DUBAI — A Bahraini appeals court Sunday confirmed the acquittal of a policewoman on trial for torturing a journalist arrested during the unrest in the Gulf kingdom two years ago, judicial sources said. On Oct.22 last year, she was acquitted on charges of torturing female journalist Naziha Saeed, Manama's correspondent for France 24 and Radio Monte Carlo Doualiya, during the crackdown on anti-regime protests. But prosecutors appealed Read more [...]

LEE KEATH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) -- It's not hard to find stereotypes, caricatures and outright bigotry when talk in the Middle East turns to the tensions between Islam's two main sects.Shiites are described as devious, power-hungry corruptors of Islam. Read more [...]

<![CDATA[ ]]>MANAMA, Bahrain, June 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a press conference held yesterday, Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, eGovernment Authority CEO, Chairman of the 2013 United Nations Public Services Forum's Organizing Committee, announced latest details of the forum held under the patronage of His Majesty the King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, in coordination with Bahrain's eGovernment Authority and the United Nations Department Read more [...]

Manama: June 23 -- (BNA)-- The Meteorological Directorate in the Ministry of Transport anticipated a fine weather for today with sand particles rising in some areas later today in the Kingdom. Winds: Northwesterly directional winds from 8 to 13 knots likely to increase from 13 to 18 knots and frequently from 20 to 15 knots during the day. Weather Alert: The Directorate cautioned from stong, high velocity Read more [...]

The island kingdom, which is alone among the six oil exporters of the Gulf Cooperation Council in running a sizeable budget deficit relative to its economy, this week completed investor roadshows in the United States, Middle East and Europe for a potential bond issue of at least $500 million. Since then, the rout in global debt markets has worsened, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday that the U.S. economy was strong enough for the Fed to begin slowing the pace of its Read more [...]

INTERNATIONAL movie producers will use Bahrain to launch a region-wide search for young Arab talent. Gulf Atlantic Pictures will scout the Arab world for new actors to star in its upcoming film Rachel and Talal. It comes as the company plans to turn Bahrain into a regional hub for filmmakers with the establishment of a 20,000sqm film studio and academy to tap into the emerging Gulf market. Gulf Atlantic Pictures, previously Twickenham Film Group, and London-based Gulf Atlantic Studios, formerly Read more [...]

In a press conference held yesterday, Mr. Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, eGovernment Authority CEO, Chairman of the 2013 United Nations Public Services Forum’s Organizing Committee, announced latest details of the forum held under the patronage of His Majesty the King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, in coordination with Bahrain’s eGovernment Authority and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) will kick off on the 24th of June Read more [...]

The Bahrain government on Friday (June 21st) said it plans to build an advanced city for art and cinema production in Manama.

The proposed city comes amid official calls to encourage media professionals, writers and intellectuals to peacefully share ideas and opinions, and to promote a culture of democratic and civilised dialogue in the country, the official Bahrain News Agency reported.