A Bahraini sponsor and two other men have been arrested and released on bail, in connection with the alleged locking up and disappearance of an Indian worker. Indian Ambassador Balkrishna Shetty is due to meet Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa today, over the plight of missing metal worker Ravindra Janair. Mr Shetty [...]
Former Bahraini employees at a supermarket are suing the outlet owner over alleged wage delays, unfair salary cuts and dismissal without prior warning or reason. The case of the 18 men, all former employees at AlfaMart in Al Dana Mall, Sanabis, has now been taken up by the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU). [...]
A custody battle over a Bahraini toddler was once again adjourned at the Sharia Court yesterday, two years after the first case was filed in Kuwait. The absence of the Sharia Court judge, who has been presiding over the case in Bahrain, yesterday led to another judge adjourning the hearing to May 13. Filipina Lecita [...]
A new row is brewing over naturalisation of non-Bahrainis, with allegations that some are breaking the law by keeping dual nationality. Parliament financial and economic committee vice-chairman and Economists Bloc president Jassim Abdula’al is planning to open the naturalisation file, closed after a parliamentary probe two years ago. He says he has evidence that some [...]
An MP stormed out during parliament’s weekly session yesterday over not being allowed to defend his proposal. Parliament foreign affairs, defence and national security committee chairman Ahmed Bahzad was proposing that appointments of diplomatic positions must be based on qualifications to offer further opportunities for women. However, it was being criticised by second vice-chairman Shaikh [...]
Rabah Al-Quwayi, Saudi journalist, detainee of conscience Saudi journalist Rabah Al-Quwayi, 24, has been detained by Hail authorities in connection with his writings posted on Internet forums, which they allege place his Islamic faith in doubt. Al-Quwayi, a reporter for the Riyadh-based daily Shams, has been in Hail police custody since Monday. “They asked me [...]
Deputy Mohammed Abbas Al Shaikh yesterday called upon the Chamber of Deputies to approve the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Al Shaikh said the Foreign Affairs, Defence and National Security Committee had approved the covenants and the Chamber should do the same and enhance [...]
Political activists have reacted with dismay to government plans to submit a second controversial law regulating public gatherings. MPs have debated a draft bill for several months through a joint committee set up between the foreign affairs, defence and national security and legal affairs committees. But the draft has been withdrawn and a fresh law [...]
Bahrain may get a London-style Speaker’s Corner, where groups can protest to their heart’s content. The aim is to stop rallies and demonstrations disrupting life in business and residential areas. It has been put to Shura Council chairman Dr Faisal Al Mousawi yesterday by five members and will now go to committees for discussion. Council [...]
The government will submit a new draft law on demonstrations and rallies to parliament tomorrow, MP Ahmed Behzad said yesterday, according to our sister paper Akhbar Al Khaleej. GDN :: 10 Mar ’06 MP Ahmed Behzad الØكومة تقرر سØب مشروع قانون التجمعات والمسيرات أكد رئيس لجنة الشئون الخارجية والدÙاع والأمن الوطني بمجلس النواب النائب Ø£Øمد [...]
