Inflation rates in the GCC registered a rise between 0.73 per cent and 2.96 per cent by end of March compared to that in March 2013. The inflation report issued by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat), reveals that Kuwait recorded the highest rate of inflation among the GCC states registering an increase of 2.96 per cent, followed by 2.6 per cent for both Saudi Arabia and Qatar, 2.3 per cent for Bahrain, 1.85 per cent in the United Read more [...]

WASHINGTON: Iran has come under fierce attack for backing terrorism in GCC countries and Bahrain in particular. It was accused of using Shi'ites in Gulf nations as a sectarian tool to threaten their regimes and spread terrorism. This came as the US Congress foreign affairs committee held a hearing session on Thursday on present differences between the US and GCC countries and reasons underlying their fears of US policies. Addressing the opening session, committee president Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Read more [...]

HUMAN rights organisations from around the world will convene in Manama today as the International Conference of the Arab Court for Human Rights gets underway. The two-day conference, at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa, is set to feature both regional and international human rights experts. Representatives from the European Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, the African Court of Human and People's Rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are Read more [...]