Al-Wasat newspaper: Bahraini gov’t convinced of the necessity to find solution …

Ahlul Bayt News Agency - The president of Bahrain Center for Human Rights, the prominent human rights defender Nabeel Rajab said that he concluded through his meetings with the officials of the Bahraini Ministry of Interior in prison "that the government is convinced of the necessity to find a solution for this crisis," expecting that some prisoners would be released in the coming period."In his interview with the Al-Wasat newspaper, Rajab made it clear that his talk about building a positive Read more [...]

La dignidad del cenicero

“No desprecies la joya verde entre las ramas sólo porque es la luz de un semáforo”.(un amigo de Paul Auster)Es un bar cuyo dueño pefiere hablar poco o no hablar. Tal vez rehuya de los contactos indeseados. O le guste vivir aparte.Tarda en decir que se llama Eduardo.Está acostumbrado a la quietud y al silencio. Las frases de Eduardo que ilustran esta aproximación son el resultado de sus acotaciones a lo largo de un par de noches y otras tantas llamadas telefónicas.“El Read more [...]

2 heridos después de tiroteo en el exterior de un bar al norte …

Un hombre abrió fuego en el exterior de un bar al norte de la ciudad, hiriendo a dos personas y dejando a uno en estado crítico el lunes por la mañana. El tiroteo fue reportado alrededor de las 2:45 am en el bar El Fuerte en la cuadra 7000 de la avenida San Pedro. La policía dijo que dos hombres estaban en el club bailando con dos hermanas, pero se fueron. Las hermanas comenzaron entonces a hablar con otro hombre en el club. Las hermanas se fueron y el hombre las acompaño Read more [...]

“Bring back fisherman’s body from Bahrain”

Fishermen from Threspuram approached the Collectorate here on Monday seeking the intervention of the district administration to bring back the body of a fisherman, who died in Bahrain, to Tuticorin.According to a petition submitted by S. Parisha of Threspuram to Collector M. Ravikumar, her husband, K. Kaja, who was employed in fishing at Bahrain, died of mysterious injuries after his admission to a hospital in Bahrain on July 17 this year.The family was shocked to know his death after 10 days. Read more [...]

Iran Making its Move on Bahrain

For anyone who gets out of Bahrain’s airport or the U.S Naval facility on the island, it’s hard not to fall in love with the country. While many of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have difficulty defining themselves as more than “tribes with flags,” Bahrain was actually host to an ancient civilization. Geoffrey Bibey’s Looking for Dilmun, about the Danish archaeological mission’s efforts to identify the original of the grave mounds which at one point occupied ten percent of Read more [...]

US turns page on Bahrain’s crackdown – Al

US turns page on Bahrain's crackdown Author: Julian Pecquet Posted August 3, 2015 The Barack Obama administration is resuming its military cooperation with Bahrain despite lingering human rights concerns. The State Department in June lifted its hold on small arms and other weapons that could be used against protesters. The freeze was put in place following Bahrain’s 2011 crackdown on demonstrations; its removal Read more [...]