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On Local Healthcare
Thursday, 20 Jan, 2011 – 21:09 | No Comment

It’s funny that when I was trying to research “Healthcare in Bahrain” in came across a pretext that seems to be floating around more than 4 websites. It starts as follows:
The quality of healthcare in …

YAY Viva?! .. not
Friday, 5 Mar, 2010 – 6:33 | One Comment

I rushed on the news of the launch of Viva services, and boy was in for another treat.. 21MB unlimited and FREE internet connection that is one LIMITED, and TWO not free and THREE with a connection speed that drastically varies based on your location within the country.

Gulf Air Sinking?
Thursday, 25 Feb, 2010 – 11:29 | 2 Comments
Gulf Air Sinking?

Profitable in a YEAR?! Who are they fooling here?! You are talking about a company that had accumulated more than 1 billion dollars in losses in less than 5 years and you’ll turn it profitable in a year? Without pumping more money into it?!

A Breeze of Fresh Air
Wednesday, 17 Feb, 2010 – 18:37 | 3 Comments
A Breeze of Fresh Air

A breeze of fresh air is the least I could describe the recent disclosure of Spring of Culture 2010 events in its 5th year.
It has been five year since it was launched, amidst all the …

Notable Bahraini Lawsuits, Or Lack of (1/2)
Saturday, 1 Aug, 2009 – 10:45 | 3 Comments
Notable Bahraini Lawsuits, Or Lack of (1/2)

1. January 2003 – The Bahraini Saudi Bank

نقلت صحيفة «الوسط» وغيرها من الصحف البحرينية صبيحة الجمعة 10 يناير/ كانون الثاني 2003 الآتي: «اعلن المصرف البحريني السعودي حدوث تجاوزات
فيه تم بموجبها منح تسهيلات ائتمانية لأحد عملائه …

Censor THIS!
Wednesday, 24 Jun, 2009 – 18:31 | One Comment
Censor THIS!

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 …

Swine Flu Hits the Island
Tuesday, 16 Jun, 2009 – 22:45 | 8 Comments

A Bahraini student returning from a trip to New York has been confirmed as having the first case of the swine flu in Bahrain, health ministry sources said.

The case was confirmed after the 21-year-old man, who was earlier cleared by health ministry specialists, was given a new test with equipment and kits recently arrived in Bahrain.

A Chat with a Hitchhiker
Monday, 14 Apr, 2008 – 1:46 | 10 Comments

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 …

رأيي بالتفصيل في مقتل الباكستاني الأصيل
Monday, 14 Apr, 2008 – 1:46 | 10 Comments

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 …

آخر المهازل
Friday, 4 Jan, 2008 – 1:27 | 2 Comments

بالأمس إجتمع سعادة وزير الداخلية مع ممثلي الصحافة وقدم عرضاً تفصيلياً لحقيقة ما جرى أثناء أحداث ما يسمى بــ”الشغب و التخريب” التي شهدتها البحرين في الأيام الماضية. هذا كما إنفردت جريدة أخبار الخليج في عدد …

The Time’s Review: A Wake up Call
Sunday, 16 Sep, 2007 – 2:50 | 4 Comments

For holidaymakers, the Gulf island offers watersports and horse riding. And that’s, erm, it. Unlike Dubai or Oman, there is little wildlife, limited diving, no mountains, no cutting-edge architecture, no designer shopping, no reclaimed Palm …

90 Minutes in the Dark
Wednesday, 5 Sep, 2007 – 0:19 | 7 Comments

I got in the habit of spending some time at the gym everyday after work; I think of it as a way to release some stress, forget office politics and just be left alone “meditating” …

بحر المالكية: قضية وطن
Wednesday, 5 Sep, 2007 – 0:19 | 2 Comments

تجمع عشرات من اهالي قرية المالكية جنوب المنامة الثلاثاء بالقرب من الشاطئ لمراقبة العمال وهم ينزعون مصائد السمك التقليدية التي يملكها ابن عم ملك البحرين وكانت محور نزاع استمر اكثر من عام ولم يحسم …