) -- 11/27/12 -- The Global Customer Appreciation Week has become a true pillar of Marriott's culture, from its beginning many years ago as an initiative called True North Week. Every year, Marriott thanks their loyal customers for their business, especially these two luxury hotels in Bahrain, Marriott Executive Apartments and Residence Inn. "We have great PEOPLE committed to providing wonderful experiences for our guests. We are growing Read more [...]

The US State Department was forced to deny Monday that it had invited a notorious rock star behind such classics as "Party Til You Puke" to represent America in the conservative Gulf state of Bahrain. Musician, DJ, motivational speaker and self-styled "King of Partying" Andrew W.K. had earlier claimed to have been named a US "cultural ambassador" to the troubled Arab kingdom, a close US ally beset by sectarian tension."We will unite the human race with love and partying," he declared.But, Read more [...]