On 28 July Bahrain has endured the single worst terrorist atrocity in the Kingdom for well over a year, with two policemen dead and several…
Month: July 2015
Freedom House has just issued its annual report on the status of freedoms and rights around the world. According to Freedom House, Bahrain’s rating actually declined over…
The seizure on 25 July of a boatload of weapons and explosives of Iranian origin headed for Bahrain is just another page on the long…
On 22 July, Iain Lindsay, the outgoing British Ambassador to Bahrain, expressed his sorrow at leaving Bahrain after four years of service. He noted how many…
Why is it that around a million people per month visit Bahrain, and each weekend tens of thousands of visitors pour across the Saudi causeway…
The pardoning and release from jail of prominent opposition figures like Nabeel Rajab and Ibrahim Sharif can only be seen as a serious attempt by…
The negotiations with Iran have been remarkable for the many issues that they fail to address, allowing Iran to continue waging a hostile and expansive…
On 12 July, the pro-opposition newspaper Al-Wasat published the transcript of a roundtable discussion with a number of MPs - Ahmed Qaratah, Shaikh Majid al-Asfour,…
Of all the GCC states, Bahrain is the country in the region whose economy has made most progress in diversifying away from complete dependence on…
Amnesty international on 9 July issued a statement on Bahrain demanding “urgent action”. Why? Because a female prisoner, Nafeesa al-Asfour, had been released; one of a…