Sunday, December 22, 2013 - YEARS ago I flew to Bahrain from my birthplace in Aden, where I was still living at the time, while both countries were ruled by the British government. Aden was a crown colony under the Taj while Bahrain was a protectorate under some old treaties just like other Arab sheikhdoms that were too poor and weak to fend for themselves. They were content to be protected as long as they were left alone. At that time the British Overseas Airways Corporation which later became Read more [...]

Former Miss Bahrain Shaila Sabt says she strongly admires Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and could agree to marry him if he converts to Islam, a Saudi newspaper reported on Sunday. The 24-year-old Sabt, who won Bahrain’s pageantry contest in 2010, said it is her dream to marry Ronaldo, 28, but that he must turn to Islam since she is a Muslim. “It is my dream to marry Ronaldo...I don’t mind to be his second wife provided he embraces Islam,” she said, according to Read more [...]

ARTIFICIAL springs are being dug across Bahrain in a bid to increase the country's water resources. The ambitious plan is being spearheaded by the Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry, which is conducting a pilot phase in Isa Town, Zayed Town, Rumaitha and Dar Kulaib. Bahrain produces around 90 million cucm of treated water a day with 60 per cent going towards agriculture. Ministry agriculture affairs assistant under-secretary Dr Salman Al Khuzaie hopes the project will reduce that Read more [...]