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A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in messages on Twitter, the official news agency said. The six were accused of posting remarks “undermining the values and traditions of Bahrain’s society towards the king on Twitter,” the head of the public prosecutor’s office, Nayef Youssef, said in a statement reported by the Bahrain News Agency. He said freedom of opinion and expression were guaranteed by the Constitution, law and Read more [...]

Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 13/53 May 15, 2013 On May 1, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV Consultation1 with the Kingdom of Bahrain, and considered and endorsed the staff appraisal without a meeting on a lapse-of-time basis. Background The economic situation improved in 2012 following the downturn in non-oil GDP in 2011 due to the crisis in the Read more [...]

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The 26-year-old Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei was swiftly stopped by security forces and arrested while he shouted slogans demanding that the Al Khalifa regime release Bahraini political prisoners.He was carrying a placard that read “Your Majesty the Queen, stop supporting the dictator of Bahrain”.Alwadaei who was kept in detention for seven hours told Press TV that he took the action because “it hurts [him] to see [King Hamad] enjoying himself at a time while people in Bahrain Read more [...]

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Bahraini public prosecutor's office said in a Wednesday statement that the six had been charged and convicted by a lower criminal court for “misusing the right of free expression.” The statement added that the tweeters were accused of posting remarks “undermining the values and traditions of Bahrain's society towards the king on Twitter.”The Bahraini uprising began in mid-February 2011, when the people, inspired by the popular revolutions that toppled the dictators Read more [...]

Riyadh-May-15(BNA)Housing Ministry Undersecretary Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa today chaired the 14th meeting of the GCC Housing Undersecretaries' Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Addressing the session, he stressed the importance of the meeting to exchange expertise and promote efforts aimed at confronting housing challenges. He described housing issues as a top priority for the GCC national, stressing Read more [...]