Abu Mohammad Al Maqdisi, a Jordanian cleric who once mentored Abu Musab Al Zarqawi, the slain head of Al Qaida in Iraq, has condemned Daesh’s brutality. Abu Qatada, another radical Jordanian preacher deported from Britain, described its members as “criminals.” And Al Qaida’s powerful Yemeni affiliate has explicitly rejected the beheading of captives.

Al Mansoor .... technical offers being evaluated. Bahrain to award two sewerage project tenders MANAMA, 1 hours, 57 minutes ago Bahrain is likely to award contracts for two major sewerage network projects in the North Town area by the second quarter of 2015, said a senior official. The Ministry of Works, Municipalities and Urban Planning has completed the designs and tendering documents for the implementation of the project in the North Town, where Read more [...]

LONDON - The IOC shot down a suggestion by a Saudi Arabian official Tuesday that the ultraconservative nation could seek to co-host the Olympics with neighbouring Bahrain by having male and female athletes compete in separate countries.Prince Fahad bin Jalawi Al Saud, an international relations consultant to the president of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, told a French Olympic website that resolutions passed by the IOC last month open the door for a possible joint bid with men's events on Saudi Read more [...]

MANAMA: The Bahrain Asset Managers Association (BAMA) yesterday announced the appointment of its first board. This includes the appointment of J Equity Partners chief executive Dr Ahmed Al Jawhary as chairman and Alpine Wealth Management managing partner Munther Al Kooheji as vice-chairman. Joining them on the board are industry veterans PineBridge Investments Mena chief executive and alternative investments co-head Talal Alzain, Tadhamon Capital chief executive Ahmed Sultan amd The Family Office Read more [...]

Bahrain Federation of Expatriate Associations (BFEA) was rightly 'sad' and shared its 'thoughts and prayers' for the Belgian people at their difficult time following security 'threats'. BFEA in its statement stated that nothing was more important than the rule of law, and particularly protecting our 'children' from growing violence. I started reading the GDN when I first arrived in Bahrain in 1982. My belief is that as far as local contents are concerned, its coverage is the fullest one Read more [...]