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TV documentary focus on heritage
A TV documentary on Muharraq’s Al Qaysariya Market has been filmed to underline its importance to Bahrain’s national heritage.
It has been produced by the BC Space Channel in collaboration with Bahrain Television.
Plans for the demolition of a 200-year-old market have been pending for the past two years as councillors investigate whether 10 to 15 [...]
البحرين تستضيف مهرجان «الإذاعة والتلفزيون» في فبراير
أبدى الرئيس التنفيذي لهيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الشيخ عبدالرحمن بن راشد آل خليفة خلال ترؤسه أمس الاجتماع الأخير للجنة التحضيرية لمهرجان الخليج الحادي عشر للإذاعة والتلفزيون المزمع عقده في مملكة البحرين خلال الفترة من 9 إلى 12 فبراير/ شباط المقبل، استعدادات وزارة «الثقافة» و»هيئة الإذاعة» لاستضافة هذة التظاهرة الخليجية المعبرة عن التعاون الخليجي من خلال البرامج [...]
Full StoryIslamists seeking to curb prostitution fail in bid to ban women from 4 countries
A proposal by a conservative Bahraini political bloc to ban women from four countries from entering the country did not make the grade among Bahraini lawmakers but raised quite a few eyebrows when it was offered up.
The conservative Al Asala bloc proposed that Bahraini authorities stop issuing visas to Russian, Thai, Ethiopian, and Chinese women [...]
Crackdown on illegal TV has failed admit officials
A CRACKDOWN on illegal satellite TV providers has failed, officials admitted yesterday.
But while one battle may have been lost, the war goes on, said Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) information communication technology (ICT) adviser on Internet security Nick Truman.
He said authorities were “pretty much where we were”, with no headway in blocking illegal Dreambox pirate [...]
Batelco unveils new brand image
Batelco, the leading telecommunications company in Bahrain, has unveiled a new, ultra modern brand image.
Batelco chairman Shaikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al Khalifa said that Batelco’s bold new look was ideal for Bahrain today as the Kingdom continues to grow and evolve at a rapid pace.
“This is a very modern new look that encompasses all [...]
Publisher calls for united stand by Gulf’s English Press
A STRONG united Arab media was yesterday urged to confront aggressive attacks by the Western Press. The call came from Akhbar Al Khaleej editor-in-chief Anwar Abdulrahman following alleged “political blackmail” against Dubai by The Times of London.
Mr Abdulrahman, a leading Bahrain publisher, urged editors of English language newspapers in the Gulf to adopt a clear [...]
Support pours in as platinum sponsors named
As well as huge support from the community, Think Pink this year has five platinum sponsors – Gulf Air, Gulf Broadcast, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB), Royal Golf Club and Gulf Brands International who will lend their name and assistance to the charity throughout the month of October.
Gulf [...]
Ethics code for journalists on way
BAHRAIN’s journalists could soon have their own code of ethics as part of a drive to stamp out media bias and corruption. A draft version of the code, which was drawn up yesterday, outlines six basic tenets that members of the Press should adopt. Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA) president Isa Al Shaiji said he hoped [...]
Full StoryBahrain newspaper back on stands
Bahrain’s Akhbar Al Khaleej newspaper reappeared today after a one-day ban imposed by the authorities.
“Official authorities have issued directives lifting the ban,” Bahrain News Agency said.
The newspaper was earlier suspended for reasons related to the Press law, a report said.
Akhbar Al Khaleej, first published in 1976, is the oldest newspaper in the country.
Akhbar Al Khaleej suspended until further notice
Bahrain’s concerned authorities informed Akhbar Al Khaleej Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Anwar Abdulrahman late last night that the daily newspaper has been suspended until further notice for reasons related to the Press law.
The suspension order was received a few minutes before the newspaper went to Press.
Mr Abdulrahman was holding negotiations with the concerned authorities over the [...]
UAE, Saudi among world’s top website censors – project
The UAE ranks high among countries that have blocked most websites, a recent report has revealed.
Internet users in the country reported the eleventh highest rate of blocked websites from among the countries in the world, according to the Herdict project.
Herdict is a project of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. It [...]
The Terrestrial TV landscape in the Arab World is relatively static with governments mainly in charge
The boom in the supply of free satellite TV channels in the Arab region seems to have stifled the terrestrial TV landscape.
Local terrestrial TV stations are still alive in the region, but regulations and market dynamics have insured that -except in a few countries- the number of terrestrial TV stations did not grow in the [...]
Net censorship probe started
An international association that aims to help Internet users gain access to blocked websites has sent a representative to Bahrain to investigate the country’s growing levels of censorship.
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مدونون يستنفرون للقرار “1″ ويسألون عن “حكّة” مترجم جوجل
Press a cornerstone of reforms says King
Bahrain’s media is a cornerstone of the nation’s reforms process, His Majesty King Hamad said last night.
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