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1. January 2003 – The Bahraini Saudi Bank
Source: AlWasat (Link)
Final Verdict: Case is still pending with local courts..
2. April 2003- Adel Flaifel
Source: AlWasat Newspaper (Link 1) (Link 2)
Final Verdict:
3. Febuary 2005 – Isa AlThawadi ex Eskan Bank CEO & Others
Source: Almenbar AlTaqadomi (Link)
Final Verdict - July 2009
Verdict has not been carried out yet, I personally have very high doubts about it being carried out anytime soon.
4. April 2005- Ministry of Water & Electricity
Source: AlMenbar AlTaqadomi (Link)
Final Verdict: No legal lawsuit is in process..
5. April 2008: ALBA
Via AlWasat (Link)
Alcoa was sued by a metals company controlled by the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain for at least $1 billion on claims of fraud and bribery of officials overseas.
Aluminium Bahrain, or Alba, sued Alcoa in federal court in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, claiming it was overcharged for 15 years for alumina, an ingredient used to make aluminum. Alba, the 10th-largest aluminum producer, claims Alcoa bribed unidentified Bahraini government and company officials to get business. Alcoa is the world’s largest producer of alumina and third-largest aluminum producer. Via Washington Post (Link)
The irony here is that Alba is suing Alcoa for bribing local governmental officials, no such case has made it to the local courts on this matter.
كان حديث جل المجالس التي حضرتها خلال الإسبوع المنصرم يدور حول مهرجان صيف البحرين، امتلئت صفحات الجرائد وشمر كتاب الأعمدة عن سواعدهم للدوس في بطن هذا المهرجان و بهدلة المنظمين و المنسقين ممن عملوا على …
بسبب اللأحداث التي كانت تعصف بالبلاد ايامها، كانت بدايات عام 1995 هي اوائل ايام تعلقي بالسياسة، اذكر جيداً كم كنت متعطشاً لأخبار ما عرف بــــ (الإنتفاضة) حينها، أخبار تلك (الملاحم) التي تسطر في أزقة الديه …
We had a decent online community, and a good thing going. I used to skim BahrainBlogs before my daily round on newspapers and local forums for my local news digest.. We have just lost all of that.. Why?!
I can clearly remember that day, my last trip leaving the US flying Detroit – London Heathrow, British Airways August 2003. I knew I had excess weight, and I was just about to let out …
كنت من أشد المتحمسين لحملة “لا سني.. لا شيعي.. بس بحريني..” التي أطلقها محمود اليوسف في العام المنصرم، كنوع من الإحتجاج الحضاري على المهازل التي آل إليها الوضع في المنطقة بسبب الصراعات و التفرقة الطائفية …
For someone who calls himself a blogger, I admit being an embarrassment to the local blogging community! I average around one post every 2-3 weeks now (and that is only on good days, or when …
Besides staying away from the keyboard and computers in general, I have taken many measures to help “speed-up” the recovery of my injured shoulder. Naturally, since the bone is fractured I went into a local …
Thanks to a genius idea by some entrepreneur who decided that the carpark lot I have been renting the past 2 years from BMMI one building away from the Bank I work for was …
I was one of those lucky enough to get my hands on two (yes.. TWO) tickets for the concert of Fairouz in one of the events organized in the third annual festival of the “Spring …
I don’t usually drive around pointlessly, the way traffic jams in just about every traffic light anywhere around the country isn’t exactly an ideal way to soothe out and relax.
I was driving back from Manama …
بحكم طبيعة عملي و روتيني قد اكون اقل الأشخاص إحتكاكاً بما يسمى بالـ”مجنسين الجدد”، علها أحد النعم التي غيبها المولى عن عقلي و التي كان من الأجدى بي شكره عليها ليل نهار..
عموماً، بعد جهد جهيد، …
لن أقحم نفسي في متاهات تفصيل الخبر و أخباره، فقد أقامت أبواق الإعلام الرسمية و غير الرسمية الدنيا وأقعدتها على القضية مهددة متوعدة تارة، و بالنصح و الإرشاد و مقالات “كخ عيب يا بابا” تارة …