Bahrain

Tullett Preborn To Help Employees Relocate To Avoid UK Bonus Tax

Posted 12.14.2009 | Business


Tullett Prebon, a London-based inter-dealer broker described as one of the City's biggest trading firms, will help employees relocate to avoid the Uni...

Iran agrees to nuclear fuel swap, with caveats

Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 12.12.2009 | Home


MANAMA, Bahrain - Iran is ready to exchange the bulk of its stockpile of enriched uranium for nuclear fuel rods - as proposed by the U.N. - b...

The World's Friendliest Countries (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 12.08.2009 | World


Looking for a friendly place to settle down? Then you may want to try Bahrain, which recently topped a list Forbes compiled of the ten friendliest cou...

Joseph Rocha: Gay Former Sailor Details Abuse In Navy Despite Keeping His Sexuality A Secret

Washington Post | Joseph Rocha | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


I was 18 years old when I landed in the kingdom of Bahrain, off the coast of Saudi Arabia, in the winter of 2005. It was the first time I'd ever left ...

Joseph Christopher Rocha: Gay Sailor's Abuse To Be Reviewed By Navy

Youth Radio | Rachel Krantz | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home


After Youth Radio exposed a culture of hazing, including psychological and physical abuse, at a U.S. Navy canine unit in Bahrain, the nation's top Nav...

Arabia Felix 102: Yemeni Government Fingers Iran as Arms Supplier to Northern Houthi Rebels

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.23.2009 | World


Magda Abu-Fadil

The sixth Sa'ada war between central government forces and Houthi rebels in Yemen's north is well underway and expected to drag on, according to the country's ruling party.

The Gulf States Already Have Links with Israel

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.24.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Should the Gulf countries maintain contacts with Israel if this would make life easier for Palestinians? Could having such ties propel the Middle East peace process forward?

The Gulf Can't Deal with Iran Until Iran Deals with Itself

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.30.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

The GCC is looking at an Iranian government that has lost a great deal of credibility, both locally and internationally, and has yet to figure out how to deal with itself.

Bahrain Woman Jailed For Kissing In Public

Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


Gulf News reports that Bahrain jailed a woman for 20 days for kissing in public and then arguing with the police over the incident. The couple was ca...

Bahrain Tourism Industry May Suffer From Crackdown On Alcohol, Prostitution, Drugs

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


Every weekend, bumper-to-bumper traffic blocks the causeway into this small island nation as visitors from nearby Saudi Arabia flock to delights unava...

Bahrain Ending 'Slavery' Foreign Worker Program

BBC | Posted 06.06.2009 | World


Bahrain has announced it will scrap its sponsorship system for foreign workers - a first in a region often criticised by rights groups over the issue....

Morocco Cuts Ties With Iran

AP | ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU | Posted 04.06.2009 | World


RABAT, Morocco — Morocco cut off diplomatic relations with Iran on Friday, accusing Tehran in a rare public spat of trying to spread Shia Islam ...

Michael Jackson May Be "Too Sick" To Travel

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment


LONDON — Michael Jackson might be too sick to travel to London to testify in a suit claiming he owes an Arab sheik $7 million, the pop star's at...

Bahrain Sheik Sues Michael Jackson For $7 Million

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment


LONDON — The son of an Arab monarch took the King of Pop to court Monday, charging that Michael Jackson took $7 million as an advance on an albu...

Feds Open Alcoa Bribery Probe

AP | DANIEL LOVERING | Posted 03.29.2008 | Business


PITTSBURGH — Federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations that Alcoa Inc. and affiliates bribed officials in the Persian ...

Bahraini Prince Sues Jacko For $7 Million

Fox News | Roger Friedman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Even as Janet Jackson smartly rebuilds her career--she's in the #1 movie this week--brother Michael's world continues to crumble. He's being sued by t...