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Bhraini in Exile

News & Issues from Bahrain

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We try to publish untold News from our own sources and perspective

  • Jan.12, 2006: A 15-year-old son of Bahrain's king has been killed in an accident while driving a car. Just how a 15 year old boy is allowed to drive in public streets even if he is the son of a King? Our condolences goes to his family.

     

    April 12, 2005: Bahrain's population has exceeded the 700,000 mark at the end of last year, according to figures released by the kingdom's central bank. The numbers, prepared by the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA), show that by the end of 2004, the population reached 707,160, including 268,951 expatriates, or 38 per cent of the total population. Of the 438,209 Bahrainis, 217, 190 are women.

  • Feb.14, 2004: Bahraini married women may soon be able to apply for a passport without needing to have the traditional consent of the husband, according to a bill proposed by the kingdom's Shura council.

  • Dec.29, 2003: A demonstration took place yesterday in Bahrain , in which some 300 women took place to protest a decision taken by the French President Jacque Chirac banning veils, and other religious symbols, such as Christian crosses, and Jewish symbols, according to news reports, in the state run schools. The demonstrating women gathered in front of the French embassy, raising banners demanding Chirac not to permit women to practice her own freedom in choosing her own customs. They also called on Muslims in other countries to organize similar acts of protest.

  • Dec.24, 2003: The United States has warned U.S. citizens in Bahrain about a “terrorist” threat in the Gulf Arab state during the Christmas holiday, the U.S. embassy in Bahrain said on Tuesday. “The United States Government has received terrorist threat information specific to Bahrain. This information covers the timeframe of the holiday season, from now through January 2, 2004,” the embassy said on its Web site. “During this time, the U.S. Embassy in Manama encourages all American citizens to avoid places where Westerners are known to congregate and to reduce unnecessary travel,” it said, adding the embassy was seeking more information on the threat. So now , Bin Laden is targeting GCC countries and its peaceful citizens.

  • Nov.21, 2003: Bahrainis are expected to come out in thousands today to commemorate World Jerusalem Day, observed around the Muslim world on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan.

  • July 1, 2003:The Bahraini government said yesterday it was investigating the killing of a Bahraini national in Iraq, who had been shot in the head by an unidentified assailant in Baghdad recently.

  • June24, 2003: Bahrain and Saudi Arabia are to sign an agreement that would allow their citizens to enter both countries using only identity cards, a statement said yesterday.
    The agreement was the subject of discussions here yesterday between senior officials, according to the statement carried by the Bahraini news agency.         

    May 28, 2003: A group of private investors plans to establish a Bahrain-based university for women with the help of one of Canada's most prestigious universities. The Royal University for Women will be a leading private academic institution in the Gulf, offering students an excellent opportunity to gain internationally-recognized qualifications without having to travel abroad for education. This is the way to go Bahrain, The GCC need more high standard Universities.

    March 19,2003: Bahrain's king has offered "safe exile" to Saddam Hussein, saying he hopes the Iraqi leader "would seriously consider this offer before the onset of war".

  • Feb.16,2003: Five Bahraini men aged between 31 and 41 were arrested on charges of plotting terrorist acts against the island's  national interests and endangering the lives of innocent people. Police also seized weapons and ammunition. They were named as Bassam Yousif Abdul-Rahman Ali, Isa Abdulla-Rahman Al-Balooshi, Jamal Hilal Mohammed Al-Balooshi, Mohideen Mahmoud Mohideen Khan, and Bassam Abdul-Razak Abdulla Bukhawa.

  • January 2, 2003: Hundreds of Bahrainis went on a rampage during New Year celebrations in the Gulf state, attacking Arab expatriates and damaging cars, hotels and shops. Riot police intervened early yesterday to restore calm to the capital Manama and arrested 25 rioters. Witnesses said around 30 people were injured in the area frequented mostly by visiting Saudi and Kuwaiti nationals. One witness said the rioters had been celebrating the New Year in the area "before they went crazy, attacking foreigners and damaging properties." Hundreds of youths, many of them masked, took part in the riots. It said many of the damaged cars were Saudi-registered.

  • Oct.26,2002:Five months after the voters shunned all female candidates in the local municipal elections, two Bahraini women have managed to upset predictions of a similar drubbing in Thursday's parliamentary elections.
    Lateefa Al Guoud and Fawzia Ahmad Al Ruwaie beat the odds and came out on top in their constituencies in the national elections, but short of clinching the necessary 50 plus majority to be declared winners in the first round. Each will face a male candidate at the run-off round. Way to go Bahraini women & good luck...

  • Oct.23,2002:Bahrainis voted in their first legislative elections in nearly 30 years in a ballot hailed by supporters as an important step toward democracy but criticized by Shiite Muslim groups for not going far enough. Bahrain's move toward democratic rule sets it apart in a Gulf region where only one other nation -- Kuwait -- holds legislative elections. Nearly 245,000 Bahrainis are eligible to vote.

  • Oct.20,2002: Women in Bahrain seem very upbeat about the forthcoming parliamentary elections, undeterred by last May’s municipal elections in which female candidates drew a blank. With their active participation, Bahraini women are scoring a regional first in parliamentary polls, set for Oct. 24.

Oct.9,2002: One of the largest financial investment projects in Bahrain, the $1 billion Bahrain Financial Harbour (BFH), which consists of 25 internal developments within the mother project, was launched by the Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa yesterday. The new harbour, will feature two office towers, a financial hall, corporate offices residential apartments, retail shops and outlets, maritime facilities and recreational projects. That is the way to go Bahrain...

  • Sept.11, 2002: A photo exhibition dedicated to the memory of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington opened today to only a few curious visitors instead of a previously-announced grand opening by the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain, due to 'security reasons'

  • Sept.8,2002: An Indian woman has been officially accused of being behind the disappearance of an 11-year-old Bahraini girl since February, it was reported yesterday.
    Police, who had launched an extensive nationwide search for the missing Fatima Tawfiq, interrogated the former Indian live-in mate of the girl's father, Fatima Salim, 29, who was taken into custody two months ago, local dailies said.
    The girl's brother had pressed charges against the woman saying she used to 'torture' his sisters, Fatima and Samira.
    Fatima fled her father's house on February 25, and all efforts to trace her have been in vain.

  • Sept. 1, 2002: Bahrain Telecommunications Co (Batelco) has slashed the cost of international phone calls to 70 countries by amounts of up to 190 fils per minute. Some of the big cuts are for popular calling destinations such as the UK, the U.S.A., Canada, the Philippines, Iran and India. That is great!!!! We hope other GCC countries will take similar steps..

  • Aug.31,2002: The DHL Worldwide Express held a memorial service in commemoration of the two pilots who tragically lost their lives when their plane collided with a Russian Tupolev passenger aircraft over Lake Constance, Southern Germany, on July 1.
    The DHL International Boeing B757 was en route from Bahrain (via Bergamo, Italy) to Brussels when it was involved in an accident with the Bashkirlan airline aircraft over Ueberlingen on Lake Constance.

  • August 16, 2002: the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, will start an official two-day groundbreaking visit to Iran tomorrow. Sheikh Hamad's visit comes 23 years after a landmark visit made by his father, the late Emir, Sheikh Isa bin Salman, in 1979.The relations between Bahrain, have always been tense due to Bahrain's decades-long suspicions that Iran is interfering in its domestic affairs.
    The two countries normalized relations only after 1997, with the rise to power of the Iranian President Khatami, and exchanged ambassadors in January, 1999.

  • April 10,2002: Police clashed Wednesday with several hundred high school students trying to march to the U.S. Embassy in Bahrain. Many were treated for tear gas inhalation as protests that have swept the Arab world are turning increasingly violent.

  • March 27,2002: There is a great deal of frustration among the thousands of young unemployed Bahraini men and women.
    This frustration has turned into street demonstrations which reached even the prime minister's court.

  • March 24,2002: Bahraini activists and newspapers yesterday reacted in rage, and with some pride, to press statements made by  an Israeli minister in which he criticized the ongoing blood donation campaign in Bahrain for the victims of Israeli attacks in the occupied Palestinian territories.
    In a report carried in Al Ayyam newspaper yesterday Israeli Health Minister Nasim Dahan  had warned, in statements published by Israeli papers, "of the danger represented by these campaigns." ...    It

  • March 8,2002: Bahrain government have started a scheme to help the jobless. Bahrain have the highest rate of jobless citizens along with Saudia Arabia. The unemployment figures now stand at 5.6 per cent of the total workforce, however this figure is doubtful , and many people in Bahrain talk about much higher figure.

  • March 7,2002: A group of enterprising Bahraini men and women have got together to form a new establishment called the Cultural Social Renewal Society (CSRS) aimed at making their own contributions in preparing the Arab and Muslim countries to play an active role in bringing better understanding with people all over the world.

  • March 5,2002: A high-ranking U.S. official denied here yesterday that his government has targeted Islamic banks as part of its war on terror and its means of finance, while the Bahraini government announced the establishment of a financial intelligence unit to help fight illegal transactions that may help terror activities.

  • Jan.15,2002: A group of women social workers have got together in Bahrain to start a "helpline" to provide counseling services to the public to deal with stress.

  • Jan.13,2002: Bahrain is investigation all Islamic organization and issuing strict control over the funds collected by these agencies. Also Bahrain has adopted strict control over all Islamic banks.

 

        Bahrain has a population of around 666,000, one-third of whom   are foreigners.

 

 

  • The new Amir of Bahrain , issue a pardon to many political prisoners.
  • The new Amir of Bahrain is trying to boost his image by visiting many countries in the region.
  • Bahrain receive continuous support from Saudia Arabia & Kuwait , to help in their finance the country declining income.
  • Bahrain have a high rate of un employment , this is creating pressure on the Government. The Government  have no plans to solve this problem.