It is two years on Thursday since thousands of Bahrainis, young and old, male and female, Sunni and Shia, took to the now demolished Pearl Square in the capital, Manama, to demand democracy. They were inspired by the Arab spring, but had decades of their own struggle behind them. This might be the moment to end the stereotype that the Gulf knows only dictatorship.It's true that our goal has not yet been achieved. But our uprising is neither a failure, nor was it crushed under the weight of Read more [...]

Bahrain Air has halted all flights and will liquidate its assets, according to USA Today. The privately owned airline that launched in 2008 offered 105-110 regional flights to 18 destinations in the Middle East and Asia. Since establishing themselves as a low-cost option and then changing into a full-service airline, in 2010, they hit a financial wall, leaving them no choice, but to declare bankruptcy. They also employed about 300 people, according to USA Today, who will now have to find Read more [...]

By Kurt Ernst Kurt Ernst McLaren's P1 prototype at the Bahrain International Circuit - image: McLaren Read more [...]