A princess in the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain has been charged with the torture of pro-democratic activists while they were in detention during the 2011 uprising. Princess Noura Bint Ebrahim al-Khalifa, who works in Bahrain's Drugs Control Unit, has been accused with another officer of torturing two doctors and brothers, Ghassan and Bassem Daif, who worked at the Salmaniya Medical Complex. The two doctors were among medical staff from the facility who were arrested and detained because they had helped Read more [...]

(MENAFN) Bahraini government is planning to build thousands of residential units for nationals over the next five years, Gulf Daily News reported.The paper cited Housing Minister Bassem Al Hamer as saying that the government plans to build and deliver more than 30,000 homes to Bahraini nationals.He also said that a total of 51,000 applicants were still on waiting lists and that the ministry was going to solve the problem once and for all.Al Hamer told the parliament that the number of applicants Read more [...]

(MENAFN - Arab News) Bahrain has asked opposition parties to nominate delegates to prepare for new reconciliation talks. Khalil Al-Marzouq, a leader of the main opposition bloc Wefaq, told Reuters the Justice Ministry's director general had contacted him and asked the opposition to nominate six representatives for the talks. "He was also getting in touch with other groups," Marzouq told Reuters. The Justice Ministry said the first meetings would try to agree on an agenda for the talks, the state's Read more [...]

The state-run BBC reported on Wednesday that Noura Bint Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who serves in Bahrain’s Drugs Control Unit, was accused of harassing three activists in detention.In February 2011, massive protests broke out in Bahrain, with people taking to the streets and calling for a constitutional monarchy - a demand that later turned into calls for the ouster of the monarchy.The Bahraini regime promptly launched a brutal crackdown on the peaceful protests and called in Saudi-led Arab forces from Read more [...]

Jan 23, 2013 | 04:01 PM | Andrea Hotter Tags  Aluminium Bahrain, Alba, Jean-Baptiste Lucas, warehosue queues, LME, Andrea Hotter CORONADO, Calif. — Financing deals have always existed in the metals trading world, and the London Metal Exchange is not to blame for warehouse queues, a senior executive at Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba) said. "Cash and carry always Read more [...]

DUBAI: Bahrain yesterday asked pro-democracy opposition parties to nominate delegates to prepare for talks to try to break nearly two years of political deadlock in the Gulf Arab state.  The small island state has been in turmoil since protests erupted in early 2011 led by majority Shias demanding an end to the Sunni-led monarchy’s political domination and full powers for parliament. Thirty-five people died during the unrest and two months of martial law that followed, but the Read more [...]

MANAMA, Bahrain, Jan. 23, 2013 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a survey by Ernst Young, Bahrain's hotel occupancy rates rose by 7 percent during 2012, pointing to a rebound in the Kingdom's tourism and business sectors.The report tied the increase in occupancy rates to an increase in attendance at exhibitions and international events – specifically mentioning Jewelry Arabia, the Oil and Gas Trade Forum, and the 2012 Manama Dialogue.In addition to an increase in hotel occupancy, Read more [...]

Talk Nation Radio: Reese Erlich on Bahrain and Syriahttp://davidswanson.org/talknationradioBahrain and Syria: in one the United States supports a brutal dictatorship against a nonviolent movement for human rights. In the other the United States supports violent opposition to the government in the name of human rights. All is not as it appears. We speak with Reese Erlich.Reese Erlich's history in journalism goes back 45 years. He first worked as a staff writer and research editor Read more [...]