Two Hindi films opening this Friday have hit the headlines for an unwanted reason. They have been banned in some foreign countries. Rahul Dholakia’s Lamhaa, a thriller based on terrorism in Kashmir, has been barred from screening in five Gulf countries – United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. This comes a day after [...]
SKY gazers in Bahrain will be able to witness a partial lunar eclipse of a “blue moon” tonight. The moon will eclipse by eight per cent, said Bahrain Astronomical Society vice-president and Bahrain University applied physics professor Dr Waheeb Alnaser. People will be able to see the eclipse without the aid of a telescope between [...]
A prostitute’s customer, who fled after three men broke into the woman’s apartment and raped her, was yesterday jailed for a month after he was caught hiding on a neighbour’s balcony. The Lower Criminal Court found him guilty of entering a private property without permission. The 37-year-old Bangladeshi was with an Indonesian prostitute at her [...]
More than 500 budding film-makers from across the Middle East have entered two-minute movie clips of everyday life in contest being run as part of the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) 2009. The pan-Arab competition, MBC’s ‘Movies in Motion’, has drawn 550 entries from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and [...]
Island Reliant Upon Debauched Visits From Thirsty Saudis Looks to Clean Up Every weekend, bumper-to-bumper traffic blocks the causeway into this small island nation as visitors from nearby Saudi Arabia flock to delights unavailable at home: movie theaters, bars and, for some, commercial sex. With few other attractions, Bahrain’s booming tourism industry thrives on the [...]
Gulf Cooperation Council immigration chiefs are expected to approve a single visa application system for Gulf states, Kuwait’s immigration chief said. The visa will enable visitors to tour all of the six GCC member countries, Kuwaiti General Administration for Immigration Director-General Kamel al-Awadhi told the Kuwait news agency KUNA on Sunday. Gulf states will also [...]
A new government-backed taxi service designed to eradicate cheating on fares will hit Bahrain’s roads in December, officials confirmed yesterday. It will operate custom-made, metered vehicles, fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and connected electronically to a control centre, to ensure passengers are not overcharged. All will have wheelchair access, said Economic Development Board [...]
Bahrain is looking to capitalise on the growing number of cruises in the Gulf, with the aim of promoting the island state as a tourism destination, boosting employment and diversifying the economy.
Lebanese singing sensation Haifa Wahbe performed at Gulf Hotel last night in a show which had faced stiff opposition from certain quarters. Wearing a demure green dress, she came on stage a little after 11 thanking everyone for support and performed in front of hundreds of fans. Admitting to feeling some apprehension she said: “I [...]
Bahrain’s second national carrier Bahrain Air will start operations on January 17
