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Bahrain Condemns Crime That Claimed Life of British Soldier in London
Manama, May 24 (BNA)--Bahrain strongly condemned the crime which claimed the life of a British soldier in London, the UK, yesterday. Meanwhile, it expressed full support to the British government in confronting terrorism. The Foreign Ministry stressed in a statement Bahrain's call to prevent the extremists and terrorists from using the land of any country to receive funding and exploit ...
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Bahrains Rights Britains Failure
, claimed that "so-called human rights organisations" are "largely administered by ex-ideologists and even terrorists". It continued: "As much as beasts cannot be left to roam freely, so in human society the feral element’s freedom should be under control." In fact, it is well documented ...
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Vandals Carry Out Acts of Sabotage During a Gathering in Deraz
Manama, May 24 (BNA)--Security forces were able to confront a group of around 100 saboteurs who were among about 14000 people who took part in an authorized gathering in Deraz, Northern Governorate Police Director General said. The vandals hurled iron bars, stones and locally re-manufactured tear gas bombs at the security officers. They also carried out acts of sabotage on Budaiya highway, ...
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Deputy Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa Receives Dr. Jemilah Mahmood
Manama, Friday 24 May 2013: His Highness, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and the Chairman of the board of trustees for the Isa Award for Service to Humanity, received Dr. Jemilah Mahmood, the laureate of the first edition of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity 2011-2012. His highness also congratulated her on being named the laureate of the award and wished her a ...
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Al-Dhahrani congratulates the leaders of GCC States on the 32nd Anniversary of the Inception of the Council
Manama, May 24th (BNA) -Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Dhahrani congratulated Their Majesties and Highnesses the leaders of the GCC states and the Gulf people on the 32nd Anniversary of the inception of the Council. He also asserted that this dear occasion comes in time amid conditions and challenges which require recalling the deep history of the Gulf to inspire ...
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Bahrain - Joint appeal to U.N. protests torture of detained rights defenders in Bahrain
The following is a joint appeal to three UN Special Rapporteurs calling for an investigation to torture in Bahraini prisons. The appeal, signed by over 50 NGOs, was initiated by the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights and the Gulf Centre for Human Rights that was signed from NGOs worldwide:UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Juan Mendezand UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights ...
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Al-Kaabi Municipalities issue 4402 Permits from January till May 2013
Manama, May 24th (BNA) -Minister of Municipalities and Urban Planning, Dr. Juma Bin Ahmed Al Kaabi stated today the review of the achievements of the five municipal councils in the Kingdom, where he highlighted that the Municipalities issued about 4402 building permits during the first five months of 2013. The minister added that such number of permits reflect the speedy course of urban ...
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Dr. Salah Ali Meets with the Chairman of the Central Authority for the Prevention of Bribery in Morocco
Rabat, May 24. (BNA) - On the sidelines of the on-going visit of the Bahraini official human rights delegation to Morocco, Human Rights Affairs Minister Dr. Salah bin Ali Abdulrahman met here today with the Chairman of the Central Authority for the Prevention of Bribery Abdesselam Aboudrar. Dr. Salah Ali praised the solid deep-rooted Bahraini-Moroccan ties of fraternity and cooperation, and was ...
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Bahrain’s mortgage market weathers recession while other industries struggle
Bahrain’s sound fiscal health, as well as prudent investment decisions by industry leaders has created a situation in which the country is in a fairly strong position compared to other GCC states, especially with regards to the mortgage market, but it’s not all good news.
Bahrain’s mortgage market has achieved significant growth despite a challenging market and is now worth $1.4 billion dollars, making Bahrain one of the strongest countries in terms of realty in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). There are a number of reasons for this. Read more
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