Home / Bahrain / Politics Nabeel Rajab was sentenced in 2012 to two years in prison for cases related to organising and participating in protests. A Bahraini court on Monday rejected a request by a prominent human rights activist that he be freed after serving three quarters of a prison term for taking part in unlicensed protests. Bahrain, where the Sunni Al Khalifa family rules over a majority Shi’ite population, has been in political turmoil since Shi’ite-led pro-democracy protests Read more [...]

Home / Bahrain / Telecoms Zain Bahrain must float 15 per cent of its shares and list on Bahrain's bourse by year-end. Telecom operator Zain wants to retain majority control of its Bahraini subsidiary after the unit’s initial public offering, but has yet to agree the exact terms of the share sale, the Kuwaiti firm’s chief executive said on Sunday. Zain Bahrain must float 15 per cent of its shares and list on Bahrain’s bourse by year-end. Zain holds a 56.3 per cent stake in the Read more [...]

A judicial source said on Monday that the activists were also found guilty of blocking roads by setting tires on fire in May last year, AFP reported. This is the latest in a series of convictions the Bahraini regime has imposed against protesters -- among them prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab. The prominent activist, who heads the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was imprisoned for participating in “unauthorized” protests. Rajab was initially given a three-year term in prison but the sentence Read more [...]

Podium place for Greaves Motorsport at 6 Hours of Bahrain Greaves Motorsport ended their 2013 season with the reward of a hard fought podium place in the 6 Hours of Bahrain, the final round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship. The team’s trio of drivers, Björn Wirdheim, Jon Lancaster and Wolfgang Reip, all put in strong performances with the team’s Nissan powered Zytek LM P2 prototype, leading at several points during the race.   Björn drove the opening stints, Read more [...]