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| Shura vows to rescue budget |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Bahrain's Shura Council has vowed to rescue the country's national budget, including financial concessions that benefit 350,000 Bahrainis, after MPs effectively threw it on the scrap heap last week.... |
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| Oil 'quake' much ado about nothing |
| Source : Arab Times |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Did the oil sector witness a real storm of change for the better or just a tempest in the teapot? In a situation where there is no change in the... |
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| Row hits bill on jail inspections |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| A legal article granting human rights groups access to Bahrain's prisons was scrapped yesterday.... |
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| Tehran needs to mend its ways |
| Source : Gulf Today |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Iran has been and is continuing to meddle in internal affairs of Arab countries despite repeated calls against the practice. The theocratic regime in power in Tehran feels itself boosted... |
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| China-India border pledge |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| The world's two populous but rival giants are interacting. Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang's call to settle a long-running border dispute with India is a good beginning.... |
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| Defiance on the Peninsula |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Ban Ki-Moon seems to be on a fence-mending exercise in the Korean Peninsula. He has called upon the Stalinist state to refrain from further missile tests and opt for a... |
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| Rafsanjani and Iran's presidential election |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| On June 14 Iranians are supposed to be electing their new president. The "supposed" is there because at two crucial stages in the process, they will be robbed of genuine... |
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| Life bans, jail terms needed to tackle 'fixing' in cricket |
| Source : Gulf Times |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| It defies logic that despite being paid much more than they actually deserve, some cricketers still continue to risk their careers and honour by their corrupt practices on the field.... |
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| Another peace bid |
| Source : The Peninsula |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| The best thing about the Middle East peace process is that not everybody gets tired of trying. As long as a final deal is not in place, there is plenty... |
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| Survey reveals health habits |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| A health survey in Bahrain has found that only half of those questioned (52 per cent) eat the recommended three meals a day, while one in five Bahrainis never do... |
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| Boost for tourism |
| Source : Oman Tribune |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Approval of a master plan to develop Port Sultan Qaboos into a dedicated tourist hub highlights government’s initiatives aimed at expanding facilities for visitors, and thereby giving this vital economic... |
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| Digging at Buhair Valley halted |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Digging work at the Buhair Valley housing project will be temporarily halted with immediate effect.... |
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| Stadium and airport bomb plotters jailed |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Seven men who were part of a terror cell that planned to bomb Bahrain's National Stadium during January's Gulf Cup have been jailed for 10 years each.... |
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| Balkanisation project in the Middle East |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| The September 11 attack was expertly used against the Islamic world by certain forces. Islamic organisations were being sought in the wake of every attack and Muslims became objects of... |
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| Development strides hailed |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Bahrain's developmental strides were hailed as the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, held his weekly majlis at Riffa Palace last night.... |
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| Buhair Valley digging work halted |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| Plans for an upcoming housing project could be reviewed due to environmental and health concerns, it has emerged.... |
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| Clean-up drive |
| Source : Gulf Daily News |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| A major environmental campaign to clean up Bahrain's capital, Manama, was launched yesterday.... |
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| Bahrain court jails 9 over terror cell |
| Source : Saudi Gazette |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| A Bahraini court sentenced nine to jail terms ranging between 10 and 15 years on Monday after convicting them of forming a terrorist group, a judicial source said.... |
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| Comments on nuclear facilities guide invited |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the country's independent nuclear regulatory body, has invited the public to review and comment on its draft Regulatory Guide on the Certification of... |
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| Egyptians arrested on security grounds may meet relatives soon |
| Source : Khaleej Times |
| Date : 2013-05-21 |
| The 11 Egyptians arrested in the UAE on security grounds will be able to meet their relatives very soon, said Egyptian Ambassador to the UAE Tamer Mansoor. He also confirmed... |
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