Bahraini security forces have attacked the funeral of a teenage protester who was shot dead earlier this week. Regime troops used tear gas on Saturday to disperse the mourners in the village of Sitra, south of the capital Manama. Fourteen-year-old Seyed Mahmood Seyed Mohsen was killed by security forces during a demonstration on Wednesday. He is one of the latest victims of brutal crackdown by the Al Khalifa regime against pro-democracy protests. Scores of Bahrainis have been killed and hundreds Read more [...]

24 May 2014 Last updated at 20:50 Nabeel Rajab is a fierce critic of the Bahraini authorities Prominent Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab has been freed after serving two years in prison for his involvement in illegal protests. Rajab, who heads the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights (BCHR), was convicted in 2012 of taking part in illegal gatherings and disturbing public order. An appeals Read more [...]

By A Staff Reporter - MUSCAT — 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 Read more [...]