INDONESIA'S ambassador to Bahrain has urged all factions of society to condemn violence and terrorism to make way for true dialogue. Chilman Arisman said the new-look National Dialogue was the only way out of Bahrain's three-year political crisis. "Dialogue is the way to settle differences among factions, including those with political interests," he told the GDN. "I believe if it succeeds it will bring a fresh impetus for a new Bahrain and this is in the spirit of the country - people from all Read more [...]

A former Navy contract linguist accused of removing classified documents from a secure space at a base in Bahrain pled guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of taking classified documents without authority. James Hitselberger, 57, entered the plea during a morning hearing in front of U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras. Prosecutor Tom Bednar said that while working as an Arabic linguist for the Navy in Bahrain, Hitselberger printed a couple of documents classified "secret" off of a classified Read more [...]

By Santhosh V Perumal/Business Reporter A multitude of positive factors helped the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) reach an eight-year high and add a whopping QR68bn in capitalisation, thus making it the second best performer during the week. Robust buying interests from foreign retail investors and institutions led the bourse’s 20-stock Qatar Index (based on price data) gain 3.22% to hit an all-time high during the week that saw Qatar Rail award a largest-ever risk cover deal to a consortium of national Read more [...]

US can help heal GCC rifts Author: Abdulmajeed al-Buluwi Posted April 25, 2014 The crisis between the GCC states has been temporarily calmed by a statement issued April 18 during the Riyadh summit. The countries involved made a pact that none would threaten the security of any other member state. In other words, things reverted to how they were prior to the withdrawal of the Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini ambassadors from Qatar and ended escalatory measures, though the Read more [...]