TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Manama, Bahrain October 2007, Eid Holiday after Ramadan. Made a swing to Bahrain for 2 nights for a breather. Where else, Exhibitions Rd. Hard Rock Cafe Bar with Noypi bands (will update this once recalled) --will update this entry upon recollection of events/place and dates.
CDR Salamander (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Got this tip from Gary's show ; a beautiful thing. If you liked that, then see the extended stuff posted by "obaidkarki" here and here . I don't know who " obaidkarki " is, but that's ok - I'll share a medium #3 fruit drink at the Iskandarin Grill in Manama anyday...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Manama, Bahrain A - Arabian Gulf. It may be known as the Persian Gulf elsewhere in the world, but GCC countries hate Iran (formerly Persia) and refuse to give them any credit. B - Bakshish. This translates to "request for tips" -- also known as bribing. It's a pretty common transaction around here but maybe nowhere more famously than Kuwait. The tiny country gets...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
MANAMA, Bahrain, July 17 (UPI) — Bahraini passenger shipping agency Uco Travel said it could resume its service to Iraq as early as September, a spokesman for the company said.
Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
$3bn drilling firm to tap oil sector boom By ARTHUR MACDONALD MANAMA: Bahrain-based First Energy Bank unveiled its first major investment with the launch of a $3 billion drilling company that will exploit opportunities in the booming oil industry across the Middle East, Asia and North Africa. MENAdrill has been set up by the bank [...]
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
MANAMA, Bahrain, July 14 (UPI) — The British Royal Navy announced the seizure of more than 25 tons of narcotics during an operation in the Persian Gulf.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Manama - Bahrain's fishermen vowed to continue their weekly protests against real estate developers, who are said to be damaging the country's marine environment by large-scale land reclamation projects, a local newspaper reported Monday. The fisherm...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
Our Travels while living in Saudi Arabia
This Fucking War (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Manama, Bahrain(AHN) - Bahrain is set to appoint its youngest ambassador to Iraq, according to highly placed sources. Reports stated that Salah Al Maliki, 34 would join the post as the new ambassador to Iraq. " We are following all the procedures for the appointment. The process is not completely over," sources told AHN on Wednesday. Al Maliki works presently with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Manama, Bahrain 1. For weeks Michael and I have noticed cars that are spray-painted to look like they have been dune bashing and are thus covered with sand. We've had fun guessing what the reason might be for the -- dare I say redneck? -- decor. Since sand covers everything here, was it a "can't beat 'em, join 'em" mentality? Do they just think it looks good? It...
The Two Malcontents (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Manama: Bloggers in Bahrain will sign a code of honour that will unite them against all forms of sectarianism and discrimination. The campaign, spearheaded by Mahmoud Al Yousuf, Bahrain’s best-known blogger, will be launched a few weeks after more than 220 journalists publicly engaged in a drive to "resist and defeat" sectarianism, a phenomenon that over [...]
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Manama, Bahrain I ventured out yesterday to run a few errands -- namely, the cleaners and the gas station. The woman that works at the front desk of our apartment building gave me great directions to the cleaners. It is so close that had the temperature been 20 degrees lower, I could have walked. Instead I drove my Toyota Yaris hatchback (a great little car) and,...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Manama, Bahrain It's been a week since I touched down in Bahrain and, after conquering jet lag and a touch of culture shock, I've formed some first impressions... The heat over here is beyond anything I've every experienced -- and that's coming from someone who has been to South Georgia in the summertime. It's like hanging out in a convection oven all day. Michael...
Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
June 30, 2008 6:13 p.m. EST Sandeep Singh Grewal - AHN Middle East Correspondent Manama, Bahrain (AHN) - A prominent women activist is calling upon governments in all Gulf States to work with Interpol to track down “runaway” husbands. This follows a protest on Sunday held outside the premises of the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs [...]
The Air Force Pundit (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
By GEOFFREY BEW United Arab Emirates Published: 1st JULY 2008 MANAMA: Any Iranian move to blockade the Strait of Hormuz would be considered as an "act of war", a top US military official said yesterday. Iran would "not be allowed" to take control of the key oil route and an attempt to do so would provoke a "vigorous" international response, said outgoing Fifth Fleet Commander Vice-Admiral Kevin Cosgriff....
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