Manama, July 26. (BNA) – Human Rights Affairs Minister Dr. Salah bin Ali Abdulrahman said that the kingdom of Bahrain has made remarkable strides in its human rights march through institutionalizing human rights work. He explained that Bahrain has established many bodies and institutions to protect human rights and dignity, in line with the precepts of the Islamic Religion, the principles of the constitution and international charters Read more [...]

After two months of near-inactivity, the Gulf's primary bond market is open for business again with two issues in one week, but pricing levels suggest the market may for now remain prohibitively expensive for some issuers. On Wednesday, Bahrain sold $1.5 billion in 10-year sovereign bonds at a yield of 6.20 percent. It conducted investor meetings last month but then held off issuing, waiting for some stability to return to global markets after a panic caused by the prospect of tighter U.S. Read more [...]

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A BAHRAINI was reportedly among around 200 asylum seekers whose boat sank in West Java as they tried to sneak into Australia, it has emerged. At least 11 people died in the tragedy and several are still missing after it went down off the coast of Cianjur regency last Tuesday. The majority of the 189 survivors were Sri Lankans, but also included passengers from Bahrain, Iran, Iraq and Bangladesh. Smuggling agents were said to be ferrying them to Christmas Island, where they believed they would be Read more [...]

In March 2011, Sunni Arab Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, swept over the bridge into Bahrain to help crush the predominantly Shiite but democratic and reform-oriented protest movement. The wide-ranging campaign of sectarian repression that followed destroyed a U.S.-facilitated reconciliation mission between the Bahraini crown prince and the leading opposition parties. COMMENTS (0) SHARE: More... Washington then watched as Read more [...]