Bahrain
BAHRAIN: Bomb blast highlights rising tensions
A bomb damaged four police cars in a suburb of Manama yesterday, according to Chief of Police...
BahrainBAHRAIN: Authorities charge 23 'terrorist' protestors
Bahrain's public prosecutor said on Saturday that 23 (mostly Shia) men arrested last month had...
BahrainGULF STATES/SOUTH ASIA: Remittances defy the downturn
The quantitative and qualitative growth in remittances from Gulf states to South Asia has led to...
South AsiaBAHRAIN: Crackdown raises risk of sectarian strife
Shia opposition leader Abduljalil al-Singace was charged yesterday with attempting to overthrow...
BahrainINDIA: Government keeps pressure on BlackBerry service
Research in Motion (RIM), Canada-based makers of BlackBerry, reportedly agreed yesterday to allow...
IndiaBAHRAIN: Heightened tension looms as October polls set
King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa yesterday called parliamentary and municipal elections for October...
BahrainMIDDLE EAST: Emirates on top as airlines diversify
The International Air Transport Association in June forecast aggregated profits for Middle...
GULF STATES: University system will remain two-tier
The last decade has seen rapid expansion of higher education systems in the Gulf Cooperation...
Gulf States
