Bahraini court sentences teenage boy to 130 years in prison

Ahmad al-Arab will be 147 years old after serving his jail term handed down by a Bahraini court.The High Criminal Court in the capital Manama on Tuesday sentenced the 17-year-old to an additional 10 years in prison on charges of protesting against the ruling Al Khalifah royal family and charges of alleged terror acts, Arabic-language Manama Post online newspaper reported.The court also ruled that Arab, who was arrested on April 13 last year, will no longer Read more [...]

Quân đội Mỹ thông tin chi tiết vụ Iran bắt giữ thủy thủ

Ngày 18.1, quân đội Mỹ đã công bố những thông tin mới liên quan đến vụ Tehran bắt giữ 10 lính hải quân của nước này tại vịnh Ba Tư, nhưng lý do khiến các tàu chiến Mỹ có mặt tại vùng biển của Iran thì vẫn còn khá nhiều nghi vấn. Vệ binh cách mạng Iran đã bắt giữ 10 thủy thủ trên 2 tàu tuần tra hoạt động ngoài khơi đảo Farsi vào ngày 12.1, trên chuyến hành trình từ Kuwait đến Bahrain. Đảo Read more [...]

Reporter ohne Grenzen: DFB muss gegen Bahrainer Scheich Salman als FIFA …

Berlin (ots) - Reporter ohne Grenzen (ROG) fordert den Deutschen Fußball-Bund auf, sich in der Debatte um den künftigen Präsidenten des Fußball-Weltverbands FIFA gegen den bahrainischen Kandidaten Scheich Salman bin Ibrahim Al Chalifa zu positionieren. Medienberichten zufolge wird sich das DFB-Präsidium am Mittwoch mit der Frage des künftigen FIFA-Präsidenten beschäftigen. "Als Mitglied des bahrainischen Königshauses steht Scheich Salman für ein Regime, das kritische Blogger und Read more [...]

Bahraini-Indian cooperation discussed

Manama, Jan 19 (BNA): Bahrain Center for International, Strategic and Energy Studies (DERASAT) Board Chairman Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Fadhala has met with Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, on the sidelines of the Second West Asia Conference titled (Ideology, Politics and New Security Challenges in West Asia). Aspects of cooperation between the two sides were discussed, as well as topics Read more [...]

High relative humidity to persist

Manama, Jan 19 (BNA): The Kingdom of Bahrain this morning experienced the formation of heavy fog as a result of high relative humidity and low temperature associated with calm wind, where horizontal visibility dropped to less than 100 meters in places. It is expected that, during the next two days, the morning conditions will be suitable for the formation of fog due to that the relative humidity Read more [...]

Security, safety measures in Sakhir during BIAS 2016

Manama, Jan 19 (BNA): Southern Governor Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa has called for doubling national efforts to ensure the full success of the activities of Bahrain International Airshow 2016 (BIAS). This came as the Governor paid a visit to Sakhir camping Centre, where he met representatives from the security authorities at the Supreme Camping Season Committee, including the National Guard, General Read more [...]

Auch Bahrain bricht diplomatische Beziehungen zum Iran ab – Gratis

Die Mitarbeiter der Botschaft in Riad und des Konsulates in Jeddah verließen das Land in einem "iranischen Privat-Jet", meldete die saudische Nachrichtenagentur SPA am Mittwoch.Aufgebrachte Demonstranten in der iranischen Hauptstadt Teheran.Nach der Hinrichtung des schiitischen Geistlichen Nimr Baker al-Nimr in Saudi-Arabien hat Irans geistliches Oberhaupt Ayatollah Ali Khamenei das Königreich vor der "Rache Gottes" gewarnt.Nach den Hinrichtungen in Saudi-Arabien gibt es auch in Deutschland Read more [...]

Das Wachstum der Weltwirtschaft krankt

Die Weltwirtschaft verliert nach der neuen Wachstumsprognose des Internationalen Währungsfonds weiter an Schwung. "Die Wachstumserwartungen scheinen stetig zu sinken", sagte der Chefökonom des IWF, Maury Obstfeld. Die Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländer, bisher Motor der Weltkonjunktur, lahmen, der niedrige Ölpreis und das Ende der Politik des ultrabilligen Geldes bei der US-Zentralbank Federal Reserve seien zusätzliche Risiken. "Die USA stehen vor Herausforderungen durch die Stärke des Dollar", Read more [...]

Reporter ohne Grenzen: DFB muss gegen Bahrainer Scheich Salman als FIFA …

Berlin (ots) - Reporter ohne Grenzen (ROG) fordert den Deutschen Fußball-Bund auf, sich in der Debatte um den künftigen Präsidenten des Fußball-Weltverbands FIFA gegen den bahrainischen Kandidaten Scheich Salman bin Ibrahim Al Chalifa zu positionieren. Medienberichten zufolge wird sich das DFB-Präsidium am Mittwoch mit der Frage des künftigen FIFA-Präsidenten beschäftigen. "Als Mitglied des bahrainischen Read more [...]

Fifa 16 champion wins Mini Cooper

Bahrain: Bahraini Mohammed Al Iraaj, 19, has won a Mini Cooper in the Fifa 16 Middle East Tournament which was the highlight of the Bahrain Gaming Experience 2016. He competed against 1,024 other participants. More than 6,000 gaming enthusiasts from the GCC took part in the three-day event which was organised by the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) in co-operation with Sony. Naser Al Rayes, who came second won $10,000 while Kuwaiti Ahmed Jaber won $5,000 in third Read more [...]