Bahrain

Tullett Preborn To Help Employees Relocate To Avoid UK Bonus Tax

Posted 12.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Uk, Switzerland, City Bonuses, Singapore, Tullett Prebon, Banks, Bahrain, Compensation, Bonus Tax, Bonuses, London, Wall Street, Business News

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...

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Iran agrees to nuclear fuel swap, with caveats

Vail Daily. | Vail Daily | Posted 12.12.2009 | Home

Read More: Manama-Bahrain, Bahrain, Islamic Republic of Iran, Home News

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...

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The World's Friendliest Countries (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 12.08.2009 | World

Read More: Bahrain, Australia, Canada, Slidepoll, World News

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...

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

Washington Post | Joseph Rocha | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Annapolis, Naval Academy, Michael Toussaint, Marines, Obama, K-9, Rape, Bahrain, Air Force, Barack Obama, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Jennifer Valdivia, Gay, Lesbian, Youth Radio, Joseph Rocha, Dadt, Army, Gay Rights, Military, Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Valdivia, Navy, Joe Rocha, Chief Petty Officer Michael Toussaint, Politics News

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 ...

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

Youth Radio | Rachel Krantz | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Hate Crimes, Hazing, Abuse, K-9, Joseph Christopher Rocha, Navy Canine Unit, Bahrain, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay, Dadt, Youth Radio, Gay Rights, Gays in the Military, Military, Navy K-9 Unit, Navy Canine, Navy, US Navy, Sailor, Home News

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...

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

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 09.23.2009 | World

Read More: Ali Abdallah Saleh, Al Alam Tv, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Britain, Shiite Islam, Arab Countries, Unhcr, Tareq Al Houmayed, Iran, Abdel Malek Al Houthi, Saudi Arabia, Daoud El Shiryan, Sunni Muslim, Un, Al Hayat, Saleh Habra, Germany, Morocco, Unicef, Sana’A, Houthis, Hassan Al-Lawzi, Yemen, U.S. Embassy in Sana’A, Bahrain, Kuwait, South Korea, Asharq Al-Awsat, Israel, Sudan, Hadramawt, Together Against Sa’ada War, Zaydi, Hasama, Sa’ada, Aden, World News
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.

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The Gulf States Already Have Links with Israel

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 08.24.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Persian Gulf, Turkey, Saudi King Abdullah, Bahrain, Tzipi Livni, King Abdullah, Iran, Qatar, Der Spiegel, Middle East Peace, United Arab Emirates, Shimon Perez, Middle East, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel, Kuwait, Uae, World News
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?

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

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Cia, Iran Election, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, Kuwait, Madeleine Albright, Mossadegh, Al Qaeda, United Arab Emirates, World News
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.

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Bahrain Woman Jailed For Kissing In Public

Huffington Post | Posted 07.18.2009 | World

Read More: Kissing in Public, Bahrain, Public Indecency, Bahrain Kissing, Bahraini Woman Kissing in Public, Kissing, World News

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...

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

Wall Street Journal | Posted 07.10.2009 | World

Read More: Bahrain Crackdown, Bahrain Human Rights, Bahrain Slavery, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain Tourism, Foreign Affairs, Bahrain Alcohol, Bahrain, Bahrain Corruption, Advocacy, World News

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

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Bahrain Ending 'Slavery' Foreign Worker Program

BBC | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Bahrain Human Rights, Human Rights, Bahrain Slavery, Bahrain Foreign Workers, Middle East, Bahrain 'Slavery' Program, Foreign Affairs, Bahrain, Advocacy, World News

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....

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Morocco Cuts Ties With Iran

AP | ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Bahrain, Iran, Morocco, Shia, Sunnis, Sunni, Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Morocco Iran, Iran Morocco, World News

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

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Michael Jackson May Be "Too Sick" To Travel

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Sheik Abdulla Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Music, Bahrain, Entertainment News

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...

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Bahrain Sheik Sues Michael Jackson For $7 Million

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sheik Abdulla Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Sheik, Bahrain, Music, Entertainment News

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...

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Feds Open Alcoa Bribery Probe

AP | DANIEL LOVERING | Posted 03.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Alcoa, Federal Civil Lawsuits, Bribery, Federal Cases, Justice Department, Bahrain, Business News

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

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Bahraini Prince Sues Jacko For $7 Million

Fox News | Roger Friedman | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Bahrain, Prince Abdullah, Entertainment News

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...

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