MANAMAH, Bahrain—To save money, the University of Bahrain has dismissed local professors and replaced them with foreign professors who often earn lower salaries, an administration source says. But that has resulted in a backlash from students, who complain about the difficulty of communicating with the new, less-experienced professors. “It doesn’t seem we will pass this year successfully as usual,” said Abdullah Zamu, a third-year civil-engineering student. “The University has hired some Read more [...]

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 Rumours that Bernie Ecclestone ordered a 'TV blackout' of a team have resurfaced after the Japanese grand prix.The first time rumours of this nature began to swirl was in 2012, when spectators noticed that Force India was ignored by the FOM-controlled 'world feed' during qualifying for the controversial grand prix in Bahrain.Force India had sat out a practice session over security fears in the troubled island Kingdom, but F1 supremo Ecclestone denied he deliberately Read more [...]

Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Sayed Ahmed Al-Wadaei, the director of advocacy at the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD), made a statement at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday (September 22, 2015) in which he tackled the abuses that the indigenous Bahrainis are being subjected to in the island kingdom.In the statement he delivered under clause 5 before the council during its 30th session, Al-Wedai said: "The Bahraini government has worked on erasing the culture and Read more [...]

Washington, Sep.27 (BNA): "This is Bahrain" will today head from Washington D.C to New York, the biggest US city, to hold the second exhibition as part of a tour across the United States of America. The campaign which builds on previews roadshow successes in Brussels, London, Berlin, Paris and Washington, seeks to project Bahrain’s landmark achievements and strenuous efforts in the prosperous era of His Read more [...]