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May 13, 2008
12:16
Minister cleared by MPs
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

Municipalities and Agriculture Affairs Minister Mansoor bin Rajab - who had been accused of financial, administrative and constitutional irregularities - was cleared by a parliamentary committee yesterday. The minister appeared before parliament's financial and economic affairs committee two weeks ago to face accusations of illegal business activities, as well as irregularities in the allocation of ministry [...]

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May 09, 2008
13:58
Cash Flowing Freely
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

While inflation in the kingdom is relatively low, near record levels of money flowing through the Bahraini economy have sparked concerns of a possible inflationary breakout and have prompted moves by the kingdom's central bank to take some of the heat out of the situation. On May 4, the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) released its [...]

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6:59
Action call after minister cleared
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

Opposition MPs yesterday threatened action after a parliamentary committee cleared a minister of masterminding a cover-up. Cabinet Affairs Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Ateyatala Al Khalifa had always denied keeping Bahrain's population explosion a secret. However, he was let off the hook yesterday by a parliamentary committee, which decided no action should be taken against him. Three of seven [...]

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May 07, 2008
11:54
Talks suspended over ’sorcery’ row
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

Parliament suspended discussions on criminalising "sorcery and witchcraft" yesterday, after a row erupted between an MP and government officials. MP Ibrahim Busandal accused Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa of disregarding Islamic laws, which he said call for the death penalty against "sorcerers and witches". Shaikh Khalid told MPs that there was [...]

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11:52
Deputies seek law to curb sorcery
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

“Bring me a person caught practising sorcery who is capable of bringing the evil spirit,” the Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs, Khalid bin Ali Abdulla Al Khalifa, told the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. “The minister’s words are unconstitutional,” Al Asala Deputy Ibrahim Mohammed Bousandal said. It all began when Al Wefaq MP Mohammed Youself Maezal told [...]

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11:50
All clubs ’should be banned from serving alcohol’
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

MPs want all clubs and societies to be banned from serving alcohol or allowing its consumption at their premises, facilities and events. Parliament yesterday approved the bill proposed by a group of MPs, despite reservations from Social Development Minister Dr Fatima Al Balooshi, who said that laws which regulate such activities were already existing. "We already take [...]

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May 05, 2008
13:40
Impressive move
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

Draft law scraps jail terms for journalists In a major move to give a further boost to the Fourth Estate in the Kingdom, the Cabinet yesterday endorsed a draft law to amend the 2002 Press legislation and scrap jail terms for journalists. The weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, [...]

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13:38
Free to speak out
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

Freedom of expression in Bahrain yesterday received a major boost as the amended law on Press and publications was approved.Chaired by Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Cabinet gave the green light to this important step as Bahrain joined hands with the international community to celebrate World Press Freedom Day. Under new law [...]

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May 04, 2008
16:09
Clamp on sleaze!
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

Measures are being drawn up to combat sleaze in Juffair, which has been dubbed "Little Las Vegas". They include forcing shops on the area's busiest commercial street to close at midnight, as well as preventing cars from using the same road from midnight until morning. The action is being considered by the Manama Municipal Council in response [...]

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May 03, 2008
10:17
Press a cornerstone of reforms says King
» ‎ Bahraini.TV

Bahrain's media is a cornerstone of the nation's reforms process, His Majesty King Hamad said last night. "Our celebration of a free and responsible Press reflects Bahrain's spirit of freedom and openness and our commitment to safeguard freedom of expression in compliance with the constitution and law," he said, on the occasion of World Press [...]

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