Manama, May11 (BNA) Supreme Council for Youth and Sport (SCYS) Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC)President Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa received journalist Faisal Al-Sheikh who presented a copy of his Masters’ thesis from East Anglia University. Shaikh Nasser was briefed by the MA graduate on the topic of his dissertation, highlighting modern media practices and fast-shifting trends. Shaikh Read more [...]

Human rights organizations have condemned the Bahraini government for the immoral handling of the case of a citizen killed by security forces. Sixteen rights organizations have slammed the Bahraini regime for forging Abdul-Aziz al-Abbar’s death certificate. Abbar, 27, died on April 18, after 55 days in a coma due to injuries he suffered during crackdown on a rally held in late February in Sa’ar, a residential area west of the capital Manama. According to Bahrain’s Center for Human Rights, security Read more [...]

Bahrain’s Economic Development Board (EDB) recently said that the kingdom’s nonoil sector is well positioned for growth in 2014 following a sharp rebound in the oil sector in 2013. The first Bahrain Economic Quarterly (BEQ) for 2014 also highlights expectations of further growth in key sectors such as infrastructure, with predictions of increasing momentum in the coming months. The forecasted growth will have a marked positive impact on contractors, confidence, and increased bank credit growth. The Read more [...]

Manama, May 11 (BNA) His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister today attended a counter-terrorism seminar at the Bahrain Defense Force Officers' Club. The seminar was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness as part of the framework of defence and security cooperation with the United States. His Royal Highness highlighted Read more [...]

16 Human rights organizations have utterly condemned the way the Bahraini government is tackling with the case of the Bahraini citizen Abd Al Aziz Al Abbar (27 years) whom the security forces were involved in killing, pointing out that counterfeiting the death certificate and not-writing the real reason of death which caused the detention of the victim’s corpse for 22 days in the morgue reveals the extent of implementing the impunity policy in Bahrain, in addition to the official manipulation Read more [...]