Mohammed Mushaima died in police custody in October 2012 while he was serving a seven-year sentence for participating in anti-regime demonstrations.Following his death, lawyers said that Mushaima suffered from severe sickle-cell anemia and died in custody from inadequate health care.The Bahraini Center for Human Rights also announced that Mushaima was one of many prisoners of conscience in Bahrain in need of immediate medical care who have been denied treatment.Since mid-February 2011, thousands Read more [...]

 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, Ernst Young found that average room yield in Bahraini Read more [...]

Manama, Jan. 23 (BNA)-- Bahrain International Circuit (BIC), “The Home of Motorsport in the Middle East”, will tomorrow host the sixth round of the 2012/2013 Bahrain Karting Sprint Championship (BKSC) at its world-class VIVA Karting Track in Sakhir. The meeting will feature plenty of hotly contested action in both the Bahrain Rotax Mojo Max Championship (BRMMC) and the Sodi Sprint W Series (SSWS). The Read more [...]

PanARMENIAN.Net - Bahrain's government said on Wednesday, Jan 23, talks aimed at breaking nearly two years of political deadlock would proceed after opposition groups seeking a parliamentary democracy accepted an invitation from the king, Reuters reported. Bahrain is a key ally of Washington in a stand-off with Iran since it provides a base for the U.S. navy's Fifth Fleet. The small island state has been in political turmoil since protests led by majority Shi'ite Muslims demanding democratic change Read more [...]

Bahrain police attack on woman stirs anger The arrest of activist Zahra Al-Shaikh by Bahrain police at an anti-government demonstration last Friday has been met with outrage within the kingdom. As we can see in these two pieces of amateur footage (here and here) that are circulating online, several dozen officers in riot uniform were brought in to arrest the young woman. A particularly brutal arrest; and although others did try to intervene, Al-Shaikh took a number of blows to the face Read more [...]