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Jaafari Endowments and Ambiguity Policy: How Many Endowments Left Undocumented?
2023-04-07
In a recent statement, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jaafari Endowments, Yousef bin Saleh Al-Saleh, spoke about documenting 100 properties for the Jaafari Endowments Directorate. Although the title suggested that there were 100 properties whose documents would be received within months, the text revealed something different.
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A Government without Achievements: 40% Unimplemented Projects
2023-04-05
Is the Government of Bahrain performing its duties? What are the achievements of this Government if it is not implementing the projects it has planned? Where do the funds for these projects disappear to?
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Bahrain Silent at End of Normalization: When Will Manama Get Rid of the Marshal’s Chaotic Approach?
2023-03-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): As Saudi Arabia and the UAE are taking rapid steps to reconcile with Iran and Syria, Bahrain’s officials remain silent. As usual, the Bahraini regime lacks initiative, is skeptical about settlements, and is slow, but it is the fastest to ignite differences.
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Party Worth Millions to Celebrate Nasser’s Victory in World Endurance Championship
2023-03-30
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A multi-million party was held at the National Action Charter building based on the king’s order to honor his son Nasser bin Hamad for winning the World Endurance Championship on February 26.
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How the Jaffaria Endowments Changed from an Independent to Dependent Directorate
2023-03-28
The establishment of a Jaffaria Endowment Directorate has never been a governmental project. It was established thanks to the efforts of Shiite cleric Judge Sayed Adnan Al-Mousawi (1884-1929) who decided less than a year after assuming a judicial post to form an endowments directorate specialized for the Shiite faith.
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Where's Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, Royal Court Minister of Follow-Up?
2023-03-27
Sheikh Ahmed bin Atiyatullah Al Khalifa, the royal court’s follow-up minister, does not appear to be anywhere in Bahrain for the past three months. There is no information about the “Octopus Man”, who had in his grip the Central Agency for Information and e-Government and the management of the electoral process and its outputs.
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Pacheco Failed the Test of Upholding Fundamental Values
2023-03-15
Pacheco is undoubtedly aware of the numerous human rights violations and lack of freedoms in Bahrain. However, he has chosen to align himself with the ruling regime and has failed to uphold fundamental values.
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Bahraini People's Letter to IPU Members: Don't Hammer Nails into Our Bodies
2023-03-12
We call on you, parliamentarians, to: be with us, not against us.
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Does President of Inter-Parliamentary Union Duarte Pacheco Have the Pope's Courage?
2023-03-11
When Pope Francis visited Bahrain last November, he clearly spoke about the human rights situation in the country. He was brave enough to speak in front of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Is the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) President Duarte Pacheco as courageous as the Pope?
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A Ruling Prince who Doesn't Rule: Will Prince Salman and Nasser's Rivalry Mirror that of the Late Prince and his Brother Khalifa
2023-03-11
In the country, the question on everyone's mind is whether Salman bin Hamad or Nasser bin Hamad will cast a longer shadow, and what the king will ultimately decide regarding this duality.
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How Will the "Progressive Bloc" Deal with Conference Attended by Israeli Knesset?
2023-03-10
During the 2022 elections, the Progressive Democratic Tribune (Al-Minbar) issued a political document, along with 3 loyal political societies, in which it said that it would "support candidates who oppose normalization in the next parliament." It did the same in several statements it issued later, as it consistently rejected normalization, became part of the "Bahraini Initiative Against Normalization with the Zionist Enemy" and signed all its statements warning people of the evils of normalization.
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Reconciliation with Qatar: Bahrain Interior Ministry Starts Construction on Properties Stolen from Qataris
2023-03-10
Are Bahrain and Qatar really on the path to achieve reconciliation? Why are there no positive initiatives to resolve the crisis? Does the seizure of Qataris properties in Bahrain serve this path?
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Gulf Investment in Bahrain Not Safe
2023-03-10
The Bahraini authorities have begun fencing a huge plot of land located next to Al-Seef Bridge investment area, which belongs to three sons of Khalid bin Nasser Abdullah Al-Misnad, brother of Mozah Al-Misnad, mother of Qatari Emir Tamim.
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Old Habits Die Hard: Arrest Campaigns in Bahrain One Day Before IPU Session
2023-03-09
One day away from hosting the meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the authorities in Bahrain are launching new arrest campaigns against activists on social media, among whom lawyer Ibrahim Al-Mannai is known so far, as well as the owner of the "Bahrani_Life" page on Instagram.
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National Organizing Committee Chairman of IPU Session in Bahrain Never Been Elected in His Life
2023-03-09
Why did the Bahraini government hand over the chairmanship of the National Organizing Committee for the 146th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) General Assembly to the Shura Council, which is appointed by the King, and not to the nominally elected parliament?
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Inter-Parliamentary Union in Bahrain New Attempt to Whitewash Violations Says Former MP
2023-03-08
Bahrain will host an international parliamentary meeting from 11 until 15 March in a new attempt to promote the country's ruling system, as the 146th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is to be held in Manama.
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Ruling Family in Bahrain Even Steals Cemeteries
2023-03-06
Bahrain suffers from issues that are not quite similar to any of those found in other conflict zones in the world, as the ruling family has allowed itself to take control over everything, even endowments and cemeteries.
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Final Account Rejected: Finance Ministry's Trick and Transfer of Hundreds of Millions to Private Accounts
2023-03-06
he Finance Committee of the House of Representatives in Bahrain recommended not to approve the final account of the state for the year 2021, which includes all amounts of actual expenditures and revenues for that fiscal year.
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Did Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Really Win the "Endurance World Championship" or Is It All Fake?
2023-03-06
t was not a coincidence that the son of the King of Bahrain, Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, was announced as the winner of the "World Endurance Championship" held in the UAE on Saturday, February 25, 2023, after two Emirati riders who beat him were pulled from the final race.
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2022 Gov't Accounts Closed: Public Funds Stolen
2023-03-02
It is difficult to know whether it is true that Bahrain recorded a deficit in the 2022 budget? How can the figures provided by the Government to the public be verified? Does anyone trust the statements of the Minister of Finance in the first place?