AFP Manama Prominent Bahraini Shia activist Nabil Rajab issued an appeal yesterday for “serious dialogue” in the kingdom following his release after serving a two-year jail term. Rajab was arrested in the wake of the crackdown on a month of Shia-led protests in 2011 demanding political reforms, and was jailed for taking part in “unauthorised” demonstrations. He was freed on Saturday. “Unfortunately, the situation today is worse than when I went to jail because of an upsurge in violence, Read more [...]

Home / Bahrain / Politics Nabeel Rajab, founder of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was found guilty of organising and participating in illegal protests. Bahrain released one of the Arab world’s best-known activists on Saturday after he served a two-year jail sentence for his role in protests calling for democracy in the U.S.-allied Kingdom. Nabeel Rajab, founder of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, was found guilty in August 2012 of organising and participating in illegal Read more [...]

MANAMA – Construction contracts for a new crude oil pipeline between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are expected to be tendered by the end of the year. The front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the pipeline has been completed, a Saudi Aramco official said. He spoke to the media on the sidelines of the 9th Middle East Refining and Petrochemicals Conference and Exhibition (Petrotech 2014) that was held at the Bahrain International Exhibition Read more [...]